RocketHæns 🚀
@mrhaens.bsky.social
Posting mainly about #Space but also Trains and Biosciences. 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺
Left the dead bird app when it got replaced by a letter and got toxic. I have high hopes for BlueSky 💙
Left the dead bird app when it got replaced by a letter and got toxic. I have high hopes for BlueSky 💙
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Can you see fireworks from space? 🎆
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show.
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International Space Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm.
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show.
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International Space Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm.
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Fireworks from space
Fireworks from space
www.esa.int
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Can you see fireworks from space? 🎆
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show.
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International Space Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm.
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show.
We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International Space Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm.
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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Landing pad for the Long March 12A. Debut launch and landing attempt could come in the next week or so.
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Landing pad for the Long March 12A. Debut launch and landing attempt could come in the next week or so.
The age of reusable rockets is here :)
Official launch video from Landspace.
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The age of reusable rockets is here :)
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Their goal was straightforward: to establish whether 3I/ATLAS could be seen in radio waves. And their findings now confirm: it behaves like a comet, and not a technological artefact broadcasting radio signals.
Learn more: www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/r...
Learn more: www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/r...
www.ru.ac.za
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Their goal was straightforward: to establish whether 3I/ATLAS could be seen in radio waves. And their findings now confirm: it behaves like a comet, and not a technological artefact broadcasting radio signals.
Learn more: www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/r...
Learn more: www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/r...
Actual hardware! Looking at starship HLS 👀
As if on cue...
Blue Origin's first Blue Moon lunar lander is nearing completion and will be moving to JSC in the coming days for its thermal vacuum testing!
Launch is expected in Q1 of next year.
Blue Origin's first Blue Moon lunar lander is nearing completion and will be moving to JSC in the coming days for its thermal vacuum testing!
Launch is expected in Q1 of next year.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Actual hardware! Looking at starship HLS 👀
I guess we'll find out if planet IX really exists in the next 365 days 👀
Officially in our Operations era✨
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory has concluded its Construction phase & entered Early Operations.
While day-to-day work continues, this milestone marks the home stretch of final fine-tuning ahead of the start of the ten-year LSST, just months away! 🔭🧪
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I guess we'll find out if planet IX really exists in the next 365 days 👀
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The fallacy of being first — let’s be enduring instead
Recent reports suggest that NASA is looking to accelerate its lunar landing timeline — partly to ensure that America returns to the moon before China does. The echoes of the 1960s Space Race are unmistakable. Once again, the focus seems to be…
Recent reports suggest that NASA is looking to accelerate its lunar landing timeline — partly to ensure that America returns to the moon before China does. The echoes of the 1960s Space Race are unmistakable. Once again, the focus seems to be…
The fallacy of being first — let’s be enduring instead
Recent reports suggest that NASA is looking to accelerate its lunar landing timeline — partly to ensure that America returns to the moon before China does. The echoes of the 1960s Space Race are unmistakable. Once again, the focus seems to be on being first — planting a flag, capturing headlines and proving technological superiority. But this approach carries the same risks as before.
spacenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The fallacy of being first — let’s be enduring instead
Recent reports suggest that NASA is looking to accelerate its lunar landing timeline — partly to ensure that America returns to the moon before China does. The echoes of the 1960s Space Race are unmistakable. Once again, the focus seems to be…
Recent reports suggest that NASA is looking to accelerate its lunar landing timeline — partly to ensure that America returns to the moon before China does. The echoes of the 1960s Space Race are unmistakable. Once again, the focus seems to be…
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Cosmoleap: The YQ-1A rocket has passed an overall program review, paving the way for testing and production.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/A9WVvBZPAb...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/A9WVvBZPAb...
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Cosmoleap: The YQ-1A rocket has passed an overall program review, paving the way for testing and production.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/A9WVvBZPAb...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/A9WVvBZPAb...
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We have been doing a *ton* of work this weekend on the documentary and I cannot wait for you all to hear the incredible score Beverly has been working on for the past year!
We are incredible close to release here, with 10 scenes now released to render and most of the remaining ones fully tracked!
We are incredible close to release here, with 10 scenes now released to render and most of the remaining ones fully tracked!
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
We have been doing a *ton* of work this weekend on the documentary and I cannot wait for you all to hear the incredible score Beverly has been working on for the past year!
We are incredible close to release here, with 10 scenes now released to render and most of the remaining ones fully tracked!
We are incredible close to release here, with 10 scenes now released to render and most of the remaining ones fully tracked!
I love the metallic heat shield fabric!
New Glenn on the pad
Source: some bald guy on the other site.
Source: some bald guy on the other site.
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I love the metallic heat shield fabric!
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We need to add some golden stars to the blue tiles 🇪🇺
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite is now safe and cozy inside Ariane 6's fairing! 🧸
The blue tiles inside the fairing work as acoustic protection dampening the noise created during launch.
Liftoff is scheduled for 4 November at 22:02 CET (21:02 GMT, 18:02 Kourou time).
📸 ESA - M. Pédoussaut
The blue tiles inside the fairing work as acoustic protection dampening the noise created during launch.
Liftoff is scheduled for 4 November at 22:02 CET (21:02 GMT, 18:02 Kourou time).
📸 ESA - M. Pédoussaut
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We need to add some golden stars to the blue tiles 🇪🇺
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Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
spacenews.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I love how passionate esa is regarding the responsible disposal of their satellites ♥️
ESA will send a plane filled with scientists and instruments to observe the reentries of Samba and Tango from below and learn as much as possible about how satellites burn and break up during atmospheric reentry.
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I love how passionate esa is regarding the responsible disposal of their satellites ♥️
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Here are some nice shots of ARD before and after flight...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Read more about ARD: cds.cern.ch/record/41120...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Read more about ARD: cds.cern.ch/record/41120...
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here are some nice shots of ARD before and after flight...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Read more about ARD: cds.cern.ch/record/41120...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Read more about ARD: cds.cern.ch/record/41120...
The pilot was probably a Boeing whistleblower and Boeing sent a warning 🤔
The 737 is cursed.
The 737 is cursed.
Wild! A meteorite may have struck the windshield of a 737 flying over Colorado, according to early reports.
Whatever the object was, it cut a pilot's arm but did not seriously damage the plane. 🧪
avbrief.com/united-max-h...
Whatever the object was, it cut a pilot's arm but did not seriously damage the plane. 🧪
avbrief.com/united-max-h...
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The pilot was probably a Boeing whistleblower and Boeing sent a warning 🤔
The 737 is cursed.
The 737 is cursed.
Fork found in kitchen. The whole starship HLS program is the result of corruption and deception of the public. Maybe the engineers can get it to work in the next ten years, but we all know that this is unlikely. And even if it works, it's NOT SAFE for humans!
NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years
NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.
NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.
NASA safety panel warns Starship lunar lander could be delayed by years
NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 mission as planned in 2027.
spacenews.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Fork found in kitchen. The whole starship HLS program is the result of corruption and deception of the public. Maybe the engineers can get it to work in the next ten years, but we all know that this is unlikely. And even if it works, it's NOT SAFE for humans!
I love it when publicly funded science is behind a paywall...
The Perseverance rover on Mars has observed unusual minerals associated with organic matter — raising questions about the geochemistry of ancient Mars.
go.nature.com/469V1nr
go.nature.com/469V1nr
Mystery Martian minerals hint at the planet’s complex geochemical past
The Perseverance rover on Mars has observed unusual minerals associated with organic matter — raising questions about the geochemistry of ancient Mars.
go.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I love it when publicly funded science is behind a paywall...
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This is a new image of comet 3I/ATLAS, showing the development of a long tail of dust and gas as the object gets closer to the Sun.
As a reminder, the "I" in 3I/ATLAS stands for "interstellar".
Because this comet formed around a different star and is OLDER THAN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
As a reminder, the "I" in 3I/ATLAS stands for "interstellar".
Because this comet formed around a different star and is OLDER THAN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
September 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is a new image of comet 3I/ATLAS, showing the development of a long tail of dust and gas as the object gets closer to the Sun.
As a reminder, the "I" in 3I/ATLAS stands for "interstellar".
Because this comet formed around a different star and is OLDER THAN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
As a reminder, the "I" in 3I/ATLAS stands for "interstellar".
Because this comet formed around a different star and is OLDER THAN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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New study on #BlueSky for #SciComm.
“Bluesky posts demonstrate substantially higher levels of interaction (likes, reposts, replies, and quotes) and greater textual originality than previously reported for X, suggesting both stronger interactive and more interpretive engagement.”
🦋🦫🌱🐋🧪 #philsci
“Bluesky posts demonstrate substantially higher levels of interaction (likes, reposts, replies, and quotes) and greater textual originality than previously reported for X, suggesting both stronger interactive and more interpretive engagement.”
🦋🦫🌱🐋🧪 #philsci
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
www.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Europe’s first reusable main stage’s full-scale demonstrator is ready!
After its fit-check last December at Les Mureaux, France, Themis integration was completed: it is now packed and prepared for shipment.
Ready to head to its launch pad SSC’s Esrange spaceport in Sweden. 🛻🚀
www.esa.int/themis
After its fit-check last December at Les Mureaux, France, Themis integration was completed: it is now packed and prepared for shipment.
Ready to head to its launch pad SSC’s Esrange spaceport in Sweden. 🛻🚀
www.esa.int/themis
June 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Europe’s first reusable main stage’s full-scale demonstrator is ready!
After its fit-check last December at Les Mureaux, France, Themis integration was completed: it is now packed and prepared for shipment.
Ready to head to its launch pad SSC’s Esrange spaceport in Sweden. 🛻🚀
www.esa.int/themis
After its fit-check last December at Les Mureaux, France, Themis integration was completed: it is now packed and prepared for shipment.
Ready to head to its launch pad SSC’s Esrange spaceport in Sweden. 🛻🚀
www.esa.int/themis
They always imagined a beautiful future, but they didn't consider that capitalism demands cost efficiency over looks, which leaves no space for beauty. Everything has to be efficient. This is the reason why almost all new buildings are white blocks without any ornamentation :/
Visions of the future by the late David Schleinkofer (1951 - 2025)
May 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
They always imagined a beautiful future, but they didn't consider that capitalism demands cost efficiency over looks, which leaves no space for beauty. Everything has to be efficient. This is the reason why almost all new buildings are white blocks without any ornamentation :/
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Visions of the future by the late David Schleinkofer (1951 - 2025)
May 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Visions of the future by the late David Schleinkofer (1951 - 2025)