The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is a citizen science program. It provides high quality astronomical data to citizen scientists around the world. They are able to make original astronomical discoveries and participate in hands-on astronomy.
This service is provided at no cost!
Team members from the Iran Inquisitive Astronomers team with their provisional discoveries
Members of the Shah Researchers team from India who participated in the July 2024 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign
Team members from the Tahour Observatory team in Italy who participated in the August/September 2023 International Asteroid Search Campaign
Team members from the Kfar Kanna team who participated in the March/April 2023 All Israel Asteroid Search Campaign.
Students from team DSPS DSC Aryabhatta in India who participated in the July/August 2023 CB Devgun Memorial Asteroid Search Campaign
Students from Brazil who participated for the first time in the July/August 2023 MCTI Asteroid Search Campaign
A member of Cosmos Explorer team from Pakistan who participated in the November/December 2023 International Asteroid Search Campaign
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.
| Start Date | End Date | Campaign 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 | Astrophile Asteroid Search Campaign | |
| Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Monday, February 17, 2025 | Canary Islands 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 | International 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 contact the IASC Director, Dr. J. Patrick Miller by email at: iascsearch@hsutx.edu.
Campaigns usually fill up 30 days prior to their starting date.
IASC (pronounced "Isaac") is a collaboration of:
