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Real research, done by students and the public.

Students, young people, amateur astronomers and the public taking part in real space science. It is free: the project gives the training, the tools and a community, from complete beginner to confident citizen scientist.

Team lead
Tsiyon Hone
Outreach lead
Biruk Daniel
Technical lead
Fetih Girma
trained and taking part in the first half of 2026
~195
on the CSP Portal
102+
in the IASC campaigns of 2025–26
30+
asteroid detected, 2023 SY20, by Biruk Daniel of the team
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What we do

Asteroid Search Campaign

The flagship. With the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, participants search professional observatories' images for moving objects that may be asteroids; astronomers review each find before it goes to the Minor Planet Center. Two cycles a year, about five months each. You need a Windows PC, a steady connection and curiosity.

Astrophotography

Students process images of celestial objects taken by telescopes around the world.

Research Programme

Mentored, hands-on astronomical research in teams. Selective and by application; applications for Cohort 1 closed in August.

Exoplanet Research Coming soon

Research on planets orbiting other stars. Details soon.

Join a campaign

  1. Register Fill in the CSP registration form. Ask for it at csp@ethiosss.org.
  2. Become a member The CSP team reviews your registration and asks you to take up ESSS membership.
  3. Start You are invited to the next onboarding session and given access to the CSP Portal.

Working with

Questions?

The CSP team answers by email, and announcements go out on Telegram.