Franck Marchis
@allplanets.bsky.social
Dad, Entrepreneur, astronomer, dog-lover who cares about this planet, and our future as a species. You should as well...
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Franck Marchis
@allplanets.bsky.social
· Dec 14
The NASA Lucy mission passing by Earth last night captured with a unistellar telescope by citizen astronomer Elius Bonilla. “Lucy was screaming” he wrote.
Fantastic work by Ariel Graykowski and our @setiinstitute.bsky.social citizen scientists.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Fantastic work by Ariel Graykowski and our @setiinstitute.bsky.social citizen scientists.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is breaking apart — and some of you caught it live. After passing 0.3 AU from the Sun, it erupted, and three days later a third appeared.
K1 is now officially in pieces.
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Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social visited the HR MacMillan Space Centre to talk exoplanets and how SkyMapper’s decentralized network will accelerate discovery.
Huge thanks to the @setiinstitute.bsky.social team for hosting us and giving us space to share the future of sky observation. 🌌
Huge thanks to the @setiinstitute.bsky.social team for hosting us and giving us space to share the future of sky observation. 🌌
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social visited the HR MacMillan Space Centre to talk exoplanets and how SkyMapper’s decentralized network will accelerate discovery.
Huge thanks to the @setiinstitute.bsky.social team for hosting us and giving us space to share the future of sky observation. 🌌
Huge thanks to the @setiinstitute.bsky.social team for hosting us and giving us space to share the future of sky observation. 🌌
How many more Cloudflare, AWS, or GCP outages do we need before we admit our internet is built on a few fragile chokepoints? These failures aren’t accidents — they’re the cost of centralization. Time to look seriously at decentralized infra as a real path to resilience. #web3
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
How many more Cloudflare, AWS, or GCP outages do we need before we admit our internet is built on a few fragile chokepoints? These failures aren’t accidents — they’re the cost of centralization. Time to look seriously at decentralized infra as a real path to resilience. #web3
Gave two talks at the MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver on Friday evening to a wonderfully diverse and curious crowd. We explored the @setiinstitute.bsky.social , LaserSETI, and of course @skymapper.bsky.social Loved the questions, the energy, and the conversation.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Gave two talks at the MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver on Friday evening to a wonderfully diverse and curious crowd. We explored the @setiinstitute.bsky.social , LaserSETI, and of course @skymapper.bsky.social Loved the questions, the energy, and the conversation.
New observations of comet 3I/ATLAS show it’s exactly where predictions said it would be. No mystery, no breakup.
Scientists shouldn’t post rough guesses as headlines — and journalists should stop amplifying them. Let’s focus on the real science, not manufactured drama.
Scientists shouldn’t post rough guesses as headlines — and journalists should stop amplifying them. Let’s focus on the real science, not manufactured drama.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New observations of comet 3I/ATLAS show it’s exactly where predictions said it would be. No mystery, no breakup.
Scientists shouldn’t post rough guesses as headlines — and journalists should stop amplifying them. Let’s focus on the real science, not manufactured drama.
Scientists shouldn’t post rough guesses as headlines — and journalists should stop amplifying them. Let’s focus on the real science, not manufactured drama.
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At USF, our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social showed how anyone can map the sky through @unistellar.bsky.social and SkyMapper with decentralization and real rewards pushing discovery forward.
Thanks to our partners The Canary Global Foundation and Light Bridges for helping make it real.
Thanks to our partners The Canary Global Foundation and Light Bridges for helping make it real.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
At USF, our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social showed how anyone can map the sky through @unistellar.bsky.social and SkyMapper with decentralization and real rewards pushing discovery forward.
Thanks to our partners The Canary Global Foundation and Light Bridges for helping make it real.
Thanks to our partners The Canary Global Foundation and Light Bridges for helping make it real.
What do we really know about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS? I sat down with planetary astronomer Ariel Graykowski for an honest, curiosity-driven discussion—no promo, just science. #astronomy #comet3I www.youtube.com/live/zaVO-uf...
Comet 3I/ATLAS Perihelion Update
YouTube video by SETI Institute
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What do we really know about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS? I sat down with planetary astronomer Ariel Graykowski for an honest, curiosity-driven discussion—no promo, just science. #astronomy #comet3I www.youtube.com/live/zaVO-uf...
The cracks are showing. Even Republicans are turning against Trump’s absurd trade wars. The Senate just voted to kill his tariffs on Canada — and did the same for Brazil yesterday. Maybe this is the start of a rebellion against blind, illogical leadership.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
Four Republicans vote with Democrats in effort to end Trump tariffs on Canada | CNN Politics
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted ...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The cracks are showing. Even Republicans are turning against Trump’s absurd trade wars. The Senate just voted to kill his tariffs on Canada — and did the same for Brazil yesterday. Maybe this is the start of a rebellion against blind, illogical leadership.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
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☄️ What happens when a visitor from another star system drops by?
Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social and Ariel Graykowski joined @setiinstitute.bsky.social’s #SETILive to discuss Comet 3I/ATLAS - the third known interstellar object ever detected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVO...
Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social and Ariel Graykowski joined @setiinstitute.bsky.social’s #SETILive to discuss Comet 3I/ATLAS - the third known interstellar object ever detected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVO...
Comet 3I/ATLAS Perihelion Update
YouTube video by SETI Institute
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
☄️ What happens when a visitor from another star system drops by?
Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social and Ariel Graykowski joined @setiinstitute.bsky.social’s #SETILive to discuss Comet 3I/ATLAS - the third known interstellar object ever detected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVO...
Our CEO @allplanets.bsky.social and Ariel Graykowski joined @setiinstitute.bsky.social’s #SETILive to discuss Comet 3I/ATLAS - the third known interstellar object ever detected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaVO...
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Imagine a single, unified telescope network spanning the globe, capturing scientific data 24 hours a day. That is our mission.
#SkyBridge is the first step in decentralizing discovery, connecting #astronomy to a world-changing purpose.
Join the movement⬇️
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#SkyBridge is the first step in decentralizing discovery, connecting #astronomy to a world-changing purpose.
Join the movement⬇️
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October 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Imagine a single, unified telescope network spanning the globe, capturing scientific data 24 hours a day. That is our mission.
#SkyBridge is the first step in decentralizing discovery, connecting #astronomy to a world-changing purpose.
Join the movement⬇️
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#SkyBridge is the first step in decentralizing discovery, connecting #astronomy to a world-changing purpose.
Join the movement⬇️
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The universe is calling — will you answer? 🌌
Only 60 Unistellar binoculars left in the first presale!
Connect. Explore. Discover.
👉 www.unistellar.com
#SETI #Astronomy #CitizenScience
Only 60 Unistellar binoculars left in the first presale!
Connect. Explore. Discover.
👉 www.unistellar.com
#SETI #Astronomy #CitizenScience
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Discover the innovative world of Unistellar Smart Telescopes with revolutionary technologies. Capture breathtaking images of the universe.
www.unistellar.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The universe is calling — will you answer? 🌌
Only 60 Unistellar binoculars left in the first presale!
Connect. Explore. Discover.
👉 www.unistellar.com
#SETI #Astronomy #CitizenScience
Only 60 Unistellar binoculars left in the first presale!
Connect. Explore. Discover.
👉 www.unistellar.com
#SETI #Astronomy #CitizenScience
Join us for 10 Nights Under the Stars, a global citizen-science campaign by Unistellar + SETI. Over October & November, observe comets like SWAN, ATLAS & Lemmon — contribute data, earn recognition, and help expand our cosmic knowledge. #Astronomy #CitizenScience #SETI
www.seti.org/news/10-nigh...
www.seti.org/news/10-nigh...
10 Nights Under the Stars
Unistellar marks its 10th anniversary with a call to stargazers: observe 10 comets this autumn in partnership with the SETI Institute.
www.seti.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Join us for 10 Nights Under the Stars, a global citizen-science campaign by Unistellar + SETI. Over October & November, observe comets like SWAN, ATLAS & Lemmon — contribute data, earn recognition, and help expand our cosmic knowledge. #Astronomy #CitizenScience #SETI
www.seti.org/news/10-nigh...
www.seti.org/news/10-nigh...
Congratulations to Jill Tarter — astronomer, innovator, and founder of the @setiinstitute.bsky.social — for receiving the California Academy of Sciences Fellows Medal!
Her dedication to science has inspired generations, including myself. Always a joy to talk with her about @skymapper.bsky.social
Her dedication to science has inspired generations, including myself. Always a joy to talk with her about @skymapper.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Congratulations to Jill Tarter — astronomer, innovator, and founder of the @setiinstitute.bsky.social — for receiving the California Academy of Sciences Fellows Medal!
Her dedication to science has inspired generations, including myself. Always a joy to talk with her about @skymapper.bsky.social
Her dedication to science has inspired generations, including myself. Always a joy to talk with her about @skymapper.bsky.social
Everyone remembers the first time they saw Saturn’s rings—often through binoculars. ✨
With ENVISION, we’re bringing that magic into the modern world: smart AR binoculars that connect people to the sky.
Preorders are open: unistellar.com/envision
With ENVISION, we’re bringing that magic into the modern world: smart AR binoculars that connect people to the sky.
Preorders are open: unistellar.com/envision
ENVISION - Preorders
UNISTELLAR - ENVISION - Preorders
unistellar.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Everyone remembers the first time they saw Saturn’s rings—often through binoculars. ✨
With ENVISION, we’re bringing that magic into the modern world: smart AR binoculars that connect people to the sky.
Preorders are open: unistellar.com/envision
With ENVISION, we’re bringing that magic into the modern world: smart AR binoculars that connect people to the sky.
Preorders are open: unistellar.com/envision
R.I.P. George F. Smoot (1945–2025).
Brilliant out-of-the-box thinker, true francophile & kind soul. Nobel Laureate who used NASA’s COBE to map the early Universe and reveal the seeds of today’s galaxies.
apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-ge...
Brilliant out-of-the-box thinker, true francophile & kind soul. Nobel Laureate who used NASA’s COBE to map the early Universe and reveal the seeds of today’s galaxies.
apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-ge...
In Memory -- George Fitzgerald Smoot, III | AstroParticule & Cosmologie
apc.u-paris.fr
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
R.I.P. George F. Smoot (1945–2025).
Brilliant out-of-the-box thinker, true francophile & kind soul. Nobel Laureate who used NASA’s COBE to map the early Universe and reveal the seeds of today’s galaxies.
apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-ge...
Brilliant out-of-the-box thinker, true francophile & kind soul. Nobel Laureate who used NASA’s COBE to map the early Universe and reveal the seeds of today’s galaxies.
apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-ge...
Launched in 2020, this SpaceX satellite joined 7,600+ siblings before burning up safely—no direct danger (maybe for our ozone layer?), just a cosmic fireworks.
Soon the @skymapper.bsky.social
network will be catching these streaks in real time. #Space #Starlink
Soon the @skymapper.bsky.social
network will be catching these streaks in real time. #Space #Starlink
WATCH: Starlink debris seen over the skies of Sacramento County, California.
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Launched in 2020, this SpaceX satellite joined 7,600+ siblings before burning up safely—no direct danger (maybe for our ozone layer?), just a cosmic fireworks.
Soon the @skymapper.bsky.social
network will be catching these streaks in real time. #Space #Starlink
Soon the @skymapper.bsky.social
network will be catching these streaks in real time. #Space #Starlink
Fun SETILive and interesting discussion with @asrivkin.bsky.social on 2024YR4 and its potential impact on the moon in 2032. We are going to need a Planetary Defense program for the Moon if we establish permanent bases there...
“What if a piece of Earth was floating out there as an asteroid?”
On #SETILive, @allplanets.bsky.social and @asrivkin.bsky.social explored asteroid 2024 YR4 and its 4% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032.
A risk for satellites, but a rare gift for science.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mj4...
On #SETILive, @allplanets.bsky.social and @asrivkin.bsky.social explored asteroid 2024 YR4 and its 4% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032.
A risk for satellites, but a rare gift for science.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mj4...
Lunar Impact? Asteroid 2024 YR4 and the Risk to the Moon
YouTube video by SETI Institute
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Fun SETILive and interesting discussion with @asrivkin.bsky.social on 2024YR4 and its potential impact on the moon in 2032. We are going to need a Planetary Defense program for the Moon if we establish permanent bases there...
It’s the first time I’ve ever watched Jimmy Kimmel, but today feels special for our country. Our freedoms and the principles that make this a truly free nation—free speech , respect for science, and a fair system of justice—are what unite us as Americans. Let’s stand together to protect them.
September 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It’s the first time I’ve ever watched Jimmy Kimmel, but today feels special for our country. Our freedoms and the principles that make this a truly free nation—free speech , respect for science, and a fair system of justice—are what unite us as Americans. Let’s stand together to protect them.
🚨 Possible brightening in comet 3I/ATLAS!
Observers report an uptick since Sept 17 (UTC). Our @Unistellar data shows 2 points brighter than predicted—promising but sparse.
As 3I nears the Sun it’s getting tougher to spot, so more observations in the next few nights are key! #exocomet
Observers report an uptick since Sept 17 (UTC). Our @Unistellar data shows 2 points brighter than predicted—promising but sparse.
As 3I nears the Sun it’s getting tougher to spot, so more observations in the next few nights are key! #exocomet
September 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🚨 Possible brightening in comet 3I/ATLAS!
Observers report an uptick since Sept 17 (UTC). Our @Unistellar data shows 2 points brighter than predicted—promising but sparse.
As 3I nears the Sun it’s getting tougher to spot, so more observations in the next few nights are key! #exocomet
Observers report an uptick since Sept 17 (UTC). Our @Unistellar data shows 2 points brighter than predicted—promising but sparse.
As 3I nears the Sun it’s getting tougher to spot, so more observations in the next few nights are key! #exocomet
When you tune out the amplified extremes, humanity looks far less like a battleground and far more like a vast network of mostly decent people quietly making life better. Let’s remember this please. #future
September 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
When you tune out the amplified extremes, humanity looks far less like a battleground and far more like a vast network of mostly decent people quietly making life better. Let’s remember this please. #future
Project Hail Mary, based on one of the best sci-fi books I’ve read recently, is about to hit the screen. The story? A teacher-turned-astronaut who meets an alien named Rocky. I can’t wait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkcE...
PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer (2025) Ryan Gosling
YouTube video by ONE Media
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September 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Project Hail Mary, based on one of the best sci-fi books I’ve read recently, is about to hit the screen. The story? A teacher-turned-astronaut who meets an alien named Rocky. I can’t wait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkcE...
Friday night bliss: a fog-free, dark sky, my @Unistellar ODYSSEY at my side, great music in my ears and a good book in hand. Nights like this remind me why I fell in love with the stars… here’s to many more. #astronomy
September 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Friday night bliss: a fog-free, dark sky, my @Unistellar ODYSSEY at my side, great music in my ears and a good book in hand. Nights like this remind me why I fell in love with the stars… here’s to many more. #astronomy
Beyond politics, it’s time for all of us to confront the radicalization of some young men, likely accelerated by COVID isolation and social media, an alarming sign of a society that has lost its values, neglected to properly guide its youth, and failed to simply love them. #education #family
September 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Beyond politics, it’s time for all of us to confront the radicalization of some young men, likely accelerated by COVID isolation and social media, an alarming sign of a society that has lost its values, neglected to properly guide its youth, and failed to simply love them. #education #family
There’s a new comet in the sky, although, as of Friday morning, it was not yet officially confirmed. SWAN25B is best positioned for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. Because it’s so close to the sun, it will be tricky to spot. #comet #astronomy earthsky.org/space/new-co...
New comet SWAN25B already bright but near the sun
earthsky.org
September 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There’s a new comet in the sky, although, as of Friday morning, it was not yet officially confirmed. SWAN25B is best positioned for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. Because it’s so close to the sun, it will be tricky to spot. #comet #astronomy earthsky.org/space/new-co...
Several citizen astronomers of the @unistellar.bsky.social network watched the eclipse beginning of this week. Here some images by Aad V. who lives in Netherlands. Don't miss the next one on March 2-4, 2026! #LunarEclipse #astronomy
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Several citizen astronomers of the @unistellar.bsky.social network watched the eclipse beginning of this week. Here some images by Aad V. who lives in Netherlands. Don't miss the next one on March 2-4, 2026! #LunarEclipse #astronomy