Here we are, alone in space on a spaceship we call Earth. I am disheartened; I thought by now we would have found our cosmic brothers and sisters to share our challenges, joys, and defeats with. But no, we are floating in this galaxy, arguing about our tiny lives and wasting the time that could be used to make us a better civilization. #todaythought

A decade ago, 49 beautiful souls were stolen, more than 50 others injured and countless traumatized in the horrific hate-fueled attack at Pulse Nightclub. Today, we remember those we lost, honor the courage of the survivors and hold their loved ones and the entire LGBTQ community in our hearts.

We did it. SkySphere has officially reached its @Kickstarter goal. 🎉 It's incredibly inspiring to see so many people share our passion for exploring, understanding, and documenting the sky above us. Thank you to everyone who backed, shared, supported, and believed in the vision. This is just the beginning.

Tomorrow, I’ll be hosting a live Reddit AMA! Ask me anything about astronomy, SETI, SkyMapper, SkySphere, citizen science, UAP data or what it takes to build a global network that watches the sky continuously. 📅 June 11 ⏰ 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Join me here: reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1…

We are very close to reach our goal on @Kickstarter 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

🚨Price increases — Coming this summer to a grocery store aisle, gas station, and airfare ticket near you! We’re running this video ad as part of Home of the Brave’s new Sticker Shock Summer campaign to show the public the real price tag of the Trump administration’s agenda.

A rare visitor from another star system flew through our Solar System—and ESA’s Juice spacecraft was in the perfect place to see it. Join @AllPlanets and Cecilia Tubiana (INAF) on June 11 at 9 AM PDT for SETI Live as we explore what Juice revealed about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ☄️ Bring your questions: youtube.com/live/lssQSmUmITc #SETILive #Comet3IATLAS #JuiceMission

From standing on the historic Rogers Dry Lake where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier to meeting with the @usairforce's Experimental Test Force hosted by @GriffissInst SkyMapperCSO Tom Esposito recently visited Edwards Air Force Base and was invited to participate in upcoming "Game of Drones" exercises, where we'll be testing SkySphere's drone detection and alert capabilities in real-world scenarios 🛩📡

Kristen Welker was the journalist of the weekend. By doing her job and asking basic follow-up questions, she exposed just how incompetent, irresponsible, and immature this president and his administration are.

I am deeply concerned by the new OMB proposal on federal research grants. For decades, America’s economic growth, technological leadership, national security, and global influence have been driven by scientific progress. That progress did not come from political officials deciding which scientific ideas were acceptable. It came from researchers asking difficult questions, challenging established views, debating evidence, and competing through peer review. This proposal does not formally abolish peer review, but it would significantly weaken it. It would allow political appointees to override scientific recommendations based on changing presidential priorities and broadly defined interpretations of the “national interest.” It could also allow active grants to be terminated even when researchers are fully compliant and meeting their scientific objectives. This creates profound uncertainty for scientists, universities, startups, research institutes, and international partners. The United States risks losing some of its best researchers to countries where scientific funding is more stable and less vulnerable to political interference. Astronomy would be particularly affected. The sky is global. No country can monitor the entire sky alone. Research on asteroids, supernovae, gravitational-wave events, satellites, meteors, and other transient phenomena requires observatories distributed across different continents and longitudes. International collaboration is not an optional benefit—it is often a scientific necessity. A potentially hazardous asteroid does not stop at a border. A transient astronomical event cannot wait for administrative approval. A telescope survey designed to operate for ten years cannot be reorganized every time political priorities change. Scientific progress is built through disagreement, controversy, replication, and open discussion. It must remain a bottom-up process led by experts, not a top-down process controlled by political priorities. Strong oversight of public money is necessary. Political control of scientific judgment is not. I have submitted a public comment opposing the most damaging provisions of this proposal and encouraging OMB to preserve independent peer review, protect active grants from arbitrary termination, and recognize the essential role of international scientific collaboration. Scientists, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs, and members of the public should examine this proposal and submit their own substantive comments before July 13, 2026. agu.quorum.us/campaign/16387… Federal Register proposal: federalregister.gov/document…

After several years of discussion within the IAA SETI Committee, we have reached an international consensus and published a new SETI post-detection protocol. Its core principle is simple: extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Any potential detection must be independently verified, transparently communicated, and supported by data that can be preserved, shared, and trusted. In an age of AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes, and instant global rumors, preparing for discovery is more important than ever.

France is coming 🇨🇵

While the world is in disarray because of his actions, most families in the US can’t feed themselves because of the inflation he created, while The stock market is collapsing, he is sleeping at 3pm in front of the camera.

Happy pride month

Probably the best summary of the situation in Europe and the way the EU enlargement is being perceived over there.

Catch SkyMapper CEO and @SETIInstitute Director of Citizen Science @AllPlanets at @spacetechexpo on Thursday at 2:30 PM. From space science and citizen astronomy to distributed observation networks and the future of space infrastructure, the next chapter of the space economy is being written in data. Don't miss it!

Excited to be a part of @Skymapperspace's sky observation network! Get yours today on @Kickstarter

I've just registered for Space Tech Expo USA 2026. Who else is going? See you at the new location in Anaheim, CA, June 3-4 and stop[ by to our panel discussion "NASA's identity: Is it Changing?" moderating by Mat Kaplan from @planetarys invt.io/1txbr8xgy9t

Some good news from @blueorigin’s CEO. Glad to read this today. We need more companies capable of launching satellites, exploring space, and expanding humanity’s access to orbit. Competition, innovation, and multiple launch providers are essential for a healthy and resilient space ecosystem.

🇫🇷 Today at Choose France, President @EmmanuelMacron announced a historic agreement with Vast for 2 astronaut missions: @Thom_astro to the International Space Station and @Arno_astro to Haven-1. Vast will also establish its European Headquarters in Paris. vastspace.com/updates/france…

Track. Detect. Replay. Monitor. Receive meteor alerts, track satellite passes, monitor changing weather conditions, detect unusual aerial activity, and capture rare sky events as they happen. All with one device. SkySphere continuously watches the sky above you, turning observations into awareness.