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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.

IASC participants around the world

IASC announcements

The All Bulgaria Asteroid Search Campaign, Canary Islands Asteroid Search Campaign, All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign, All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign, All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign, DST - Rajasthan Asteroid Search Campaign, Hands-On Universe India Asteroid Search Campaign, Haus der Astronomie Asteroid Search Campaign, MARSG India Asteroid Search Campaign, National Spaceonova Asteroid Search Campaign, NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India - Aryabhatta Khagola Darshanam Asteroid Search Campaign, Space Generation Advisory Council Asteroid Search Campaign, Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign, StAnD Erasmus+ Asteroid Search Campaign, STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign, TSCM 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.

Original faint detections made by IASC citizen scientists

Preliminary

16930

Provisional

119

Upcoming IASC Campaigns

Start DateEnd DateCampaign Name
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 All Bangladesh Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 All Turkey Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Canary Islands Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 International Asteroid Search Campaign FULL
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Haus der Astronomie Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 NUCLIO Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 StAnD Erasmus+ Asteroid Search Campaign
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monday, February 17, 2025 STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign

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.