In our latest newsletter we’ve picked citizen science projects where you can collaborate with scientists and use sounds and radio waves to track environmental health, understand our solar system, and even search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
And don’t forget to tune into NPR/WHYY’s Citizen Science radio series, produced in partnership with SciStarter.
And without further ado, here’s science you can do!
SETI@home
SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is a scientific effort seeking to determine if there is intelligent life outside Earth. Radio SETI listens for artificial radio signals coming from other stars. SETI@home is a radio SETI project that lets anyone with a computer and an Internet connection participate. Get started!
Radio JOVE
NASA’s Radio JOVE project enables students and amate
ur scientists to observe natural radio emissions from Jupiter, the Sun, and our galaxy. Learn about radio astronomy first-hand by building your own radio telescope from an inexpensive kit and/or using remote radio telescopes through the Internet. Get started!
Frog Listening Network
Amphibians are considered “sentinels” of environmental health. By knowing where in our environment frogs are flourishing and where they may be vanishing, researchers can direct their efforts to protect key habitats. Learn how to identify amphibians in Florida, by their sounds! Get started!
Citizen Weather Observer Program
Join thousands of ham radio operators and other people with personal weather stations around the country volunteering their weather data for education and research. Get started!
Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionosphere Radio Experiments (INSPIRE)
Use build-it-yourself kits to measure and record very low frequency radio emissions. Help advance our understanding of how they interact with the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetic fields. You’ll work with NASA space scientists on real scientific problems! Get started!
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Image Credits (In order)
SET@Home, NASA, Josch13 / Pixabay CC0, CWOP, INSPIRE
