Plans this weekend? How about helping solar scientists spot explosions on the sun and track them across space to Earth? Seriously.
Whether you long to be a “Citizen Scientist” or just recognize how darn cool this is, anyone and everyone can get involved with Solar Stormwatch. Created by The Royal Observatory Greenwich, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Zooniverse, it isn’t just about classifying data. Citizen scientists can talk to other members on the project’s forum, sign up for space weather forecast from Twitter, and learn about the latest discoveries on the project’s blog. Volunteers can also see how solar storms affect Earth at the project’s Flickr group Aurora chasers.
Happy hunting!
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