NASA wants astronomer help with 'Target Asteroids' project
Posted: Apr 20, 2012 10:22 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 9:19 PM EDT
If you call yourself an amateur astronomer, NASA wants you.
The space agency is asking for your help discovering new asteroids and studying their characteristics. NASA just launched a new project called ‘Target Asteroids.’
The goal is to get more details about asteroids called near-earth objects.
The project will support NASA's explorer mission scheduled for launch in 2016.