What if the entire planet became one giant telescope?
Today at 5pm PT, we’ll show you how
@skymapper.bsky.social is making that real—live on SETI Live by the @setiinstitute.bsky.social
Real-time sky. Global network. Open to all.
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Artemis II is on its way back from the far side of the Moon .
Our @skymapper.bsky.social network picked it up from Chile ahead of its Pacific splashdown.
Safe travels home, NASA astronauts — what a journey!
Space exploration is becoming networked.
In an interview with Mercury, @allplanets.bsky.social explains why SkyMapper is building a decentralized, real-time telescope network powered by global contributors, AI, and verifiable data.
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I believe I captured the Artemis II spacecraft on its way to the Moon using a @unistellar.bsky.social telescope connected from Chile on the @skymapper.bsky.social network. The power of network-driven science! Better movie soon but here the proof.
SkyMapper CEO and @setiinstitute.bsky.social Director of Citizen Science @allplanets.bsky.social spoke at the French Aerospace Business Reception 2026 in Seattle on how AI and collaboration are shaping the future of Earth and space observation.
Discovery advances when disciplines connect.
This is why our civilization is in trouble
We finally have a shortlist for finding life beyond Earth—and it could reshape SETI.
A new catalog of 45 potentially habitable rocky planets marks a shift: less about dramatic discoveries, more about converging evidence and focused exploration.
My take
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They are about to try to launch a rocket from Europe. Isar Aerospace second flight of the ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle from Andøya Space might happen in 30 min. Live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbZ...
Catch SkyMapper CEO and @setiinstitute.bsky.social Director of #citizenscience @allplanets.bsky.social at “Eyes on Earth & Space: Breaking Through Complex Problems,” hosted by the French-American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest in Seattle on Mar 16.
L’IA peut désormais générer des images et des signaux indiscernables de vraies observations astronomiques.
Bonne nouvelle pour la recherche…
mais aussi un risque pour la confiance dans les données scientifiques.
Un défi que la science va devoir affronter.
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Alerts are flowing from Rubin Observatory!
There will be a proper press release in the coming hours, please see all the details then, and meanwhile, your favorite alert broker probably has public data available to peruse *now*!
We are up to well over 20k alerts after 20 min on sky 🔭
We often treat scientists as guardians of truth. However, science is not about truth.
Science is about objectivity.
This is at risk because of AI which will blurs the boundary between observation and fabrication.
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This is the right time to join the @skymapper.bsky.social network. We are growing and calling for more telescopes to join. DM me if you have any questions .
Last week, @allplanets.bsky.social unpacked how SkyMapper provides constant, trusted observation on the DePINed podcast with Tom Trowbridge.
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The illusory truth effect is quietly killing collaboration.
Repeated falsehoods > facts. Memory > reality.
I don’t know the fix — but less doom-scrolling and more real human contact feels like a start.
What do you do as a leader?
Using a global stage to speak about injustice is important. What’s troubling is how selective that courage can be. Last night’s #GRAMMYs spoke loudly about U.S. issues, but stayed silent on Iran and the tens of thousands executed by its government. The world is bigger than one country.
If the Galaxy is already connected, we won’t find it by looking with a single instrument.
We need many eyes, everywhere, all the time.
That’s why projects like LaserSETI and @skymapper.bsky.social matter: distributed, complementary, and always watching the dark. www.seti.org/news/is-the-...
Cool discovery! If the exomoon interpretation is right, this object is enormous ! It orbits HD 206893 B at ~0.22 AU on a highly tilted orbit (~60°), blurring the line between a giant exomoon and a low-mass companion. Frontier science in action. observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/un-signal-in...
The time is always right to do what is right MLK quote
On MLK Day, a reminder to stay focused and to remain true to your values.
A big moment for US science today. The Senate joined the House in passing the FY26 minibus funding NASA and NSF. Take a moment to thank those involved in this grassroute campaign and recharge. The work to secure the future of US science continues. www.reuters.com/world/us-sen...
My 2c: It was about time a billionaire fund a space telescope and we should all support this initiative. Of course, I love the fact that it will have a coronagraphic camera.
A 3m-telescope in space to replace HST? The Schmidt Foundation is funding Lazuli and the world of astronomy is excited. Here the technical paper: arxiv.org/abs/2601.02556
and a description of the project: www.scientificamerican.com/article/schm...
SETI Live record button logo. Starry background. Text: What to Expect 2026. Inset: (back) Lunar surface. (left) Beth Johnson. (right) Franck Marchis.
Next #SETILive: TODAY, 8 January, 2:30 PST
2026 brings a dense lineup of space science milestones: crewed lunar missions, new observatories, planetary exploration, and data releases that will shape the next decade.
Join @planetarypan.bsky.social and @allplanets.bsky.social to connect the dots! 🧪 🔭
Proud of our @setiinstitute.bsky.social partnership combining @skymapper.bsky.social global telescope network with SETI scientific expertise opens continuous, AI-augmented sky monitoring to scientists everywhere. Science shouldn’t be held back by centralized access.
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Happy solstice to all humans on this beautiful planet.
Longest night in the north, longest day in the south.
Under one sky, connected.
On Nov 25, asteroid Nephele passed in front of a distant star. For ~20 seconds, the star disappeared.
That blackout let #astronomers measure a 100 km-wide asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.
Quiet moments like this are how we map and understand what’s moving through our solar system.
Astronomy has a long memory.
Six years after it left the telescope, the Gemini Planet Imager l just revealed a new exoplanet — hidden in plain sight in old data. A reminder that archives still hold discoveries waiting for the right tools and questions news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
What? The store doesn’t have it ?
#ICYMI: During a special #SETILive last week, @allplanets.bsky.social introduced his latest project -- @skymapper.bsky.social. The company is setting out to decentralize astronomy through a network of connected, personal telescopes. Watch the full episode: youtube.com/live/zbDWsEF... 🧪 🔭
