About GLOBE Stars & Instructions
Submit a GLOBE Stars Story
When submitting a Stars Story to the GLOBE communications team, please follow the guidance below. Also, please view published Stars Stories for an idea of how to structure your submission.
Download a printable version of these guidelines.
Information for the Communications Team
About the Author(s)
- Author’s name:
- Author's title (Ex: student, educator, country coordinator):
- Author’s GLOBE school, country, and/or partnership:
What Is Your Story About?
- In two to three sentences, describe the activity or event. This will be used as the summary for your Stars Story, which will appear on the main Stars Story page of the GLOBE website.
- Which of the following topics does your story cover? Select all
that apply.
- Student research benefiting the environment
- Students helping research scientists through collection and interpretation of environmental data
- Students impacting a local community by developing community awareness or introducing new research tools and technology
- Teachers and schools developing networks to expand GLOBE in a country or region
- Effective collaborative endeavors
NOTE: If your story does not cover one of the above topics, consider submitting it as a News item through your country’s website or posting it as a personal blog post on your MyPage.
Write Your Story
Write your Stars Story as prose (a story) that includes
information in response to the following questions (as applicable).
- Who or what is the “Star” of your story?
- When and where did the event or activity take place?
- Which educators, schools, and/or organizations were involved?
- Is this part of a larger citizen science initiative or connected to a citizen science organization?
- Which GLOBE protocols were used and how?
- Describe how the GLOBE data and/or research has been used.
- How has the event or activity impacted the participants and/or local community?
- Have you included quotations to give a personal touch to your story?
Photo Submission Guidance
Please apply the following guidance when submitting photos:
- Submit photos as .png or .jpg files.
- Include photo captions.
- Include name(s) of who took the photos.
- Include signed media releases for everyone identifiable in your images. We cannot use images of people without release forms.
TIP: In addition to photos of GLOBE's community members, we also welcome images displaying the use of scientific equipment and measurements and/or the focus of participants' research (e.g., leaves, clouds, bodies of water, mosquitos).
Submit Your Story
Send your story, photos, and signed media release forms to communications@nasaglobe.org.
Once received, the GLOBE communications team will review and edit your story for flow and clarity while trying to retain the author’s voice and intent. We will send a final version of the story, sometimes with clarifying questions, to the author before publication and will send the link to the published story once it is live on the GLOBE website.
We look forward to hearing from you and sharing your work with the GLOBE community.