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Announcement: We have a new email address! Please direct all emails to: iascsearch@cisco.edu
The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is a citizen science program that provides high-quality astronomical data to citizen scientists around the world. These citizen scientists are able to make original astronomical discoveries and participate in hands-on astronomy. This service is provided at no cost!
Asteroid Search Campaigns are the primary focus of IASC. A "campaign" is a month-long event in which teams search for asteroids. If you are new and would like more information on the asteroid search campaigns, please use the Register link.
Members of the Arak Libra team from Iran, who made two provisional discoveries in the November/December 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign!
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Members of the Copernicus Astronomical Memorial of SUST team from Bangladesh who made a provisional discovery in the November/December 2023 International Asteroid Search Campaign!
Members of Time Quarteto from Brazil who participated in the February 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign.
Members of the SmithFamilyOregon in the US who made a provisional discovery in the February 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign!
A member of the Universal Observatory of India team who participated in the February/March 2025 International Asteroid Search Campaign.
Members of the Club de AstronomÃa Shamayim from Colombia who made a provisional discovery in the August/September 2022 All Colombia Asteroid Search Campaign!
Members of the Cassiopeia team from Egypt who participated in the March/April 2025 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Asteroid Search Campaign, All Bulgaria Asteroid Search Campaign, All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Taiwan Asteroid Search Campaign, All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, Haus der Astronomie Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India - SA Citizen Asteroid Search Campaign, MCTI 2026 Asteroid Search Campaign, NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign, StAnD Erasmus+ Asteroid Search Campaign, STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign, UDistrital Asteroid Search Campaign, and International Asteroid Search Campaign are now underway. Happy Hunting!
Current Teams: It is important that you understand how to use Astrometrica, identify true and false signatures (i.e., not all moving things are asteroids), and prepare a clean and accurate MPC report. Remember, the Quick Start Guide can help you with all of these goals. If you can do these things, your citizen science group will be successful in detecting new Main Belt asteroids and making important near-Earth object observations.
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If your citizen science group would like to participate in an IASC search campaign please visit the Registration page.
Campaigns usually fill up 30 days prior to their starting date.