Mike’s journey began under the dark skies of southern New Mexico with a homemade telescope and a pocket guide to the constellations.
Today, he uses @unistellar.bsky.social scopes and contributes to the SkyMapper network as an early user, helping build a global community of citizen astronomers.
Astronomy on Tap returns to San Francisco and SkyMapper CEO @allplanets.bsky.social will be a guest speaker.
A relaxed public lecture series where astronomers share current research in a cozy setting.
Free event • 1 drink minimum • food available
Science is better when shared.
The SkyMapper team was at Night of Ideas SF 2026, where our CSO Tom Esposito led a panel on how connecting telescopes around the world can reveal what no single instrument can.
Sometimes, the biggest discoveries start by connecting small signals across the sky.
SkyMapper CEO @allplanets.bsky.social joins Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger and Abigail Bohl to explore how scientists define “Earth-like,” how these targets were selected, and what telescopes like JWST can actually detect.
Are we getting closer to finding life?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFM...
#SETILive today at 14:30 PT 🔭
Astronomers have identified 45 Earth-like planets that could be among the strongest candidates for detecting biosignatures — chemical signs of life in distant atmospheres.
Orbital observation is largely centralized as low-Earth orbit becomes more crowded.
DePIN introduces distributed sensors + cryptographic verification, creating an auditable record of what happens in the sky.
Space infrastructure is becoming verifiable infrastructure.
skymapper.io/blog/depin-m...
🌌Astronomy depends on evidence.
📡Defense depends on knowing what is actually in orbit.
🔭Science depends on data that cannot be rewritten.
When observation becomes unverifiable, uncertainty becomes risk.
Verifiable space data is becoming critical infrastructure
www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04...
Avalanche is home to #DePIN infrastructure across compute, storage & data networks.
SkyMapper extends that model into space.
We use blockchain to make telescope observations verifiable at the source, creating tamper-resistant records of when, where, and by which instrument an event was observed.
SkyMapper is building the infrastructure to verify real-world telescope observations onchain, enabling globally accessible, trusted astronomy.
The search is no longer limited to institutions as the network expands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI-U...
SkyMapper CEO @allplanets.bsky.social joined @france24.com to discuss the search for extraterrestrial life and what comes next for space observation.
As thousands of exoplanets are identified, the question of life beyond Earth is becoming less philosophical and more mathematical.
🌐43 telescopes across 6 continents are already connected.
🔭SkyBridge connects telescopes. SkySphere monitors atmospheric events. SkyViewer provides global access to observations in real time.
The internet of astronomy is no longer theoretical.
www.youtube.com/live/czTy4wD...
SkyMapper is now live.
A telescope in one country can be operated from another. Observations are recorded onchain, creating verifiable data for science, research, and planetary defense.
Subnet architecture allows public transparency and permissioned environments within one system.
Our CTO explains how infrastructure fit decided it 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-sk...
Web3 has existed for less than a decade, but there are already many solid blockchains to build on.
Most teams ask which chain.
Few ask why that chain.
We chose Avalanche because SkyMapper requires verifiable, immutable, sub-second timestamped data from a global telescope network.
We’re excited to build on Avalanche 🔺
An Avalanche L1 is the foundation we need to bring verifiable telescope observations on-chain and enable trusted, real-world data for global intelligence and scientific communities.
A new standard for space observation infrastructure is emerging.
From Artemis II observations to citizen science participation, the future of discovery is collaborative.
www.youtube.com/live/czTy4wD...
Live from @setiinstitute.bsky.social: SkyMapper in action.
@allplanets.bsky.social joins #SETILive host Lauren Sgro to demo how SkyViewer, SkyBridge, and SkySphere work together to decentralize astronomy by connecting global telescopes into a real-time observation network.
#NEAF, the world’s largest astronomy show, is in full swing & the SkyMapper booth is getting a lot of attention.
@allplanets.bsky.social, Stephen Zepecki & Luke Keller are welcoming curious minds drawn to the sky🌌
Come see what a global, community-powered telescope network looks like in practice.
#NEAF is happening this weekend at Rockland Community College - a great place to meet astronauts, telescope makers, and fellow enthusiasts.
Grateful to Explore Scientific for their continued support.
Come say hi and ask how to get $100 off a SkyBridge, available exclusively at the conference.
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.
mercury.com/blog/grit-an...
DePIN crossed $10B in market cap, driven by demand for decentralized storage and verifiable compute from AI and scientific research.
Global science needs resilient, community-powered infrastructure.
This is why we’re building in DePIN.
www.kucoin.com/blog/en-depi...
Observations are secured with decentralized storage from Akave, ensuring data integrity and transparency for science and space safety.
The world needs a decentralized telescope network.
skymapper.io/blog/a-commu...
SkyMapper connects citizen and professional telescopes into a continuous global observation layer:
▶️global coverage
▶️AI-routed observations
▶️verifiable data
▶️no single point of failure
We only see part of the sky, part of the time.
Centralized observatories are limited by geography, weather, and time while orbit grows more crowded with satellites, debris, and transient events.
The sky has changed. Our infrastructure hasn’t.
Great discussions at @setiinstitute.bsky.social with representatives from Québec.
SkyMapper CEO @allplanets.bsky.social explored how our distributed telescope network supports science, space situational awareness, and next-gen AI.
Space, AI, and defense are converging.
Telescopes are approaching a milestone: direct imaging of an Earth-like exoplanet within the next decade.
We are not close to answers yet.
But for the first time, we have instruments capable of asking the question scientifically.
www.france24.com/fr/sciences/...
We are still at the beginning of the way.
Artemis II marks the return of humans to deep space after more than 50 years — but the real shift is scientific.
~6,000 exoplanets discovered.
Water detected on icy moons.
Statistically, intelligent life elsewhere is plausible.
SkyMapper connects observers worldwide to capture, verify, and share what humanity sees next.
We witness exploration together.
skymapper.io/blog/chasing...
NASA is not the only one tracking Artemis II.
A global community of optical telescopes can follow Orion across deep space, turning a distant spacecraft into a shared observation moment.
