The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science.
Citizen Science / Open Science
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Courses, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Status Report
NASA GeneLab For High Schools Summer 2024
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the program virtually once again for the summer of 2024 to increase national participation in this growing program for high […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astrobiology (general), Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
The Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database (AHED) and the Astrobiology Resource Metadata Standard (ARMS): Community-driven Tools For Astrobiological Data
The interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology presents challenges to data management, integration, and analysis because of its great diversity.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
“Are We Alone In The Universe?” Project Marks A Major Milestone
Are we alone in the universe? About 30,000 volunteers want to know! These volunteers visited arewealone.earth to sift through a vast data set from the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope—inspecting it […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative
We present three new brown dwarf spectral binary candidates: CWISE J072708.09−360729.2, CWISE J103604.84−514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62−732053.9, discovered by citizen scientists through the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: STELLA: NASA’s DIY Educational Gadget For Measuring Plant Health
On her morning walk to school, a high schooler notices a patch of greenery in her neighbor’s yard. But the plants don’t look quite as green and healthy as she […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Citizen Science / Open Science, Courses, Education and Outreach, Exploration Gear & Tech, Press Release
NASA Interns Participate In Away Team Missions
Flying over and tromping through watery landscapes along the East Coast, working alongside NASA scientists, and recording measurements about the air that they’re travelling through – these are not the […]
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
NASA Citizen Science SETI Project: Are We Alone In The Universe?
Join the new NASA project called “Are we alone in the universe?” and help scientists find signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
A Green Bank Telescope Search For Narrowband Technosignatures Between 1.1-1.9 GHz During 12 Kepler Planetary Transits
A growing avenue for determining the prevalence of life beyond Earth is to search for “technosignatures” from extraterrestrial intelligences/agents.
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Australian National University To Support Aussie Start-up In Growing Plants On The Moon
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on […]