Unistellar Citizen Astronomers are invited to participate in this week’s quest to observe the Christmas Tree Cluster. Enjoy this festive star cluster, which is home to a stellar nursery! Quick Facts: The Christmas Tree Cluster is an open star cluster, meaning that the stars within the cluster formed together and are loosely bound by…
Astronomers hope Near-Earth Asteroid 1999 AP10 will soon have an inspiring new name: AdaCarrera, in honor of the remarkable Ada Amelia Carrera Rodriguez (1936 – 2020) of Mexico, legendary female motorcyclist and lifelong astronomy education advocate, whose legacy continues to shine bright. AdaCarrera was the overwhelming winner of Unistellar and SETI Institute’s “Nickname the…
If you look up in the sky towards the southwest just after sunset, you might notice two bright stars very close to each other in the sky. They are actually our planetary neighbors, Jupiter and Saturn! They will be getting closer and closer together leading up to December 21st, when they will be the…
Join in with our Planetary Defense team and observe newly discovered asteroid 2020 XX3 tonight! Tonight, asteroid 2020 XX3 will fly by the Earth about 85% closer to us than the Moon! (35,463 miles or 57,072 kilometers away) Quick Facts about asteroid 2020 XX3: Belongs to the subgroup of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) known as…
On December 21, stargazers worldwide are invited to join the Unistellar Winter Solstice Star Party, hosted by citizen astronomers, hobbyists and professional astronomers from around the globe. Events include observations of winter’s most brilliant Deep-Sky Objects, inspiring astronomy lessons, and spectacular images from eVscope users around the globe. At the very end of the evening,…
As you may know, light pollution is an ever-increasing problem as urban areas continue to grow across the world. More and more people now grow up in or near areas where stars are all but invisible, and don’t know what it is like to see more than a couple of stars in the night…
Backyard astronomers from 7 countries collaborated to research and shape Near-Earth Asteroid 1999 AP10; astronomers have shaped fewer than 70 Near-Earth Asteroids in history. MARSEILLE, FRANCE, and SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 9, 2020 – The world’s first planetary defense team staffed by citizen astronomers has successfully completed its first research mission: Detect and model…
Space lovers from around the world have a chance to give a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) its “official nickname.” The winner receives a lifetime of bragging rights, but the prize for science is far more compelling: Knowledge that could defend the planet from a civilization-ending asteroid impact, similar to the event that wiped out the dinosaurs…
Unistellar and SETI Institute have mobilized the world's largest citizen astronomer network to conduct valuable astronomical research on Near-Earth Asteroid 1999 AP10. Citizen astronomers across the planet are helping expand our knowledge of this asteroid, so we are giving the world's astronomy lovers a chance to leave their mark on science!