In 2026, NASA continues to develop its citizen science initiative, which the agency views as an example of transparent, reproducible, and collaborative scientific approach. This year, 19 new projects were selected in which volunteers from around the world can participate, helping professional scientists collect and analyze data. One striking example of the success of such initiatives is the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, whose participants discovered most of the known brown dwarfs — celestial objects occupying an intermediate position between large planets and low-mass stars. These discoveries were made possible through the work of thousands of volunteers who analyzed astronomical images. NASA's citizen science projects are implemented through the Zooniverse platform, which brings together volunteers and researchers to collaborate on various scientific tasks — from studying space to analyzing climate data. This format allows NASA to engage a broad audience in real scientific research while simultaneously accelerating the processing of large datasets that would be difficult to analyze by professional scientists alone. The new set of 19 projects for 2026 will expand the range of areas available for volunteer participation and is expected to continue the series of successful discoveries similar to those made within the brown dwarf search project.