Amateurs worldwide explore the final frontier together.
Space startups are making slow but steady progress towards an era of space tourism. Amateur space explorers of all ages will get a chance to send their own science experiments across the threshold of space.
Read MoreThe Aurorasaurus crowdsourced citizen science program lets the public help improve space weather forecasts.
Read MoreScientists need to match the comet's big picture changes to the detailed observations from Rosetta. This is the latest in a series of pro-am comet projects that take advantage of amateurs' strengths to do what the pros can't.
Read MoreExplore Mars from the comfort of your own home or classroom. Whether you just want to find amazing pictures of the red planet, learn about the latest scientific discoveries, or conduct your own research these resources will turn you into an Armchair Explorer of Mars....
Read MoreSnapshot Supernova asks the world’s citizen scientists and armchair astronomers to help discover stars exploding over Australia. It’s the latest project form the Zooniverse crowdsourcing service. The Zooniverse’s co-founder and Oxford University astrophysicist Chris Lintott explained to me how the project evolved from earlier supernova-hunting projects to make its first supernova sighting within hours of the project’s launch.
Read MoreAmateurs can explore space - and contribute to science - from the comfort of their own homes thanks to the Internet, the power of personal computers, and space agencies’ open data policies. This post collects resources I’ve found that amateurs can use to explore the planet Venus. This is part of a series of posts about Armchair Space Exploration
Read MoreAmateurs can explore space - and contribute to science - from the comfort of their own homes thanks to the Internet, the power of personal computers, and space agencies’ open data policies. This post collects resources I’ve found that amateurs can use to explore the planet Mercury. This is the first in a series of posts about Armchair Space Exploration.
Read MoreNasa made bits of Curiosity fell off on its way down to the Martian surface. Proposals from four amateurs have won $25,000 for using those bits to do science on future missions.
Read MoreIt’s still early days for crowdsourced citizens science projects. For all of their achievements there is still room for improvement. Recent research points the way towards developing more engaging projects.
Read MoreThe power of crowdsourced citizen science lies in its ability to turn millions of hours of volunteers’ contributions into scientific research that would never have been possible before. Scientists published several papers last month that expand our understanding of galaxies and star formation.
Read MoreSpace isn’t just for Nasa engineers and aerospace contractors. The space agency regularly asks makers for help creating new technologies. Its latest project will even let makers use the International Space Station’s 3D printer.
Read MoreAn Australian comet hunter, Hawaiian students sending research to the Moon, Italian teens controlling space robots, fighting for human rights from space, and a Mars One documentary are among the past week's highlights of amateurs exploring space.
Read MoreOnce the only people who had a shot at exploring the Moon worked for Nasa and the other big space agencies. Time and technology have made lunar exploration much less expensive. While you won’t be taking vacations on the Moon any time soon, check out this timeline of crowdfunded lunar projects and see how you can help explore the Moon.
Read MoreMars One Monday, Indian student exploring Antarctica, high schoolers controlling robots in space, Galaxy Zoo discoveries, and more are among the highlights of the past week's news from amateur space exploration.
Read MoreI interviewed Patricia Mayes about how DreamUp helps raise money for student research aboard the International Space Station.
Read MoreThe past week's news includes undergrads building a suborbital rocket, an Indian teen preparing to explore Mars by exploring Antarctica, a 400 billion star simulation of the Milky Way you can explore, crowdsourcing weather and earthquake reports, and more.
Read MoreThis week's recap of news about amateur space exploration includes telescopes for schools in Canada, fireballs over the Americas, students working with astronauts, an Australian 12-year old's supersonic glider, and more.
Read MoreThe holiday season makes for a slow news week, but space is always out there - from the fight for dark skies over Canada, to interviews with amateur martians, to the amazing opportunities for middle school student research on the International Space Station.
Read MoreThe latest news from around the world of amateur space exploration includes contests to launch Near Space balloons, crowdsourced mapping of galactic black holes, a crowdfunded mission to the Moon, the latest from Mars One, and more
Read MoreAs the holidays and the new year approaches, why not make a resolution to give more… data? The economics of science limits what scientists can do on their own. If you’re an amateur astronomer, why not share your data on the twinkling stars?
Read MoreAmateurs around the world explore the final frontier. They make small steps, not giant leaps, but these makers, coders, astronomers, and citizen scientists are helping the pros explore Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe beyond.
You can explore space, no spacesuit required. Amateurs around the world build satellites, study planets orbiting other stars, and take part in crowdsourced citizen science projects. Educators use hands-on space projects to inspire their students to study science and mathematics. And these are real projects - middle school students have experiments running on the International Space Station right now!
I created this website to share the many ways normal people like you and me join humanity's next great adventure. Take a look around. Let me know what you think. What projects do you want to hear more about?
-Chris
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