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Contribute to NASA Research on Eclipse Day \u2013 and Every Day<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA is celebrating the Sun during the Heliophysics Big Year<\/a>, which extends through the end of 2024. You can get involved to help us learn more about our star and its influence on our planet. With exciting experiments happening during the total solar eclipse<\/a> that will cross North America on April 8, to widespread investigations going on throughout the year, keep reading to find a project that\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n

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The dark band that runs from Mexico into Texas and all the way to Maine and Maritime Canada shows the path of totality for the April 8, 2024, eclipse. This is the area where people on Earth can witness a total eclipse of the Sun. Outside of this path, observers may see a partial eclipse, with the amount of the Sun being blocked by the Moon decreasing with distance from the path.\u00a0<\/div>\n
NASA\/Scientific Visualization Studio\/Michala Garrison; Eclipse Calculations By Ernie Wright, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What Is Citizen Science (Also Called Participatory Science)?<\/h2>\n

NASA defines citizen science as \u201ca form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate in the scientific process in various ways\u201d from collecting and analyzing data to making discoveries and solving problems. \u201dCitizen\u201d here refers to citizens of planet Earth, and these projects are open to everyone, regardless of country of birth or legal citizenship status.<\/p>\n

NASA sponsors citizen science projects across all five areas of research that it pursues: Earth science, planetary science, astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, and heliophysics. And yes, there are a few projects that are focused on the April 8 solar eclipse!<\/p>\n

What You Can Do<\/h2>\n

Depending which project you join, you might:<\/p>\n