![Left panel: Image of the episodic wide-angle tailed radio galaxy (RGZ J082312.9+033301) discovered by the RGZ project from Banfield et al. (2016). Right Panel: A HyMoRS from the same RGZ project displaying FR-I nature on the southern and clear edge-brightened FR-II nature on the northern side from Kapińska et al. (2017). -- [astro-ph.GA]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Citizen-Science.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
[astro-ph.GA] Over the past two decades, internet-enabled citizen science research (CSR) has contributed to significant discoveries while involving millions of people in the research process.
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Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program
New Deadline For NASA Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP)
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Astrobiology Program, is pleased to extend the deadline for the Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP): Astrobiology Science Conference (NNH26ZDA009L) on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal […]
Posted inEducation and Outreach
Bridging Astrobiology Research and Education Through Interactive Learning Frameworks
[USRA/LPSC] Enhancing public understanding of astrobiology is essential for inspiring future scientists and fostering engagement with NASA’s exploration missions. Motivated to answer one of humanity’s most profound questions–“Are we alone?”–the […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program
Collaborating With Artists In The Search For Life
[astro-ph.IM] Art and science collaborations that go beyond outreach and advertisement in service of science have the potential to unlock new ways of seeing and understanding the Universe that science […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Career Opportunities, Education and Outreach, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
Embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the WST Collaboration
The proposed Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a next-generation telescope facility with a 12-meter primary mirror that may be operational in the 2040s.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Career Opportunities, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Status Report
Rocky Worlds DDT Community Involvement Initiative (CII)
The Rocky Worlds DDT Core Implementation Team is pleased to announce the launch of a new, community-led effort to enable collaboration and coordination around Rocky Worlds DDT science: the Rocky […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
NWA Citizen Science Call 2026 (Astrobiology, Origin of life, Biosignatures)
Dear all, We would like to draw your attention to the NWA Citizen Science Call 2026. This call offers citizen collectives the opportunity to investigate a societal question together with […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities, Courses, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
Designing Digital Education Outreach for Astrobiology: You Are Not Alone
The NASA-funded Infiniscope project is developing a new technology-enabled framework to empower education outreach by astrobiologists, aligned with NASA planetary exploration missions.
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Spring 2026 Travel Grant Announced
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Career Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Courses, Education and Outreach, Status Report
2026 NASA Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS)
Now through March 23, 2026, NASA is encouraging applications for its 38th Annual Planetary Science Summer School.