Skymapper library

A major outage at Cloudflare, the global network that keeps countless websites running, has caused widespread disruption, taking down platforms like X (formerly Twitter), ChatGPT, and more. It’s a stark reminder, much like the recent AWS outage, of how fragile our centralized digital infrastructure can be. It is time to decentralize data.

The observation of supernova SN 2024ggi provided a detailed view of a star's shock wave breakout but highlighted the difficulty in capturing fleeting cosmic phenomena due to observation delays. The SkyMapper project proposes a solution: a globally distributed, automated sky-monitoring network designed for near-instantaneous, "zero-hour" capture of stellar explosions' earliest moments.

The newly confirmed quasi-satellite, Arjuna 2025 PN7, is an Earth-sized asteroid that orbits the Sun in near-perfect synchronicity with Earth, maintaining a stable, decades-long orbital resonance that offers a unique subject for studying orbital dynamics.

The digital age promised unprecedented connectivity and efficiency, but it came with a hidden cost: fragility.

A Wired report exposed how unencrypted satellites are leaking sensitive military and corporate data, a failure of centralized systems. SkyMapper’s decentralized blockchain network solves this by making every observation verifiable, tamper-proof, and transparent, turning fragile trust into provable truth.

Get ready for a rare celestial show! From October 20–23, two comets, C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), will shine alongside the Orionid meteor shower, offering a spectacular night-sky display.

As World Space Week honors humanity’s achievements in space exploration, SkyMapper joins the celebration by championing a new model of collaboration, one where citizen scientists, researchers, and institutions work together through decentralized, verifiable astronomy.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is transforming space discovery. See how SkyMapper and global astronomers reveal its origins and rare composition.

Discover why Finland is an Astronomer’s hotspot for astronomy. From pristine dark skies to dedicated SkyMapper members, explore how local citizen scientists and global partnerships are shaping the future of real-time space discovery.

Discover SkyMapper highlights from the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025 in Helsinki, featuring talks on decentralized astronomy, asteroid monitoring, and collaborative planetary science with SETI and Unistellar.

SkyMapper expands its decentralized telescope network to Puerto Rico, boosting 24/7 space monitoring, satellite tracking & global research access.

Fiery skies are in store this November as the Southern and Northern Taurids, born from comet 2P/Encke, light up the night with spectacular fireballs.

SkyMapper explores how AI, blockchain, and a global network of telescopes are redefining trust in space data by merging decentralized technology with community-driven astronomy.