{"id":768326,"date":"2023-10-06T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=768326"},"modified":"2023-10-06T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:31:09","slug":"nasas-global-science-hackathon-attracts-thousands-of-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=768326","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Global Science Hackathon Attracts Thousands of Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 50,000 participants have registered for the 2023 NASA Space Apps Challenge Saturday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 8, which is the largest annual worldwide hackathon.<\/p>\n

During the two-day event, participants form teams and use software development, engineering, art, storytelling, science, and other skills to solve science-related challenges written by NASA personnel. Teams can be in-person at local events held around the world, or participate virtually.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s theme celebrates the benefits and successes created through sharing open data: Explore Open Science Together.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNASA has a 60-year legacy of pushing the limits of how science is used to understand our universe,\u201d said Nicola Fox, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cThis year\u2019s Space Apps challenge supports one of our key goals to expand those limits: Spark a culture that ensures and insists our data is easily accessible for everyone. Open science produces research that is transparent, reproducible, and replicable \u2013 while increasing diversity and inclusion.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Space Apps Challenge experience provides a platform to network locally and globally, develop new skills, and identify pathways to pursue academic and professional opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Here is a list of hackathon activities online:<\/p>\n