Unistellar + Citizen Science (Part 8): 2025 Observations, An Exoplanet Candidate, and Rockets!

About this episode

Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro discuss citizen science initiatives and upcoming observations with the Unistellar network.

Dr. Franck Marchis, Director of Citizen Science at the SETI Institute and co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SkyMapper, and Dr. Lauren Sgro, Outreach Manager at the SETI Institute, update us about citizen science with the Unistellar network in partnership with the SETI Institute. They discuss making 15,000 observations in 2025, pending confirmation of a planet candidate, Comet 29P outbursting, observing rocket bodies, and preparing to observe Artemis II. They also answer your questions about our program and discuss recent highlights. (Recorded live 27 February 2026.)

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Franck Marchis, Dr. Lauren Sgro

Topics covered

• citizen science
• exoplanet candidate
• Unistellar network
• observations
• rockets
• SETI Institute

Keywords

• citizen science
• Unistellar
• exoplanet
• observations
• rockets
• SETI Institute
• Comet 29P

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SETI Institute, SkyMapper

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