Stellar Minds: The Science Club is a club for middle school and high school students interested in any scientific subject, be it biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth science, environmental science, computer science, engineering, medicine or AI. Club members are welcome to attend the weekly online meetings, currently scheduled for Saturdays at 8 pm Pacific Time. In each meeting, important scientific concepts or development will be discussed. Club members are also encouraged to participate in the meaningful and impactful projects listed below.

The National Astro Bowl is a quiz-bowl style competition for middle school and high school students. In the Astro Bowl, the 5 categories of quetions are Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics. The first regional Astro Bowl, the Northwest Regional, will be held on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, in Bellevue, Washington. Other regionals are planned in Los Angeles, Irvine, and Palo Alto, California.

Professional educators and high school volunteers will assist club members in the preparation for science competitions, including the Science Bowl and the Science Fair. High school volunteers host weekly practice sessions for the Science Bowl, the Astro Bowl, and the Biology Bowl.  Experienced scientists help both high school and middle school students in their research projects and preparation for the Science Fairs.

Artificial Intelligence Research Group (AIRG) is a group of middle school and high school students dedicated to the research about Artificial Intelligence.

Young Aerospace Engineering Society (YAES) is for all middle and high school students interested in aerospace engineering.

Brain Computer Interface Group (BCIG) is for all middle and high school students interested in building devices for direct interaction between the brain and the machine.

Genome Editing & Genetic Engineering (GEGE) is a student group that keeps track of the latest advances in genome editing and genetic engineering.

The AI Robotics team keeps up-to-date on the advancement of AI robotics and the adoption of AI-controlled robots in industries and family homes.

Climate Change Task Forces (CCTF) strives to unite youth around the world to fight climate change.

The World Science Stars annual ranking is the authoritative ranking of high school and middle school science students from around the world based on their performance in a select list of prestigious science competitions during the school year. The first annual ranking for middle school students for the 2024-2025 school year will be available soon.

Club members are encouraged to read both popular science books on the most interesting and relevant scientific subjects and imaginative classic and modern science fiction novels. If time permits, club members may discuss books during club meetings. In addition, we will publish translations of science fiction novels from other countries.

We encourage club members to write their own science fiction stories, share them with other members during the club meetings, and submit them to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Stories written by high school students that won awards at the regional or the national level will be published in an annual story anthology.

Club members produce educational videos on the most fascinating scientific topics such as astrophysics, gene editing, and AI, and release them on our YouTube channels.