Citizen Science
Scientists Are Investigating Gigantic Energy ‘Jets’ That Shoot Up to Space
A recent "gigantic jet" of lighting shot up 50 miles into space, a phenomenon that scientists are just beginning to understand.
Years of Early Alien-Hunting Data Are at Risk of Being Lost Forever
“These machines are no longer made by a company that no longer exists and are running on an operating system that no longer exists,” said the director of the SETI@home project.
NASA Needs Your Help Hunting Exoplanets in the Search for Alien Life
At a time when many people are stuck at home, Planet Patrol provides a “community pursuing the common goal of understanding the universe and our place in it,” according to the project leader.
Citizen Scientists Discover Nearly 100 Planet-Star Hybrids Near the Sun
A team of astronomers and volunteers tracked down the coldest brown dwarfs, which are too small to be stars and too big to be planets, within about 65 light years of the Sun.
A DIY Vaccine Can't Solve the COVID-19 Crisis
An effective vaccine needs to reach an entire population, not just a handful of citizen scientists.
Scientists Discovered a Mysterious New Aurora Borealis on the Edge of Space
The trippy "dunes" were identified in a largely unexplored region of Earth's atmosphere, and we'd have to send a spacecraft up to understand how they form.
Three Supermassive Black Holes Are on a Crash Course, NASA Says
“This is the strongest evidence yet found for such a triple system of actively feeding supermassive black holes.”
Kid Scientists Capture Rare Footage of Endangered Animals on Camera Traps
A unique project turned students at schools around the world into citizen scientists.
Scientists Want You to Help Them Find Nearby Alien Planets Please
The Red Dots Campaign will target Ross 154, Barnard’s Star, and Proxima Centauri, three red dwarfs within ten light years of our solar system.
This Small Town in Canada Spent 10 Years and $2.7 Million to Save Turtles
A community bands together for the love of reptiles.
NASA Wants You to Be the Rando Who Finds Our Solar System’s Hidden Planet
Crowdsourcing the search for the hypothetical Neptune-sized world at the edge of the solar system.
Tracking Grizzly Bears With a Smartphone App in Northern Alberta
Grizz Tracker is helping scientists collect data on Alberta’s grizzly bears.