BIG UPDATE! 2nd September 2026: We have SUPER Rubin data! This data was released with special permission from the Rubin Data Release Board! We have curated these data especially for the project, and we hope you can help classify them fast!! We will begin uploading the data SOON!
Join the hunt for comets in the most ambitious astronomical survey ever undertaken!
Saznaj višeWe show volunteers one or more images of known small solar system bodies (like asteroids) and ask whether or not they see evidence of activity in the form of a tail or coma (dust cloud). There are "training" images mixed in that were created from Dark Energy Camera (DECam) data, and all the rest are from Rubin.
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Poruka istraživača
Rubin Observatory, with the help of Rubin Comet Catchers, is poised to discover an unprecedented number of comets, active asteroids, and other rare comet-like bodies!
OrionNAUO projektu Rubin Comet Catchers
Rubin Comet Catchers is a Citizen Science project that invites volunteers to help discover comets hiding in plain sight. By scanning images from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)—the largest astronomical survey ever attempted—participants will look for telltale signs of activity, like faint tails or surrounding comae, that reveal the presence of volatile ices.
These icy bodies are more than just cosmic curiosities. They carry vital clues about the origin of Earth’s water and the building blocks of life. By identifying active comets among thousands of small solar system objects, volunteers will help scientists explore how planetary systems form and evolve—including our own.
No prior experience is needed—just your eyes, curiosity, and a few minutes to help uncover the secrets of the solar system.
Rubin Comet Catchers is a NASA Grantee!
You can see all the other citizen science projects sponsored by NASA that need your help, or you can find even more ways of getting involved in NASA Science at the website here!
Background Image Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory