Citizen Science
Golden Spike Still Needs Your Help to Get to the Moon
Last December the Golden Spike Company announced its plans to enable private-sector lunar exploration missions which would be feasible, profitable, and…
How To Crowdsource Astronomy Without People Messing It Up
Maybe it's because Jurassic Park is in theaters again, but we at Universe Today sometimes worry about how one person…
New Online Astronomy Course from CosmoQuest
For those of you who'd like to brush up on your Astronomy knowledge, or never took Astronomy 102, CosmoQuest has…
Citizen Planet Hunters Find a Planet in a Four-Star System
A family portrait of the PH1 planetary system: The newly discovered planet is depicted in this artist's rendition transiting the…
Wanted: Asteroid Mappers to Help Scientists Delve Through Data from Dawn
Many types of craters are captured in this panorama of recent Dawn images. Credit: NASA There’s a new citizen science…
Brazilian Band Soars to New Heights with a NASA-Inspired Video
Popular Brazilian rock band Fresno recently released a new video for their new song, "Infinito", and it really rises above the…
Independent Filmmaker Wants to Kickstart America’s Space Program
"If Kennedy said 'we will go to the Moon...some time before the century ends,' what is... what is that? That's…
Wishing the Zooniverse a Happy 5th Birthday!
Galaxy Zoo was a project set up in July 2007 by astronomers Chris Lintott and Kevin Schawinski asking members of…
ERGO – Students Sign up to Build the World’s Largest Telescope!
Inspired by SETI Chief, Jill Tarter's 2009 TED 'Prize Wish' to "Empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the…
Help Astronomers Collect Venus Transit Data!
[/caption]During June 5th/6th 2012, Venus will be transiting the Sun, where it will make a rare appearance as a small…