NASA has been nominated for seven Webby Awards across multiple categories for the 30th annual Webby Awards, according to official sources. Public voting for the Webby People's Voice Awards is open until Thursday, April 16, the agency said. The Webby People's Voice Award is chosen by the voting public and garners millions of votes from all over the world, though the specific NASA projects or teams responsible for the nominated content and the number of votes cast so far have not been disclosed.
The Webby Awards were established in 1996 during the web's infancy, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences presents them. The IADAS has over 3,000 members who serve as judges for the Webby Awards, but the criteria used to select nominees and winners are not specified. The Webby Awards presents two honors in every category: the Webby Award and the Webby People's Voice Award, with the winners' announcement date unknown.
NASA has been charged by law since 1958 with spreading the word about its work to the widest extent practicable, according to official sources, though how its current digital outreach compares to historical methods in effectiveness remains unclear.