Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This episode of Science Through Shadows explores how North America’s recent solar eclipses became powerful opportunities for scientific discovery through participatory science. The film follows two NASA funded projects: the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project, led by Montana State University, and Citizen CATE 2024, a NASA and NSF-funded effort. Through student-led engineering, balloon launches, telescope observations, and real-world problem solving, participatory scientists gathered valuable atmospheric and solar data now being analyzed by researchers. The episode highlights how anyone with curiosity and passion can contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge science—and invites viewers to get involved in future NASA participatory science projects.
Find out more about how you can Do NASA Science here: science.nasa.gov/citizen-science
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
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This episode of Science Through Shadows explores how North America’s recent solar eclipses became powerful opportunities for scientific discovery through participatory science. The film follows two NASA funded projects: the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project, led by Montana State University, and Citizen CATE 2024, a NASA and NSF-funded effort. Through student-led engineering, balloon launches, telescope observations, and real-world problem solving, participatory scientists gathered valuable atmospheric and solar data now being analyzed by researchers. The episode highlights how anyone with curiosity and passion can contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge science—and invites viewers to get involved in future NASA participatory science projects.
Find out more about how you can Do NASA Science here: science.nasa.gov/citizen-science
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
