AROUND THE NATION, NASA'S FACILITIES SERVE AS CENTERS FOR RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNERS. THIS LATTER ROLE MAKES NASAS CENTERS PLACES WHERE K-16 EDUCATORS AND THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT NASA STEM ACHIEVEMENT, AND IN SOME CASES EVEN PARTICIPATE THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIES. RECOGNIZING THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO VISIT A NASA CENTER, NASA AMBASSADORS ASSOCIATED WITH A MYRIAD OF CENTERS, MISSIONS, AND PROGRAMS REGULARLY GO INTO THE FIELD TO ENGAGE PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, FINANCIAL AND MANPOWER CONSTRAINTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE ENCOUNTERS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCES TO TRULY MASSIVE AUDIENCES. WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE SEEK TO SOLVE THIS CAPACITY PROBLEM THROUGH ONLINE EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE FULLY-SCALABLE COSMOQUEST VIRTUAL RESEARCH FACILITY FOR THE PUBLIC. COSMOQUEST WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING, NASA-FUNDED SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND HUMAN NETWORKS TO EXPAND NASA'S CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES WITHIN AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT ENGAGES LIFELONG LEARNERS, AND EDUCATORS IN FORMAL AND PLANETARIUM SETTINGS. COSMOQUEST WAS LAUNCHED IN 2011, AND IN 3 SHORT YEARS HAS BECOME THE MOST TRAFFICKED CITIZEN SCIENCE ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY ON THE INTERNET. CURRENTLY, COSMOQUEST PROVIDES SCIENCE-QUALITY MAPPING DATA TO PROFESSIONAL TEAMS USING NASA DATA TO STUDY THE MOON (LRO) MERCURY (MESSENGER), AND VESTA (DAWN). OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE BUILDER SOFTWARE HAS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ENABLED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO CREATE USABLE CRATER MAPS OF OTHER WORLDS. WHILE WE ARE THE YOUNGEST SUCH PROJECT (LAUNCHING AFTER NASA CLICKWORKERS, MOON ZOO, AND BE A MARTIAN), WE ARE THE ONLY PROJECT WITH PUBLISHED, PEER-REVIEWED RESULTS (ROBBINS ET AL. 2014. ICARUS 234, 109). THIS SCIENCE IS ENABLED THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE, CITIZEN SCIENCE BUILDER (LEAD ARCHITECT, CORY LEHAN). THIS VERSATILE SOFTWARE FACILITATES THE CATEGORIZATION AND ANNOTATION OF BOTH IMAGE- AND VIDEO-BASED DATA. WITH THE PROPER STAFFING, WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF UP TO SIX NEW NASA CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS PER YEAR, WHILE KEEPING THE SOFTWARE UP-TO-DATE AS BROWSERS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE PLANS (FUNDING WILLING) TO WORK WITH BOTH OSIRIS-REX AND DAWN AT CERES, AND THROUGH THIS CAN WE WILL WORK WITH ALL MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL CITIZEN SCIENCE NEEDS ACROSS ALL SCIENCE DIVISIONS. SOFTWARE ALONE DOESN T ENABLE ACCURATE RESEARCH. AT THE CORE OF OUR SCIENCE SUCCESS HAS BEEN A DEDICATION TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF COLLABORATION AND LEARNING. LEARNING SUPPORT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH: THE COSMOACADEMY ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS SHORT COURSES TAUGHT BY EARLY NASA CAREER SCIENTISTS (WHO ARE IN TURN TRAINED TO BE BETTER EDUCATORS); THE EDUCATORS ZONE WHERE INSTRUCTORS FOR GRADES 6-12 FIND LESSON PLANS AND PD TO MATCH THE CITIZEN SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES; AND THROUGH THE SCIENCE ON THE HALFSPHERE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS PLANETARIUMS BRINGING CITIZEN SCIENCE UNDER THE DOME. PROFESSIONALLY, SINGLE-AUTHOR PAPERS MAY EXIST, BUT ALL SCIENCE IS ADVANCED THROUGH DIALOGUE, PEER REVIEW, AND COMMENTARY. COSMOQUESTS COMMUNITY OF COLLABORATION IS CREATED THROUGH OUR FORUMS (THE LARGEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ASTRONOMY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET), SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND INTERACTIVE VIDEO SHOWS RECORDED THROUGH THE USE OF GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON AIR. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LEVERAGED TO ENHANCE LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE POST-PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO EDUCATORS. COSMOQUEST IS READY TO SERVE AS A FACILITY THAT ENABLES NASA SCIENCE TO ENTER EVERY COMPUTER AND SMART DEVICE IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY, ALLOWING THE MASSES TO NOT JUST LEARN THROUGH CLASSES AND WEB CONTENT, BUT TO ALSO ADVANCE SCIENCE THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE. IF FUNDED, THIS FULLY-SCALABLE FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL NASA SCIENCE PROGRAMS.