SOLARIS: Connect your heartbeat to the cosmos and take part in a unique study
On 12 August, we will experience one of the most exceptional astronomical phenomena of the century: a total solar eclipse. The SOLARIS project is a collaborative citizen science initiative studying how the human body reacts to this unique phenomenon.
SOLARIS brings together astronomy and medicine to analyse, for the first time and on a large scale, how a total solar eclipse affects the human body, linking the phenomenon to our emotions and physiological responses. The project is promoted by the Ministry of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia, the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), with researchers at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB).
Get involved!
How can you take part? Becoming part of this pioneering research is very simple: all you need is a smartwatch that records your heart rate and the SOLARIS app installed on your mobile phone.
Download the app before 12 August and join the project!
While you enjoy the spectacle of the eclipse, your device will collect valuable data that will allow research teams to generate new scientific knowledge collaboratively. Thank you!