Global Panoptes News
Global PANOPTES Update Oct 2025
PANOPTES Worldwide Project — Monthly Summary The PANOPTES Project continues to expand its global reach, uniting partners and student teams around the world — with particularly strong growth and enthusiasm across Africa. Highlight of the Month […]
Project Goals
Project Panoptes Next Steps October 25
This month, PANOPTES is focusing on building a self-sustaining student magazine and newsletter, sharing resources for outreach partners, refining the advanced unit for the AFAS workshop, engaging donors in Switzerland, and advancing the global data pipeline.
Regional Panoptes News
Building & Testing Advanced Version of PANOPTES at EPFL
Origin of the project The PANOPTES project aims to make it affordable and accessible for anyone to build a robotic telescope capable of detecting exoplanet transits. The student association Callista was contacted by Astropléiades, a Swiss astronomy organization, with the goal of installing a telescope as part of […]
Astrophysics & Cosmology
PANOPTES: Illuminating Bhutan’s STEM Curriculum
Abstract I participated in building and deploying a research grade exoplanet detector at Samtse College of Education in 2023. It was a life and career changing experience. I was fascinated by its mission to unite professional astronomers, citizen scientists, and […]
Latest PANOPTES Showcase
Calendar & Events
Social Media
Panoptes Comic by Anna Reishus
Discover the PANOPTES Comic by Anna Reishus — a fun and beautifully illustrated primer on how PANOPTES works and inspires global citizen science.
Magazine Launch
News & Magazine Launch
Dear PANOPTES Community, We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our PANOPTES Newsletter — a space to share discoveries, creativity, and collaboration from across our growing global network. This newsletter will be published twice a month and will highlight the incredible work being done […]
Religion, Philosophy & Beliefs
The Dalai Lama and the Cosmos: A Lifelong Fascination with Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Dalai Lama and the Cosmos: A Lifelong Fascination with Astronomy and Astrophysics Few spiritual leaders have shown as much curiosity about the universe as the […]
Science & Anthropology
Are we Alone?
In “Are We Alone? Citizen Science and the Search for Exoplanets,” author Kristin Butler explores how the quest to find planets beyond our solar system is being transformed by everyday volunteers using robotic telescopes, including the pioneering efforts of Project PANOPTES, as they collaborate with professional astronomers in the search for life in the universe. See the article here: Discover Magazine