NASA has selected 40 undergraduate students for the first year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program, supporting the agency’s Europa Clipper mission. Europa ICONS […]
Citizen Science / Open Science
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Planet Hunters TESS V: A Planetary System Around A Binary Star, Including A mini-Neptune In The Habitable Zone
We report on the discovery and validation of a transiting long-period mini-Neptune orbiting a bright (V = 9.0 mag) G dwarf (TOI 4633; R = 1.05 RSun, M = 1.10 […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Citizen Scientists Help Discover A Habitable Zone Exoplanet In A Binary Star System
A team of astronomers and citizen scientists has discovered a planet in the habitable zone of an unusual star system, including two stars and potentially another exoplanet.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Status Report
Planet Hunters NGTS: New Planet Candidates from a Citizen Science Search of the Next Generation Transit Survey Public Data
We present the results from the first two years of the Planet Hunters NGTS citizen science project, which searches for transiting planet candidates in data from the Next Generation Transit […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
High School Students Contribute To Exoplanet Discovery
In a project aimed at democratizing science and fostering educational enrichment, a group of high school students from the Galaxy Explorer program at the Chabot Space & Science Center in […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
89 New Ultracool Dwarf Co-Moving Companions Identified With The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Project
We report the identification of 89 new systems containing ultracool dwarf companions to main sequence stars and white dwarfs, using the citizen science project Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 and cross-reference […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Citizen Science / Open Science, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Enabling Data Discovery With The Astrobiology Resource Metadata Standard
As scientific investigations increasingly adopt Open Science practices, reuse of data becomes paramount. However, despite decades of progress in internet search tools, finding relevant astrobiology datasets for an envisioned investigation […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Citizen Science / Open Science, Courses, Missions & Hardware, Societal Issues, Status Report
Transdisciplinary Contributions In Undergraduate University Students Through A Stratospheric Balloon Project With An Astrobiological Focus
In a rapidly changing academic-scientific context, it is essential to adapt new learning strategies that foster the acquisition of new knowledge and the development of skills in future professionals, such […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Career Opportunities, Citizen Science / Open Science, Commercial & Private Sector, Courses, Education and Outreach, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
Astrobiology, Bioastronautics, And Space Bioprocess Engineering: Domains Of Life Sciences In Spacefaring: What, Where, And How To Get Involved
The integration of biology and spacefaring has led to the development of three interrelated fields: Astrobiology, Bioastronautics, and Space Bioprocess Engineering.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
Moving Toward Stellar Cartography: AstroInformatics Recommendations for Global Cooperation
Policy Brief on “AstroInformatics, Recommendations for Global Collaboration”, distilled from panel discussions during S20 Policy Webinar on Astroinformatics for Sustainable Development held on 6-7 July 2023.