Young people in every neighborhood, urban or rural, have questions about the universe. But many youth, particularly those in underserved communities, have few opportunities to engage their curiosity through rich, multidisciplinary, technology-enabled science learning experiences. YouthAstroNet was imagined and developed in 2014 to help middle school-aged students leverage their talents and creativity through astronomy programming as they build skills, and learn how these skills transfer to many exciting STEM disciplines. YouthAstroNet is a community of youth, educators, and scientists learning and sharing their experiences with real telescopes, big cosmic questions, hands-on investigations and other unique resources of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

Today we're inviting you to join us in our endeavor to scale up the network! Visit the FAQ page to learn about how you can get involved in this exciting research.