It has been a BIG week so we’re headed on our next big adventure! Straight past the asteroid belt, we are all set to explore the largest planet in our solar system and the first of the gas giants, Jupiter.
Jupiter has moons! Jupiter has a TON of moons with 95 officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The largest were discovered way back in the 1600s by Galileo just months after building his first telescope. You can actually see them with binoculars if you know where to look.
Jupiter spins fast! Jupiter has the shortest day of any planet in our solar system at just 9.9 hours. The fast spin pulls the clouds into bands which is what give Jupiter it's stripes. It also has a very mild tilt at just 3 degrees which means that it doesn’t experience extreme seasons like most of the other planets do.
Jupiter has rings too! Though we think of rings as being more of a Saturn thing, Jupiter has rings made of small dark particles and dust that are really hard to see. So much so that astronomers had no idea until NASA’s Voyager 1 craft flew by and discovered them in 1979!
Jupiter has storms! Cyclones AND anticyclones swirl their way through Juipter's atmosphere. NASA’s Juno probe in 2021 gave us our best look yet at what was under those iconic clouds. Juno found that the cyclones are warmer and lighter on top and colder and heavier at the bottom. Because anticyclones move in the opposite direction, they are colder up top and warmer near the bottom. I didn’t even know anticyclones existed!
Jupiter is lumpy! Speaking of, Jupiter’s storms, they're are much taller than we expected - some extend over 60 miles below the cloud top while the Great Red Spot extends over 200 miles above it. Artists have been drawing a red spot on Jupiter since the 1700s.
The poles have cyclones too! There are giant cyclone storms at each of Jupiter’s poles, with eight in the north and five in the south.
The Jupiter Phoenix design by Rahlee has fluffy feathers that mimic swirls and storms of Jupiter's atmosphere.
Thanks to your help Cecil and Mayday have located all 8 of the Phoenix Guardians. All the pin designs are now unlocked! 🔓
We have also already reached our first stretch goal. For reaching $4,000, all pledges will include a 3-inch sticker of weightless Cecil illustrated by Raymond Griffith.
Our next stretch goal will unlock at $6,000 and add another freebie to everyone's pledge. Which reward would your rather see?
A sticker sheet of all the phoenixes
The Cecil and Mayday keychain design as a 3-inch sticker
Vote on it in our poll!
Is there something else you think we should add? Let us know in the comments!
It’s been one full rotation since we launched into orbit, and we are already fully funded! That’s incredible.
Thank you to everyone who jumped aboard early, shared the campaign, sent it to a friend, or simply took a moment to cheer us on from afar. Every little signal you send helps us travel farther than we ever could alone.
In the next two days, we're going to be throwing up stretch goals that will add new rewards to everyone's pledge! Stay tuned!
✨If you’re just joining us now, welcome! ✨
The next 24 hours are going to warp by, and you won’t want to miss your chance to receive a free Mars Rover pin just for being here at the beginning of the journey. Back now to collect your rover!
Plus! As a reminder
We're partnerd with Fantasy Fox Creations who is running The Obscure Celestial campaign! Backing both projects will get you TWO free keychains:
One of our adventurous wizard friend Cecil and his Robo Phoenix guide
PLUS a second keychain from Fantasy Fox Creations with a design based on the Phoenix Cluster Galaxy. (Spoiler: It Glows!)
Not every campaign at Spaced Out is funded just yet, so please also make sure to check out some of our other friends below!
Remember, if you back 3+ Spaced Out campaigns, you get a freebie sticker from every creator you backed! If you've backed us and the obscure celestial you're already most of the way there!🌟
First off a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has followed so far - you’ve helped make this our biggest pre-launch page yet!
We’ve got just under 24 hours and we are almost ready for liftoff! We wanted to take this final day to show off all of our campaign freebies and introduce you to our collab partner for Pintopia!
Early Bird Reward (Back in the first 48-hours) Early Bird backers will receive a wonderful Rover pin to keep your Planetary Phoenixes company! Returning Backers Spaced Out Freebie! Back three projects from the Spaced Out banner and you'll receive a freebie sticker from us as well as each project you back! Pluto Pin If you're following the campaign, you can choose to place a $5 reservation to get the pluto pin added to your pledge for free! A great option if you're definitely going to back the campaign! You can put in your reservation here! AND where would we be without our crosscollab partner?!
Backing both projects will get you TWO free keychains - one of our adventurous wizard friend Cecil and yet to be named Robo Phoenix AND one based on the Phoenix Galaxy from Fantasy Fox Creations (Spoiler: It Glows!)! Fantasy Fox Creations has a TON of freebies as you can see - up to SEVEN, not including our cross-collab keychains!
Thank you so much for reading, we hope you're all ready for a wonderful space adventure during Pintopia 2026!
There's only 40 hours until the Phoenix Planetarium's grand opening and we have one more surprise before we get rolling.
We would like you to meet the very spectacular robot phoenix! Robo-Phoenix was specially constructed from Magi-tech by the most advanced space wizards to be our tour guide throughout the campaign. Unfortunately, this Phoenix doesn't have a name yet.
Help us pick the official designation for our amazing robot guide with a quick poll before the campaign launches!
