We’re thrilled with the kinds of media coverage Uwingu has received. Here we share with you a selection of our favorite stories. (image credit: © Yudesign | Dreamstime.com)
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We’ve Ruffled Some Feathers with the IAU…
- 2013 Apr 19: Who Names Planets? The IAU Doesn’t… Astronomers Do, by Carolyn Collins Peterson, The Spacewriter
- 2013 Apr 17: Let the Public Name Exoplanets, by Charles Day, Physics Today
- 2013 Apr 16: Closest Exoplanet Sparks International Naming Fight, by Jacob Aron, New Scientist
- 2013 Apr 15: Controversy over Planet-Naming Contest Heats Up, by Mike Wall, Space.com
- 2013 Apr 14: The IAU Isn’t Pleased With Uwingu’s Exoplanet Contest, by Rollin Bishop, Geekosystem
Our Alpha Centauri Naming Contest
- 2013 Apr 23: An ‘Unofficial’ Name for Alpha Centauri Bb, by Kerri Ferron, Astronomy.com
- 2013 Apr 9: Written in the Stars: How an Alien Planet Helped a Man Woo His True Love, by Alan Boyle, MSNBC.
- 2013 Mar 25: IAU changes its mind again on giving names to exoplanets by Deborah Byrd, EarthSky.org
- 2013 Mar 25: Exoplanet research draws public support by Elizabeth Howell, SEN.com
- 2013 Mar 25: Alpha Centauri Bb Needs A Better Name; Uwingu Offers Prizes In Planet-Naming Contest by Lee Speigel, Huffington Post
- 2013 Mar 25: NASA’s hold on outreach sparks outcry; Uwingu aims to help fill gap by Alan Boyle, CosmicLog.nbcnews.com
- 2013 Mar 21: Help name new planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B. Just $4.99. by Deborah Byrd, EarthSky.org
- 2013 Mar 21: Uwingu Launches Contest to Name Alpha Centauri Planet by Doug Messier, ParabolicArc.com
- 2013 Mar 21: Contest seeks public name for our closest exoplanet neighbor by Scott Sutherland, ca.news.yahoo.com
- 2013 Mar 20: For a Price, You Can Name the Closest Exoplanet We Know of Alpha Centauri Bb by Lucian Parfeni, Softpedia.com
- 2013 Mar 20: If You’d Like to Name an Exoplanet, Now’s Your Chance by Jeff LaSala, GeekOSystem.com
- 2013 Mar 20: New Contest Seeks Name for Nearest Alien Planet by Mike Wall, Space.com
- 2013 Mar 20: Uwingu Launches Exoplanet Contest for the Public by Andy Fleming, AndromedaChild.com
- 2013 Mar 20: Closest Exoplanet Deserves a ‘Real’ Name, Says Uwingu by Nancy Atkinson, UniverseToday.com
- 2013 Mar 19: Uwingu venture wants to give Alpha Centauri Bb a snappier planet name, by Alan Boyle, CosmicLog.nbcnews.com
Coverage of Uwingu’s Launch
- 2013 Mar 14: Put Your Stamp On The Universe: Name A Planet! (The First Steps To Intergalactic Domination), by Susie McBeth, NerdLikeYou.com
- 2013 Mar 7: Name Your Own Exoplanet – For $4.99, by Michael D. Lemonick, Time.com
- 2013 Mar 5: Uwingu Announces Board of Advisors, by Doug Messier, ParabolicArc.com
- 2013 Mar 4: Planetary Society Radio Show, by Mat Kaplan, Planetary.org
- 2013 Mar 1: Uwingu update: Nominate names for planets around faraway stars, by Karri Ferron, Astronomy.com
- 2013 Feb 27: Want to help name a faraway planet? Read this. by Deborah Byrd, EarthSky.com
- 2013 Feb 27: New Website Invites Public To Help Name Distant Planets, by Alan McStravick, RedOrbit.com
- 2013 Feb 23: Planets Deserve Better Names, by Stephen Craft, Slate.com
- 2013 Feb 19: We Need to Rethink How We Name Exoplanets, by Stephen Craft, NewScientist.com
- 2013 6 Feb: Uwingu Creates the Future, AstronomersWithoutBorders.org
Uwingu in the Holiday Season
- 2012 Dec 18: Uwingu for the Holidays, by Karri Ferron, Astronomy.com
Approaching Launch
- 2012 Dec 4: Space Start-up Uwingu to ‘transform the landscape’ of Space Funding, by Ray Sanders, BeforeItsNews.com
- 2012 Nov 28: Approaching Pluto, and Learning About Uwingu From Alan Stern, by Laura Kornfeld
Beta Testing!
- 2012 Nov 16: Name a Planet! Spacey Startup Uwingu Creating ‘Baby Book of Planet Names, by Stephanie Murg on MediaBistro.com
- 2012 Nov 13: Website wants you to submit names for planetary baby book, by Andy Drduge on TheSpaceReporter.com
Preparing our First Product
- 2012 Nov 9: Good Night, Exoplanets: Baby Book to Raise Science Funds, on SPACE.com
- 2012 Oct 11: Uwingu space startup gets ready to unveil its first product, by Clara Moskowitz on NBCNEWS.com
Our 2012 Indiegogo Campaign [ link ]
- 2012 Oct 2: Uwingu’s Crowdfunding Campaign Concludes, on CrowdSourcing.org
- 2012 Oct 2: Uwingu’s Crowdfunding Campaign Concludes, on CrowdfundingNews.com
- 2012 Sep 24: Uwingu: How *you* can directly fund science, by Phil Plait on Bad Astronomy on DiscoveryMagazine.com
- 2012 Sep 22: Final Push: Help Uwingu Create a New Concept for funding Space Exploration and Astronomy, by Nancy Atkinson on UniverseToday.com
- 2012 Sep 21: Help Uwingu Take Wing, by Carolyn Collins Peterson on SpaceWriter.com
- 2012 Sep 12: Help Uwingu Make a Difference in Space, by Alan Stern on SkyAndTelescope.com
- 2012 Aug 31: SETI’s Alien Search to Get Cash from New Start-Up, by Megan Gonnon on Space.com
- 2012 Aug 31: Uwingu to Begin Funding Research Ahead of Schedule, on Space Daily
- 2012 Aug 30: Funding Coming To SETI’s Allen Telescope Array, by Lee Rannals on redOrbit.com
- 2012 Aug 29: Uwingu’s mystery crowdfunding campaign pledges support for SETI, by Alan Boyle on NBCNEWS.com
- 2012 Aug 19: Boulder researcher spearheads efoort to privately fund space science, by Laura Snider on DenverPost.com
- 2012 Aug 8: New Uwingu Startup Launches Crowd Sourced Funding Campaign, by Doug Messier on Parabolic Arc
- 2012 Aug 4: A Creative New Concept for Funding Space Exploration and Astronomy, by Nancy Atkinson on UniverseToday.com
- 2012 Aug 4: “New start-up aims to fill funding gap for space projects, by Denise Chow on NBCNEWS.com