Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
On August 21st, millions of people across the U.S. will have the opportunity to witness a total solar eclipse. But we won’t be the only ones taking notice—there is a good chance animals, and even some plants, will be affected by the event, too. It is not as farfetched as you might think. Many animals … Read more “Look down, look all around during the total solar eclipse”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Project Profile
By: Alexei V. Filippenko and Hugh Hudson On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will trace a shadow over a narrow band of the United States from Oregon to South Carolina. And if you own a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera*, you can become a part of scientific history by joining hundreds of other photographers … Read more “Capturing the Total Solar Eclipse, One Photo at a Time”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Project Profile
Today is National Repeat Day and what better way to celebrate than to publish an older post? A recent article in Astrophysical Journal Letters has shown that citizen scientists have just discovered the first brown dwarf through the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project just four weeks after the project launched back in February. Now, isn’t that worth repeating? … Read more “Read, Participate, Discover, Repeat”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
While publications proliferate on the subject of citizen science, an introduction to inform and delight all readers has been conspicuously absent until Caren Cooper’s new book, Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery hit the shelves this spring. … Read more
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News
By: Marc J. Kuchner Eighty-seven years ago, this week, Clyde Tombaugh was poring over a pair of photographic plates, hoping to change the world. He was staring hard into an arcane device called a blink comparator, which allowed him to rapidly switch from viewing one image to the next. In those days before computers, that was … Read more “Pluto, Planet Nine and Other Backyard Worlds”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
Happy New Year! Looking for opportunities to make the world a better place this year? Start with these popular projects, which had the most traffic on SciStarter in 2016. Find more on SciStarter then simply bookmark your favorites to receive seasonal reminders! Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Animals, Astronomy & Space, Ecology & Environment, Featured Projects, Health
The holiday season is upon us! In the spirit of the season, we’ve put together another edition of our annual 12 Days of Christmas Newsletter. ANNNNNNNND…as our gift to you, we’ve made it possible for you to track your citizen science contributions and interests in one place! Check out the beta version of SciStarter 2.0. … Read more “12 Days of Christmas with Citizen Science (seriously!)”
Categories: Animals, Astronomy & Space, Birds, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Newsletter
If you can see this, you can advance scientific research right now! Below, our editors highlight five, digital citizen science projects you can do online now! Find more with the Scistarter Project Finder. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Newsletter
Help researchers monitor and understand light pollution with a simple smartphone app … Read more
Categories: Apps, Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
Help NASA understand clouds by reporting your observations with the citizen science project S'Cool … Read more
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Project Profile
