Join host @allplanets.bsky.social and guest Dr. Margaret Turnbull, Co-PI of Roman's Coronagraph Instrument, for a behind-the-scenes look at how this technology works, why it matters, and how it will transform the search for other worlds. 📅 TODAY 🕝 2:30 PM PDT ▶️ Watch live: buff.ly/RPRomVM

Hide the Star: How Roman Will See Exoplanets | #SETILive

NASA's next great observatory is almost here.The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to revolutionize our understanding of the universe, from dark ...

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California won’t see the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse—but we’ll still experience it live. Join us at the California Academy of Sciences. SkyMapper and our partners will connect you to live observations from around the world. www.seti.org/news/celebra...

Celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse at the California Academy of Sciences with Science, Music, and the International Space Orchestra

Experience live eclipse coverage from the path of totality, conversations with SETI Institute scientists, and a performance by the world's first orchestra composed of astronauts, scientists, engineers...

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Adaptive optics at the VLT may have solved a century-old mystery: Betelgeuse appears to have a stellar companion. If confirmed, it could explain the star’s puzzling behavior and influence its evolution before it explodes as a supernova. observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/la-preuve-pa...

La preuve par l'image : Bételgeuse possède bien une étoile compagnon – Observatoire de Paris - PSL - Centre de recherche en astronomie et astrophysique

Une équipe internationale dirigée par un astronome de l'Observatoire de Paris – PSL impliquant notamment des scientifiques du CNRS, de l'Université Grenoble Alpes et de l'Observatoire de la Côte…

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The best way to understand the unexpected is to observe the sky continuously. What first looks like a #UAP is a laser installation in San Francisco, with aircraft nearby. Continuous monitoring. Context. Data. youtu.be/7BeUzBTUba0?...

When Art Paints the Sky: SkySphere Captures San Francisco's 7×7 Laser Installation

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When Jill Tarter, co-founder of @setiinstitute.bsky.social, visited @skymapper.bsky.social, she captured why we are building SkySphere: To watch the sky continuously and globally, and discover what we did not know to look for. The unexpected is where astronomy gets exciting. youtu.be/S7mjb-UnvlY

Jill Tarter on SkySphere and the Future of SkyMapper

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Juneteenth is a day to reflect on the history and legacy of slavery. For me, this is personal too. Some of my ancestors in Réunion Island were probably enslaved. Their lives, their resilience, and what they endured are part of my history. Remembering matters. #juneteenth

Tomorrow, I’m hosting a live Reddit AMA! Ask me anything about astronomy, SETI, SkyMapper, SkySphere, citizen science, UAP data, or our goal of building a global network that continuously observes the sky. 📅 June 11 ⏰ 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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We are very close to reach our goal on @kickstarter.com with our SkySphere, an intelligent all-sky camera designed to detect natural phenomena in the sky, as well as human-made ones or even extraterrestrial ones... Join us! #SETI #UAP @setiinstitute.bsky.social

Scientific progress depends on independent peer review, open debate, and stable support—not shifting political priorities. I oppose the proposed OMB rules that could weaken scientific freedom and international collaboration. agu.quorum.us/campaign/163...

Stop OMB From Erasing Federal Research

A new proposed rule rewrites the terms of U.S. science

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After several years of discussion within the IAA SETI Committee, we reached an international consensus on the updated SETI post-detection protocol. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence: independent verification, transparent communication, and data that can be trusted.

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PRESS RELEASE The IAA SETI Committee announced today updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence. A University of Manchester astronomer has led a major international overhaul of the rules governing how scientists announce evidence of ETI to the world. 🧪

Europe just had another reminder: centralized radar is not enough against low-flying drones. When a drone drops altitude and disappears from alerts, interception becomes impossible. Time for decentralized, meshed sky-monitoring networks like @skymapper.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...

Nato criticises Russia's 'reckless behaviour' after drone hits Romanian apartments, injuring two

Romania says this is the "most serious" incident in its territory since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has seen drones from both sides hit Nato countries in the region.

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We are launching today the SkySphere on Kickstarter, a real-time all-sky monitoring system designed to continuously observe, detect, and record activity overhead while contributing to a connected global observation network built around trusted, real-time sky awareness. mailchi.mp/skymapper/sk...

Walking through Toulouse tonight, where I grew up, while friends, colleagues, and family message me as they watch me on national French TV talking about extraterrestrial life… I think of the 20-year-old who left this country believing he had no future here. Que de chemin parcouru.

I am on French national TV tonight talking about the search for life in the universe and why I believe we will get an answer very soon to this question. www.france.tv/france-2/dir...

We monitor roads, networks, and buildings constantly. But the sky above us is getting more crowded every year and most people still have zero awareness of what crosses it daily. That’s the problem SkySphere is trying to solve. kickstarter.skymapper.io

SkySphere · Soon on Kickstarter

SkySphere is a 180° all-sky AI camera by SkyMapper. Drones, aircraft, satellites, meteors, the occasional UAP — it watches the entire sky above you and pings you the moment something shows up.

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Earlier this week, we announced our partnership with @skymapper.bsky.social, and @allplanets.bsky.social gave a demonstration of the platform during a special #SETILive using a telescope in Chile from San Francisco. Watch the full episode: youtube.com/live/czTy4wD... 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

Scientists are human beings, with biases and agendas too. Most defend evidence and rigor; some let politics pollute science. This happens on both sides. Don’t give up: join committees, read reports, call out failures, and defend scientific integrity. Be persistent. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Rise of the Vichy Scientists

Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks.

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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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTy...

SkyMapper is Live! Explore the Sky in Real Time 🌌

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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. mercury.com/blog/grit-an...

Grit and stardust | Mercury | Meridian

Skymapper’s Frank Marchis explores the universe and how new technology can help shape our place in it.

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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

Paul@endthecaste.bsky.social · 4mo ago

THIS perfectly describes most of today’s media bias and failure!

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 www.seti.org/news/we-fina...

We Finally Have a Shortlist for Finding Life Beyond Earth

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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...

Livestream: "Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar Aerospace

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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. www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/act...

L'IA menace-t-elle la science et la recherche de civilisations extraterrestres ?

Franck Marchis est un astronome et planétologue franco-américain travaillant à l'Institut Seti. Pour lui, l'IA est pleine de promesses pour la science mais il existe aussi des dangers, da...

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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. www.seti.org/news/guardin...

Guarding the Source - Why the Future of Science Depends on Proven Data

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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 .

SkyMapper@skymapper.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The next age of discovery will be distributed, resilient, and community-powered. SkyBridge is the hardware gateway that connects your telescope to a decentralized global sky network - enabling shared observing, coordinated missions, and collaborative access to real-time sky data.