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Join us for a unique national moment as Philadelphia hosts a Citizen Science Star Party at Independence National Historical Park near the Liberty Bell on April 13 at 8:00 PM (rain date April 14), launching International Dark Sky Week. This event contributes to a nationwide goal of 2.50 million Acts of Science during Citizen Science […]

Philadelphia Turns Public Participation Into Scientific Discovery for America’s 250th Birthday From Alzheimer’s research to wildlife tracking, Philadelphians are invited to be part of real scientific discovery during Citizen Science Month this April Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, the birthplace of civic participation, is helping launch 2.50 Million Acts of Science, inviting people to contribute to […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired January 20, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Acts of Science: Connected What’s the Weather Like on Mars? Originally Aired April 2, 2026 Topic Citizen Science Month, America 250, Mars, Clouds, Space, Zooniverse, NASA Citizen Science Audience Anyone and everyone! Watch the Webinar Description During this virtual event, you’ll be guided on how to identify clouds and atmospheric features in online images of […]

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Every fall, declining day length triggers one of the most incredible phenomena found in nature: the annual fall migration of monarch butterflies. Across North America, monarchs undertake an epic journey – up to 3,000 miles – to reach their overwintering grounds in Mexico and the California coast. For the eastern population of monarchs, the migratory […]

Around the world, millions of kids are headed back to school in a totally different way. Classes are online. Teachers talk to students in virtual classrooms. And parents are often left looking for new, hands-on science learning opportunities. We’ve got your back. Here are eight fun and easy science experiments that you can do at […]

How long does it take planets to form in solar systems? Since 2014, tens of thousands of volunteers have helped NASA try to answer this question by looking at telescope images of solar systems as their protoplanetary disks are still forming. NASA’s Disk Detectives is a citizen science project that enlists members of the public […]

How cool! Imagine if 1,000 people took a photo of the same landmark in a park, let’s say, over a set period of time. We’d realize what’s in that part of the park all the time and what’s there temporarily. Changes in nature (phenological changes, in particular) and other activities would be recorded and trended […]

Excuse the shameless self-promotion but we couldn’t resist sharing this Tweet about SciStarter. like Kickstarter but for citizen science: SciStarter! scistarter.com simple, brilliant. — John Pavlus (@johnpavlus) February 8, 2012