Mark it: the Perseids officially begin tonight 🌠 The year's most-loved meteor shower is switching on — and 2026 is a great one. The Aug 12–13 peak falls on a moonless night: dark skies, potentially dozens of meteors an hour. Join us on Slooh to watch!

New Moon on Tuesday (Jul 14) = darkest skies of the month. Peak season for the galactic core — look south for the Sagittarius teapot and the Milky Way's central bulge. Worth the drive to a dark site. 🌌 slooh.com

A 9th-grade Slooh member used our photometric filters and calibrated FITS data to build light curves of RR Lyrae variable stars and publish her first scientific paper. Advanced Missions make that kind of real research possible for any member. Read her story →

Mars is visible on the Slooh telescopes! You know the same planet we keep talking about putting humans on someday? Capture the red planet in all its glory on Slooh today. Don’t have a membership but interested in seeing Mars? Now’s the perfect time to sign up. slooh.com #Slooh #Mars

If you're as obsessed with the cosmos as we are and love cool merch, Slooh has some awesome new gear, including cozy hoodies, stylish hats, and fun t-shirts to match whatever your vibe is. And the best part? Every purchase helps support Slooh.org Shop the merch here ➡️ buff.ly/UcelflT

Your July newsletter just landed! From our Slooh-1000, to what’s happening in the sky, and amazing new quests. Make sure to read our July newsletter by clicking the link in our bio, and remember to get out and look up ⭐ #Slooh #astronomy #space

Your July Skywatching Guide from Slooh: July 4 | Mars and Uranus Conjunction July 8–9 | Venus Meets Regulus July 8–13 | Mars Near Aldebaran July 11 | Moon, Mars, and the Pleiades July 14 | New Moon July 16–17 | Crescent Moon and Venus

Have you seen Venus in the night sky this summer? Want to learn more about this planet? Come check out the Solar System Explorer Quest on Slooh: app.slooh.com/public/quest...

Silver Coin Galaxy (NGC 253) observed by MAXIVH on Slooh Chile Two: s.slooh.com/papo26fXY7cg

As we end the month, we celebrate those at the top of Gravity Awards Leaderboards. These are the students that are going to be the next generation of scientists, engineers, and leaders in the space industry. Go see what they have been up to this month: app.slooh.com/public/commu...

Slooh members are on track to have earned 50 MILLION Gravity Points by the end of this year. Members earn Gravity Points by completing Quests, sharing Observations, and celebrating the Observations of other Members. Come join our community and be part of the crew that reaches 50 million GP.

Slooh has officially partnered with the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Earth and space science educators across K–12!

Venus is glowing in our night sky — and you can see it live on Slooh's telescopes. 🌟 Earth's "sister planet" dazzles from afar, but hides an extreme world beneath those clouds. Come explore it for yourself: app.slooh.com/object-detai... #SloohToIt #Venus

It's Star Party day! 🌟 Join us TONIGHT at 7PM ET for Slooh's Summer Solstice celebration featuring the Gravity Awards Showcase LIVE 🏆 #SummerSolstice #StarParty #Stargazing #STEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxnH...

TOMORROW NIGHT 7PM ET 🌟 Tune into Slooh's Summer Solstice Star Party featuring our Gravity Awards Showcase! Join us in honoring the students who went above and beyond on Slooh this school year with a LIVE awards ceremony 🏆 #SummerSolstice #StarParty #Astronomy #STEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxnH...

Nebulae are cosmic nurseries, stellar graveyards, and glowing proof the universe is always evolving 🌌 In the Nifty Nebulae Quest, capture four types of nebulae and discover how light carries stories of stars being born and dying. Start Quest --> app.slooh.com/quest-detail...

Every 29.5 days, the moon begins again 🌗 Tonight marks the June New Moon, when the moon sits between Earth and the Sun, leaving our skies darker than usual. No moonlight means stars shine brighter and the universe feels within reach 🔭✨ Schedule a Slooh mission--> app.slooh.com/missions/byT...

Heading to Pasadena for AAS this week? Stop by BOOTH #204 to chat with the Slooh team, see the platform live, and pick up one of our collectible baseball cards while they last. Looking forward to connecting with you there!

The 2026 World Cup group stage is here, and we're picking with our hearts 🔭⚽ Slooh is backing the nations where our students already reach for the stars. Here are our official picks 👇 #WorldCup2026 #Slooh #STEM #AstronomyEducation

Summer break is here 🌞 Turn warm nights into cosmic adventures with Slooh. Families explore planets, galaxies & nebulae through real online telescopes, from anywhere. No gear, just wifi. Give curiosity somewhere to grow this summer 🔭 teal-rugelach-cec9d6.netlify.app

Happy World Ocean Day 🌊 The ocean and the cosmos share something: the deeper we explore, the more mysterious they become. Today we celebrate curiosity, the force that pulls us into the sea and toward the stars 🔭 app.slooh.com/my-pictures/...

Meet Carol Botha — long time Slooh member, and a lifelong learner and explorer. 🌟 Every day members like Carol are logging in, exploring the universe, and inspiring the rest of us to keep looking up. This is what the Slooh community is all about. 🔭 #sloohtoit #slooh #lifelonglearner

Have you had the chance to capture Jupiter on Slooh? 👀 If not, don’t walk, run for your last chance to see Jupiter before it disappears from Slooh’s telescopes. Log in and capture Jupiter today--> app.slooh.com/object-detai...

Jupiter is slipping out of view, Venus is taking center stage, and summer is just getting started. Slooh's June newsletter is live — skywatching guide, new NESTA partnership, a Kids of Slooh Quiz, and more --> www.slooh.com/post/school-... 🔭

Join Slooh's Global Star Party TOMORROW for a rare lunar double feature, Once in a Full Blue Micromoon, as we gather to celebrate Earth's most distant full moon of 2026, and the second full moon of the month, making it a Blue Moon by the calendar's reckoning 🥶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tmh...

Congrats to our May leaderboard leaders! 🥇 Want to make next month's? Earn Gravity Points by: 🔭 Using the telescopes 🔭 Completing a quest 🔭 Sharing an observation 🔭 Posting a thread 🔭 Joining a club Way to #Sloohtoit ✨ #Slooh

When you look at a star, you're seeing it as it was when its light first began traveling toward Earth. This week's Birthday Quest: capture a star whose light left the year someone you love was born, then print them a birthday card 🎂🔭 app.slooh.com/quest-detail... #Slooh #BirthdayQuest

Want to hang out with like-minded people? This is what the Slooh community comment section looks like. Real curiosity, conversations and connections ✨ app.slooh.com/public/commu...

Not all stargazers are the same. Some are just getting started. Some want to go deeper. Some are here to meditate, some are here for research...Who are you on Slooh? Take the quiz --> silly-fudge-0cd9ba.netlify.app?utm_campaign...

🌕 Our Once in a Blue Micro Moon Creative Showcase is open for submissions! In our last creative contest Luke took the top spot with his wonderful poem ✍️ Show us what #moonjoy means to you! www.slooh.com/post/once-in...

🌑 New Moon tonight. That means: ✨ Less light ✨ More visibility ✨ Better deep-sky observing Not sure where to start? Here's how to use Slooh telescopes: -Choose a target -Capture your image -Share what you see app.slooh.com/guides/objec... #Slooh

A big welcome to our new Slooh interns: Sofia, Simran, and Alisa! Three brilliant students bringing astrophysics, CS, and global curiosity to the team this summer. So glad you're here! ✨

Psst, your Weekly Digest is waiting. 👀 Observations, Gravity Points, and a snapshot of where you landed this week, all tucked into your inbox. Go take a look. 🌌 Shoutout to TINI for an absolutely stellar week. 41 images captured, 18 missions scheduled, and a Galileo rank to show for it. 👏✨

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms! This Mother’s Day, we’re honoring the women who’ve helped shape the understanding of the universe. They didn’t just dream of space; they helped us get there. 👇 Tag a mom (or mentor) who inspires you to explore, question, and discover. #MothersDay #Slooh

Astronomy bachelor's degrees have grown 500% in 25 years. Yet only 5–10% of colleges have an on-campus observatory. 240,000 students take intro astronomy annually. Most never observe the sky firsthand. Interest is surging. Access hasn't kept up... #AstronomyEducation #STEM #Slooh

A meteor shower is on the horizon! ☄️ The Eta Aquarids are set to reach their peak activity on the nights of May 5th and 6th. These dazzling streaks of light in the night sky are remnants of Halley's Comet, offering a celestial display that should not be missed.

Two full moons. A Blue Micro Moon Star Party. Saturn rising before dawn. And a big announcement! May is here and the sky has a lot to show you. 🌕🔵🪐 👉 www.slooh.com/post/may-flo... #Astronomy #NightSky #FlowerMoon #BlueMoon #Slooh

Saturn is back and visible through the Slooh telescopes! Those stunning rings are real and ready for you to see. Head over to Slooh to capture an image of Saturn for yourself! Don't forget to share your photos and tag us, we can’t wait to see what you capture🪐

⭐️ Live Star Party ⭐️ Mark your calendars for May 31st, when the full Blue Moon will appear! The Blue Moon occurs every 2 to 3 years, and despite its name, it will not actually be blue. Join us for our star party, Once In A Full Blue Micro Moon! app.slooh.com/shows/video-...

🌸 Happy May! The Full Flower Moon rises tonight — learn what makes it bloom, then log it before it fades. 🌕 Your Flower Moon 2026 Quest is live. Complete it, collect it, keep it. #FlowerMoon #Slooh #Astronomy

Shoutout to our April springtime superstars! 🏆 Our community spent the month capturing celestial objects, completing quests, and earning Gravity Points. Will your name be on the board in May? 👀 #Slooh #Sloohtoit

🌟 Some star clusters are older than our galaxy's spiral arms. Globular clusters formed 10+ billion years ago — ancient stellar cities orbiting the Milky Way's halo. In this Slooh Quest, capture the 25 closest and uncover the universe's earliest chapters. 🔭 #Slooh #GlobularStarClusters

Hello, Neptune! Starting today, you can observe Neptune, the most distant planet in our solar system, using Slooh's telescopes. (And how cutie is this Neptune buddy made by one our brand partners, Celestial Buddies!?) #Slooh #Neptune

The Moon joy never gets old. 🌕 Slooh member @Zorac of England captured the Moon in its gibbous phase, and the detail is breathtaking. "Every crater is a frozen echo of something that happened billions of years ago." Have an image to share? Tag us @slooh ✨

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 Today and every day, let's look up, look out, and take care of this pale blue dot we call home. 💚 We're celebrating with our friends @CelestialBuddies — head to our Instagram for Earth Day Giveaway details! 🎁 #EarthDay #EarthDay2026 #Slooh #CelestialBuddies

The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks April 21–22 🌠 With the moon only 27% full, conditions are clear for up to 18 meteors per hour, and the Lyrids are known to surprise. No equipment needed. Just darkness, patience, and eyes on the sky!

With Earth Day just around the corner, meet our featured observation of the week 🌍 Want to capture your own? Slooh members can image Earth from space in partnership with @SkiFi — let's celebrate our incredible planet together this week. 🌐 📸 CABARROCAS@Delta-Astronomic

If you love dark skies and the magic of a New Moon, save this post and add these dates to your calendar 🌗📅. These are the best nights for stargazing in 2026, and today is one of them!

You don't need a telescope. You don't need clear skies. Just a Slooh membership and 5 minutes. Access real observatories in Chile, the Canary Islands & Australia from your phone. Pick a target. Watch the telescope move 🔭 Slooh.com!

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with @CelestialBuddies! Exciting giveaways and collaborations are on the horizon...follow along so you don't miss a thing 🧸 🔭