
Open Science at NASA
NASA is making a long-term commitment to building an open science community over the next decade. Open-source science is a commitment to the open sharing of software, data, and knowledge (algorithms, papers, documents, ancillary information) as early as possible in the scientific process.
Open Principles
The principles of open-source science are to make publicly funded scientific research transparent, available, and reproducible. Advances in technology, including collaborative tools and cloud computing, help enable open-source science, but technology alone is insufficient. Open-source science requires a shift to a more transparent and collaborative scientific process, which will increase the pace and quality of scientific progress.
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Open Science Features and Events

OCSDO Releases Year in Review 2024 Newsletter
The Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) shared its annual accomplishments in promoting NASA science data discovery and innovation.

NASA AI, Open Science Advance Natural Disaster Research and Recovery
NASA’s artificial intelligence weather models and open data practices help researchers monitor hurricanes and other disasters.

NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation
NASA awarded $15.6 million to 15 projects supporting open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community.

How NASA Citizen Science Fuels Future Exoplanet Research
The upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Habitable Worlds Observatory will continue including the public in exoplanet research.