Through funding from a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award in 2018, doctoral student Colin Orion Chandler in Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science launched an ambitious new project, Active Asteroids, which is designed to engage volunteers in the search for more of these enigmatic objects. The highly competitive and prestigious program, awarded to only 15 percent of the more than 2,000 yearly applicants, provided three years of funding for Chandler’s research.
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Here’s a link to a NASA Press Release about Colin’s work.
And in Newsweek: Astronomers Want Volunteers to Help Spot Water-Rich ‘Active’ Asteroids