Citizen Science Resources
Verified citizen-science activities and initiatives where the public can take part in research — from astronomy and biodiversity to water, health, agriculture and community science.
Collection
Documented MCSA activities and initiatives, including past projects and campaigns, will be listed here once reviewed.
61 reviewed citizen-science activities and initiatives where members of the public participate in research, observation, data collection, classification, monitoring or analysis — spanning astronomy and space, biodiversity, climate, water and marine, health, agriculture and soil, and social and community research. Each record links to its original official source; MCSA catalogs and connects people to these activities and does not reproduce them.
61 resources
Zooniverse2007ActivityOpen Access
A Zooniverse project where volunteers classify galaxies by shape from telescope images, helping astronomers understand how galaxies form and evolve. The project is ongoing.
Zooniverse2019ActivityOpen Access
A Zooniverse project where volunteers search for exoplanets by identifying dips in light curves from NASA’s TESS mission. The project is ongoing.
NASA2021ActivityOpen Access
A NASA citizen science project where observers with small telescopes collect and submit light curves of transiting exoplanets to refine exoplanet ephemerides. The project is ongoing.
Zooniverse / NASA2017ActivityOpen Access
A NASA-funded Zooniverse project where volunteers scan telescope images to find moving objects, including possible undiscovered worlds beyond Neptune. The project is ongoing.
NASA / Southwest Research Institute2016ActivityOpen Access
A NASA citizen science project inviting the public to process and contribute images of Jupiter, and to help plan targets for the Juno spacecraft’s JunoCam instrument. The project is ongoing.
NASA2014ActivityOpen Access
A NASA-funded citizen science project where volunteers report aurora sightings, helping researchers improve aurora forecasting and mapping. The project is ongoing.
Zooniverse / NASA2022ActivityOpen Access
A NASA-funded Zooniverse project where volunteers identify clouds in Mars Climate Sounder data to help study the Martian atmosphere. The project is ongoing.
Zooniverse / Catalina Sky Survey / NASA2022ActivityOpen Access
A Zooniverse project run with the Catalina Sky Survey and NASA where volunteers review nightly images to help discover new near-Earth asteroids. The project is ongoing.
Citizen Science Connect
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