PLANETS Telescope: The pathway to find life on exoplanets
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Help find life in the Universe! We'll celebrate your support with ExoCube, a 3D glass map of nearby potentially habitable exoplanets.
Backers: 249
Average Pledge Per Backer: $184
Funded: $45,864 of $20,000
Dates: Apr 17th -> May 22nd (35 days)
Project By: The PLANETS Foundation
Backers: 249
Average Pledge Per Backer: $184
Funded: $45,864 of $20,000
Dates: Apr 17th -> May 22nd (35 days)
Project By: The PLANETS Foundation
$45,864
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 22 @ 18:45 -0400 GMT
229%
of goal
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Latest News
We're almost there! 
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, Everyone! We wanted to take a moment to thank all of you that have backed us! Because of you, we are at 203% of our initial funding goal, and we still have 15 hours left. Your generous contributions are directly going to the construction of the... (Read More)
Help Us Find Aliens! Crowdfunded Exoplanet Telescope Offers Fabulous Prizes
May 19th - via: sputniknews.com
An independent team searching for habitable and inhabited planets outside of our solar system has launched a Kickstarter to help fund the advanced telescope they (Read More)
'ExoCube' Kickstarter Wants Your Help in the Search for Alien Life
May 18th - via: space.com
A team of astronomers needs your help with the hunt for alien life, and they're offering some pretty cool exoplanet swag in return. (Read More)
3 New Rewards + A New ExoCube Collection!
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
ExoCube-LEDThe ExoCube-LED is similar to the standard ExoCube but comes with a beautiful LED base that cycles through a range of colors. The LED base does a wonderful job of illuminating the ExoCube in a wide range of lighting conditions. You may... (Read More)
New Rewards & Kickstarter Live Tomorrow
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everybody! We have a few updates we're excited to show you! Exo-Mini TrioOver the last week we've been getting a lot of requests to offer a 3-pack of Exo-Mini's, so here it is! Exo-Mini Trio is a combination of any 3 Exo-Mini's. To get a set... (Read More)
New Reward: Exo-Mini
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Exo-Mini's are hand-crafted genuine mineral spheres that represent potentially habitable exoplanets within 50 light years of Earth and make the perfect addition to your desk, bookshelf or mantle. When you select the Exo-Mini reward, you will be able... (Read More)
New ExoCube Beta Collection!
April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone!We wanted to let you know we just released a new ExoCube collection called Beta. This new ExoCube Beta Collection includes the following 5 versions: Gliese 832 c (green aventurine) Gliese 581 c (celestite) HD 219134 b (white howlite)... (Read More)
A Kickstarter campaign wants you to help find aliens
April 24th - via: foxnews.com
Astronomers at the Planet Foundation want your help observing nearby exoplanets for life, seeking support via a Kickstarter campaign launched this week. They're building a series of telescopes on the Hawaiian island of Maui. (Read More)
Awesome tech you can
April 23rd - via: digitaltrends.com
At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion crowdfunding campaigns on the web. Here a just a few. (Read More)
Leave a comment for a chance to win a free gift wrapping upgrade!
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We want to give you the option to add gift wrapping upgrades to your pledges for $15, but would like your feedback first! Leave a comment below between April 22, 2017 - May 22, 2017 and you'll be entered for a chance to win a gift... (Read More)
We reached our minimum goal in under 5 days!
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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ExoCube Messaging Test
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Inician una campana en Internet para encontrar vida extraterrestre
April 22nd - via: clarin.com
Lo impulsa un equipo de astr (Read More)
Scientific Goals and Instrumentation for Flyby Visits of the Nearest Stars | Breakthrough Panel Discussion
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
At 3:00pm PST, Friday, April 21st join Jeff Kuhn, Blakesley Burkhart, Jim Benford, Ruslan Belikov, and Harry Atwater as they discuss the goals and technology needed for a flyby of the nearest exoplanetary systems. Facebook Livestream... (Read More)
Kickstarter Live Technical Difficulties :)
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We just had our first Kickstarter Live and experienced a few of technical difficulties. Sorry about that! For the following Kickstarter Live broadcasts, we will make sure that we have much better internet connects and sound quality. If... (Read More)
PLANETS Telescope Kickstarter Campaign Wants Help Finding Aliens
April 21st - via: digitaltrends.com
The Planet Foundation wants your help observing nearby exoplanets for life, seeking support via a Kickstarter campaign launched this week. (Read More)
April 20, 2017 at 4:40pm PST | Facebook Live | Surface Imaging of Proxima b and Earth-like Planets by Dr. Svetlana Berdyugina
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Facebook Live Stream: https://www.facebook.com/BreakthroughPrize/videos/1654186234606726 Today at 4:40pm PST tune in to Dr. Svetlana Berdyugina's talk on how we should go about imaging nearby exoplanets. (Read More)
Kickstarter Live | Breakthrough Discuss Updates with Jill Tarter and Franck Marchis from the SETI Institute!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Tune in live on April 21st at 11:45am PST Join us tomorrow as we chat with Dr. Jill Tarter and Dr. Franck Marchis about finding life in the Universe and the habitability of the exoplanets in the ExoCube Alpha collection. You'll be able to directly... (Read More)
We have updates for you!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings PLANETS Foundation supporters! We have some good news! Over the next 4 days we will be releasing a plethora of content just for you. The PLANETS Foundation founders, Dr. Svetlana Berdyugina and Dr. Jeff Kuhn are currently in California... (Read More)
PLANETS Foundation Wants to Find Life Outside of the Solar System
April 19th - via: engineering.com
This month a small Kickstarter campaign is running to help fund the final polishing stage of the PLANETS telescope mirror. (Read More)
Mahalo from Maui!
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We're not even 24 hours into the campaign and we're over 50% of our funding goal! Thank you so much to all of you that have pledged so far. Over the next 34 days we'll be releasing project news, updates, and brand new reward levels. So stay... (Read More)
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April 18th - via: fastcompany.com
The biggest name in crowdfunding is recruiting projects that emphasize science and creativity. (Read More)
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