Congratulations to the 2025 Global Winners!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge!
ADDRESS REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES WITH NASA DATA
Whether you’re a student, professional, technologist, engineer or artist, the NASA International Space Apps Challenge offers opportunities for anyone with an interest in space and science through our hackathon and global community. All ages, skill levels, and professional backgrounds are welcome. At NASA Space Apps, there's always space for one more!
Real-World Challenges
The NASA Space Apps Challenge provides the opportunity to engage directly with NASA's data, along with Space Agency Partner data. During the hackathon, teams use this data to address challenges written by NASA Subject Matter Experts, featuring topics including storytelling, software development, astrophysics, space exploration, agriculture, and more.
“It is astounding to see what is possible when people come together to address the challenges we face in our endeavor to learn more about life on Earth,” said NASA Earth Science Division Director, Dr. Karen St. Germain.
Meet like-minded individuals
When you participate in NASA Space Apps, you join a global community that shares a desire to learn and an interest in exploring our planet and universe through science and technology.
“A team, initially uncertain about their abilities, pulled together through late night brainstorming and intense coding sessions to develop an innovative project for a real-world challenge. The pride and excitement they showed during their presentation underscored the power of collaboration and resilience in tackling complex problems.” - Obour, Egypt Local Lead
2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge Global Winners
Each year, thousands of teams submit projects that demonstrate collaboration, creativity, and address challenges we face on Earth and in space using NASA data. These projects undergo multiple rounds of judging to determine the 10 Global Winners, representing the most innovative projects submitted by participants.
Best Use of Science
SpaceGenes+
Local Event: Berlin, Germany
Challenge: Build a Space Biology Knowledge
Engine
Best Use of Data
Resonant Exoplanets
Local Event: Mountain View, CA
Challenge: A World Away: Hunting for
Exoplanets with AI
Art & Technology
Zumorroda-X
Local Event: Cairo, Egypt
Challenge: NASA Farm Navigators: Using NASA Data
Exploration in Agriculture
Best Use of Technology
Twisters
Local Event: Monterrey, Mexico
Challenge: Will It Rain On My Parade?
Galactic Impact
Astro Sweepers - We Catch What Space Leaves Behind
Local Event: Universal Event
Challenge: Commercializing Low Earth Orbit
(LEO)
Best Mission Concept
PureFlow
Local Event: Aracaju, Brazil
Challenge: Your Home in Space: The Habitat
Layout Creator
Most Inspirational
Photonics Odyssey
Local Event: Chennai, India
Challenge: Commercializing Low Earth Orbit
(LEO)
Best Use of Storytelling
HerCode Space
Local Event: Universal Event
Challenge: Stellar Stories: Space Weather
Through the Eyes of Earthlings
Global Connection
Gaia+LEO
Local Event: Seattle, WA
Challenge: Commercializing Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Local Impact
QUEÑARIS
Local Event: Arequipa, Peru
Challenge: BloomWatch: An Earth Observation
Application for Global Flowering Phenology
NASA SPACE APPS BY THE NUMBERS
Statistics are cumulative over the entire history of the NASA Space Apps Challenge.
487k+
Registrations
3,400+
Local Events
190+
Countries / Territories
17
Space Agency Partners
In partnership with
