The Moon is Rusting, and Earth is Responsible
Rust in the form of hematite has been found on the Moon, and new research suggests it could be caused by the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Help NASA Find Out How Planets Form
A NASA citizen science project called Disk Detective enlists volunteers to study images of solar systems as they’re forming.
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NASA Science Projects Teach Kids Astronomy
Kids and adults can get involved these citizen science experiments from NASA researchers. Each one comes with educational materials that can help you learn about everything from alien planets to finding asteroids.
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Light Pollution in Your Community
Can you see the night sky? Study light pollution in your community with the Globe at Night citizen science project.
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Study Supermassive Black Holes with Citizen Science
The Spiral Graph Project invites users to trace the shape of a spiral galaxy’s arms. This helps astronomers study the size of supermassive black holes.
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Female Space Science Heroes, Interactive App
Get ready to reach across the stars and meet female space science heroes with the new augmented reality (AR) app from the Smithsonian and NASA.
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Chasing Steve: A Mystery in the Night Sky
Literally chasing Steve, the Alberta Aurora Chasers are people across western Canada documenting a ribbon of purple and green light amidst the Northern Lights.
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Thirty Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbiting high above the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has a clear view of the universe free from the blurring and absorbing effects of the atmosphere.
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Photographing Starlink Satellites For Science
SpaceX and others plan to launch thousands of new satellites into low-Earth orbit, creating streaks that cut through astronomers’ images. Now educators at NASA are asking citizen scientists to help document the problem.
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How to Drink Coffee in Space
Many of us remember being in a school assembly when an astronaut came to speak. The question on every kid’s mind (and teacher’s mind too, let’s be honest) was, “How do you go to the bathroom in space?” But what about other important things involving liquids in space? As it happens, there is a lot of research surrounding the behavior of fluids in zero gravity, such as how to drink coffee in space. In this video, our friend Dr. Joe Hanson from It’s OK to Be Smart explains why this…
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