Comet Lovejoy grazes the sun!
Comet Lovejoy takes a death-defying journey through several-million degree solar corona as it passes the Sun on December 15th, 2011. … Read more
Categories: Astronomy & Space, In the News
Tag: nasa
You can discover the next comet…from your couch!
The Sungrazer project allows amateur astronomers world-wide to discover comets in images from NASA's SOHO and STEREO missions... now with over 2000 discoveries! … Read more
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Guest Contributor, Physics
What’s in your water heater? NASA wants to know!
Researchers at Penn State University need your help to study the distribution of microorganisms in household hot water heaters. Turns out your everyday hot water heater can double as a model hot spring, one of Earth’s extreme environments where important clues about microbial life in the Solar System might be found. First, researchers want to … Read more “What’s in your water heater? NASA wants to know!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Health, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
Snap a picture and measure albedo!
Wherever you are – anywhere in the world – on June 21st consider taking and submitting a photo of a blank white piece of paper between 5:00 and 8:00 pm. Your photo will not be just a picture of a pretty white piece of paper, it will be scientific data used to calculate earth’s albedo … Read more “Snap a picture and measure albedo!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Physics
Look and listen to the cosmos to help space scientists
For those of you sleepless people who want to learn a bit about stars and help scientists at the same time, consider joining the Great World Wide Star Count taking place from October 29 through November 12, 2010. In order to participate, download the star count’s activity guide to determine which constellation you should observe. … Read more “Look and listen to the cosmos to help space scientists”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather
Watch Out for Solar Stormwatch!
The coolest new citizen science project may also be the HOTTEST! Launched this week, Solar Stormwatch is looking to citizen scientists to help spot explosions on the sun and track them across space to Earth. These explosions, also known as “coronal mass ejections” or “solar storms”, release high-energy particles that can be a safety hazard for … Read more “Watch Out for Solar Stormwatch!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Physics