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Citizen Science Projects

NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. Want to work on some real NASA science? Click on one of the projects below to get started. Projects with the icon can be done by anyone, anywhere, with just a cellphone or laptop.

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Backyard Worlds: Planet 9

Search the realm beyond Neptune for new brown dwarfs and planets.

Planet Hunters TESS

Search for undiscovered worlds using data from NASA’s TESS mission.

Planet Patrol

Help find out which planet candidates from the TESS mission are real!

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Citizen Science Policy Document
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NASA Citizen Scientists Named as Co-Authors on Refereed Publications
Refereed Publications that Name Individual NASA Citizen Scientists as Co-Authors
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Landsat Shows the Collapse of Northern California Kelp Forests

Landsat imagery shows that the area covered by kelp forests off the coast of Northern California has dropped by more than 95 percent, with just a few small, isolated patches of bull kelp remaining. Species-rich kelp forests have been replaced by “urchin barrens,” where purple sea urchins cover a seafloor devoid of kelp and other algae.

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Citizen Science News

NASA Meets South by Southwest Online

NASA returns to South by Southwest (SXSW) this year for a virtual viewing of the agency’s missions and programs during the online festival.

Citizen Science Talk will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:15 AM.: By All, For All: Citizen Science to Reveal Cosmos

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Langley Scientist Participates in Arizona SciTech Panel Discussion

Marilé Colón Robles, a project scientist for NASA's GLOBE Clouds citizen science program, participated in a recent virtual panel discussion on Hispanic leaders in science and space as part of the 2021 Arizona SciTech Festival.

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NASA Science Live Episode on Citizen Science, Wednesday Dec 16th

NASA’s Citizen Science Program is being featured on the NASA Science Live show. The episode, which premieres Wednesday, December 16th highlights a few of NASA’s Citizen Science projects. This is really special because it gives viewers an opportunity to JOIN IN, to not only learn about great scientific collaborations between NASA scientists and volunteers, but also learn about ways they can get involved with NASA science.

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Virtual Town Hall

The Present and Future State of NASA’s Citizen Science Program

AGU Town Hall, Friday, December 4

Learn about NASA resources available to help launch successful citizen science projects. 

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