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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.
Nicole "Nicolinha" Semião has participated in IASC since 2020 and has detected 79 preliminary asteroids and has 6 provisional discoveries so far. She is an astronomy enthusiast and passionate about asteroid studies. Asteroid 292352 (2006 SU218) has just been named in her honor! Congratulations, Nicolinha!
Students from Joanna de Angelis in Brazil who participated in the April/May 2025 International Asteroid Search Campaign.
Students from the Ahmad Bin Majed International School in Oman who participated in the November/December 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign.
Members of the Paradox team from Egypt who participated in the Fall 2024 PanAfrica Asteroid Search Campaigns
Members from the DSPS-DSC-Aryabhatta team in India who made a provisional discovery in the November/December 2024 campaigns
Josielly Figuerêdo do Rêgo Leite Sousa from Brazil who made two provisional discoveries in the MCTI Asteroid Search Campaigns
A member of the Termeh team from Iran who participated in the 2023 All Iran Asteroid Search Campaigns
Students from the Asteroid Hunters team from Azarbaijan who participated in the August 2024 International Asteroid Search Campaign
The All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign, All Serbia Asteroid Search Campaign, All Uruguay Asteroid Search Campaign, Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign, CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign, China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign, MCTI 2025 Asteroid Search Campaign, Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign, Saptarishi India Asteroid Search Campaign, Spaceport India 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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| Start Date | End Date | Campaign Name | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Bangladesh Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Colombia Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Nepal Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Poland Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Serbia Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | All Venezuela Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | International Asteroid Search Campaign | FULL |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign | FULL |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | China Skywatcher Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Dr. Kalam Science Club Odisha Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | GAOM Argentina Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | LIASTRA 2025 Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | MARSG India - SA Citizen Science Group Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Memorivise STEAM Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Navars Space Labs Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | NCSM-National Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Pan-Africa Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | SAA Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Saptarishi India Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Smartcircuits Innovation Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Spaceport India Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | StAnD Erasmus+ Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | STEM & Space Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Taubate 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.