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NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Recovered from Emergency Mode
The Kepler team unexpectedly found the planet-hunting spacecraft in emergency mode on April 7th, but with the spacecraft recovered, hopes are high that its newest search, this time for rogue planets, is still on. Read on to see how amateur observations can help!
Explore the Night with Bob King
Are You Game for April's Lunar Observing Challenge?
With astronomy being celebrated around the globe this month, join the fun by participating in a unique lunar observing challenge: track down 20 features once thought to show evidence of change from weather, geology, and even life.
It's International Dark-Sky Week!
What began as a student's simple idea a decade ago has grown into a worldwide celebration of the night sky and easy ways to reduce light pollution.
Help Keep Our Skies Dark — Join IDA Today
It's high time that we amateur astronomers got serious about protecting the night sky from light pollution.
Citizen Science for the Great American Solar Eclipse
Solar scientists hope an armada of amateur astrophotographers can record the inner corona’s evolution throughout the 2017 total solar eclipse.
The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How Does Citizen Science Drive Discovery?
Crowd-sourcing the universe: Thanks to online portals, legions of volunteer astronomers are turning their eyes to the sky and doing extraordinary science. Three scientists discuss the future of citizen astronomy.
Rate the Darkness of Your Sky
A new website shows how light pollution spreads around the globe — using data gathered by its users.
Participate in Hubble Exoplanet Collaboration
Take part in a collaborative project that will unite amateur and Hubble Space Telescope observations to better characterize nearby exoplanets.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Rosetta's Comet Campaign Wants YOU!
Participate in a world-wide campaign to observe and photograph Comet 67P/C-G as it approaches and recedes from the Sun with Rosetta in tow. Your observations matter.
Yellowballs: A New View of Star Formation
Thanks to the help of the general public, astronomers have discovered a new signature marking a hidden phase of star formation.
Exploring Exoplanet Origin Stories
Citizen scientists are exploring exoplanets’ birthplaces, classifying more than 1 million infrared sources and finding 37 disk candidates (so far) for follow-up study.
Citizen Science: Projects & Collaboration
A Worldwide Night of Moonwatching
International Observe the Moon Night is an event that encourages people to "look up" and enjoy our nearest neighbor. This year's InOMN is Saturday, September 6th. Here's a quiz: What astronomical object looks amazing no matter what the magnification, never looks exactly the same no matter how often you view…
Pro-Am Collaboration Yields Stunning Images
Amateur astronomers have teamed up with the pros to produce four stunning multiwavelength images of galaxies M101, M81, M51, and Centaurus A.
Citizen Science: Projects & Collaboration
Become a Citizen Scientist
Join astronomers in two new citizen science projects, Space Warps and Planet Four, that will have you investigating the warped light from faraway galaxies and the ever-changing Martian landscape.
Take a Stand Against Light Pollution!
"Globe at Night" is a fun, easy, and worthwhile activity for you and your family. Please join this worldwide campaign to measure the darkness of night skies everywhere from April 29th to May 8th.
Amateurs Help Find Multi-Planet System
Amateur astronomers perform a crucial role in detecting exoplanets by a technique called microlensing, including the most recent discovery of a multiple-planet system.
A Star Count for Everyone
Take part in this year's Great World Wide Star Count, and you'll be joining thousands of other "citizen scientists" in raising dark-sky awareness around the globe.
Citizen Science: Projects & Collaboration
List of Citizen-Science Projects
dr.puya / S&T Online Photo Gallery The internet has become a priceless tool for the citizen-science movement, in which private citizens all over the world can make meaningful contributions to science. With as little as a computer and some curiosity, you can help scientists determine targets for space telescopes, or…
List of Amateur Research Organizations
Modern technology allows amateurs around the globe to collaborate in ways never before possible. The following is a collection of some of the research projects we find most interesting, many of which involve collaboration with professional astronomers at universities and other research organizations. These projects generally require more sophisticated equipment…
AMA Addresses Light Pollution
The American Medical Association has released a report detailing several possible health concerns related to nighttime light exposure. But some lighting researchers worry the conclusions are more alarmist than is warranted.
