Many RASC members donate their spare computer time to various scientific research projects through BOINC. Current projects are shown below.
Einstein@Home
This project helps in the search for gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars (using LIGO data) and also for radio pulsars in binary systems (using Arecibo data).
As of 3 July 2017, team RASC has 190 members and ranks #50. [Team Stats]
As of 27 Aug 2018, team RASC has 197 members and ranks #33.
MilkyWay@Home
This project is creating a 3-D map of our home galaxy (The Milky Way) using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
As of 3 July 2017, team RASC has 143 members and ranks #92. [Team Stats]
As of 27 Aug 2018, team RASC has 147 members and ranks #70.
SETI@Home
This project uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
As of 3 July 2017, team RASC has 776 members and ranks #67. [Team Stats]
As of 27 Aug 2018, team RASC has 793 members and ranks #58.