Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Arvind Suresh, Dec 23, 2015
Photo: John Ohab 12 Days of Christmas The holiday season is upon us! In the spirit of the season, we’ve put together another edition of our ever popular annual 12 Days of Christmas Newsletter. Cheers! The SciStarter Team On the 1st Day of Christmas, Treezilla gave to me: A measuring tape around a pear tree, … Read more “‘Tis the Season! 12 Days of Christmas with Citizen Science”
Categories: Animals, Astronomy & Space, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Computers & Technology, Ecology & Environment, Gaming, Geology & Earth Sciences, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
By Darlene Cavalier, Oct 16, 2015
If you’ve already signed up to participate in NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive research to ground-truth satellite data, great! (And thank you!) As soon as you input your data to the GLOBE site, you’ll receive an embroidered version of this patch. Interested in joining SMAP? We are looking for teams in the following states: AK, … Read more “SMAP patches have arrived! Get one by submitting soil moisture data!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Geology & Earth Sciences, Nature & Outdoors, Other
By Arvind Suresh, Oct 06, 2015
Press Release – Astronomy enthusiasts can join forces with researchers through a partnership between Astronomy magazine and SciStarter A “citizen science” movement is sweeping the country. Now, astronomy enthusiasts who want to collaborate with leading scientists can visit Astronomy.com to join cutting-edge research projects.
Categories: Astronomy & Space, SciStarter News
By Arvind Suresh, Jan 05, 2015
As we ring in the New Year, we’re celebrating the 14 Top Projects of 2014! These are the projects that received the most visits on the SciStarter website. Resolve to do more citizen science in 2015! We’ll help you with that goal. Happy New Year! Photo: Mike Hankey 1. American Meteor Society – Meteor Observing Report meteors … Read more “SciStarter’s Top Fourteen Citizen Science Projects of 2014!”
Categories: Animals, Apps, Astronomy & Space, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Do-It-Yourself, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter
By Arvind Suresh, Sep 22, 2014
Buckle up folks, ‘cause NASA is coming to you with a challenge. On Saturday, NASA announced at the World Maker Faire in New York that it has opened up registration for the ‘Mars Balance Mass Challenge’. The space agency has had a history of engaging citizen scientists through online crowdsourcing initiatives such as Target Asteroids!, … Read more “Your Citizen Science Idea Could Fly to Mars and Win You $20,000 from NASA!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space
By Karen McDonald, Sep 09, 2014
Editor’s Note: This post has been republished and shared in celebration of SciStarter’s Back To School campaign where you will find 10 citizen science projects aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Students Explore the Surface of Mars and Contribute to Citizen Science From Their Classroom Grades: 1st -12th Description: The National Aeronautics and Space … Read more “Citizen Science in the Classrom: Mapping Mars and Be a Martian with NASA”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Science Education Standards
By Ian Vorster, Aug 09, 2014
On Sunday August 10, join Slooh and citizen scientists as they observe the Super Moon. Don’t miss a live interview (Sunday at 7:30 ET) with SciStarter’s founder Darlene Cavalier on Slooh, the telescope and astronomy website devoted to stars and the cosmos. There is a tendency to prefix anything dramatic, unusual or super … Read more “Super Moon, Super Meteor Showers, Super Citizen Science”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Events
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jun 02, 2014
What do Cheerleaders, Flies and Cancer Research Have in Common? Houston, TX-May 12, 2014 — NanoRacks is excited to have continued broad participation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through partnerships with citizen and student scientists on the SpaceX-3. The launch occurred on April 18th from Cape Canaveral, FL. NanoRacks is hosting four payloads … Read more “NanoRacks Launches Four Payloads on SpaceX-3”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science
By Lily Bui, May 22, 2014
How to use the American Meteor Society’s smartphone app (iOS and Android) to create observer reports of fireballs and meteors during the Camelopardalids this weekend. Coming soon to a sky near you: a brand new meteor shower! Barring all cloudy conditions and light-polluted landscapes, you should be able to bear witness to the Camelopardalids this … Read more “A Citizen Scientist’s Guide (and Pronunciation Guide) to the Camelopardalids Meteor Shower”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, In the News
By Rae Moore - Editor, Apr 30, 2014
Help researchers determine accuracy of satellite data by capturing and uploading ground observations from your phone. Want more citizen science? There’s an app for that. We may not realize it, but artificial satellites are responsible for so many aspects of our daily lives. They dictate our ability to communicate with one another, assist in the … Read more “Verify the Sky with the SatCam App and Citizen Science”
Categories: Apps, Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science
