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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · 6h

Watch this space 👀

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · 8h

🚨 De ESTEC Open Dag komt er bijna aan en we kunnen niet wachten om u ter plaatse te verwelkomen! 🌍✨

📋 Bekijk het volledige programma: www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Sep 8

Registration for the 2025 Open Day is OPEN! See you there! 🖖🤘

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 8

🚀 De inschrijving voor de ESTEC Open Dag – Dag voor het grote publiek is nu geopend!

🗓️ Zondag 12 oktober
📍 ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk

🔓 Schrijf je nu in ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Sep 6

Astronauts in the house! 🖖🤘 🧑‍🚀

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 6

Nog 2 dagen! 🚀
Neem je vragen, je familie en je nieuwsgierigheid mee en ontmoet astronauten die naar de ruimte zijn gevlogen, evenals astronauten die zich voorbereiden op toekomstige missies. De ruimte wacht op je. 🌍🧑‍🚀

#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #NLSpace #SpaceRocks #NetherlandsSpace #NSO

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European Space Agency @esa.int · Sep 4

Catch a glittering glimpse of starbirth ✨ 🔭

This young star cluster, Pismis 24, captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope is home to a vibrant stellar nursery and one of the closest sites of massive star birth.

🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimed... #JWST

In what appears as a celestial dreamscape, a blue and black sky filled with brilliant stars covers about two thirds of the image. The stars are different sizes and shades of white, beige, yellow, and light orange. Across the bottom third of the scene is a craggy, mountain-like vista with spire-like peaks and deep, seemingly misty valleys. These so-called mountains appear in varying shades of orange, yellow, and brown. Above their soaring spires is a wispy, ethereal white cloud that stretched horizontally across the scene. Steam appears to rise from the mountaintops and join with this cloud. At the top, right corner of the image, a swath of orange and brown structure cuts diagonally across the sky.

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Sep 5

Three days til registration opens. Watch this space! 🖖🤘

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 5

Nog maar 3 dagen tot de inschrijving opent! 🚀
Maak je klaar om de breinen achter de ESA-missies te ontmoeten, je onder te dompelen in praktische wetenschap en te genieten van een buitenaardse ervaring met onze partner @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social 🌌
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #SpaceRocks#NSO

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ESA Technology @technology.esa.int · Sep 5

Only 3️⃣ days until registration opens for ESA ESTEC Open Day! 🚀 Get ready to meet the minds behind ESA’s missions, dive into hands-on science, and enjoy an out-of-this-world experience with our partner @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social! 🌌 #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #SpaceRocks #NSO

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 5

Nog maar 3 dagen tot de inschrijving opent! 🚀
Maak je klaar om de breinen achter de ESA-missies te ontmoeten, je onder te dompelen in praktische wetenschap en te genieten van een buitenaardse ervaring met onze partner @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social 🌌
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #SpaceRocks#NSO

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ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 5

Nog maar 3 dagen tot de inschrijving opent! 🚀
Maak je klaar om de breinen achter de ESA-missies te ontmoeten, je onder te dompelen in praktische wetenschap en te genieten van een buitenaardse ervaring met onze partner @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social 🌌
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #SpaceRocks#NSO

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Sep 4

We can’t wait to get back to ESTEC.

Watch this space for registration details: the page launches on September 8th. 🖖🤘👇

ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Sep 3

🚀 De ESA ESTEC Open Dag komt er weer aan! Door de jaren heen hebben duizenden nieuwsgierige geesten zich bij ons aangesloten om de toekomst van de ruimte te verkennen, en dit jaar doen we dat weer!

De inschrijving start over 5 dagen!

📅 Maandag 8 september

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Aug 22

We’ve got a great big ad in the September issue of Astronomy Now Magazine! Keep an eye out for our ad to unlock a cosmic treat!

You can order online here: astronomynow.com

Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Aug 18

BIG NEWS!
We'll be returning to ESTEC for #ESAOpenDays and you can register for the Disability Access Day right now. More news soon. WATCH THIS SPACE! #spacerocks

European Space Agency @esa.int · Aug 18

✅ Registration is now open for #ESAOpenDays (11 October, Disability Access Day) at ESA ESTEC 👇

(note: General Public Day registration opens 8 Sept.)

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ESA in het Nederlands @nl.esa.int · Aug 15

🚀 ESA ESTEC Open Dagen komen eraan!
We zijn er trots op dat we een speciale dag voor mensen met een handicap en speciale behoeften kunnen organiseren

📅 11 okt: Dag voor mensen met een beperking (tickets 18 aug)
📅 12 okt: Voor iedereen (tickets 8 sep)

#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Aug 13

Alien: Earth is out today and so we cast our minds back to a wonderful chat we had with sci-fi author Adrian Tchaikovsky and astrobiologist Nicol Caplin about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.

Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/HkCeTT5...

#xenomorph #spacerocks #alienearth

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Aug 1

Professor of space physics at Imperial College London, Michele Dougherty, has been appointed as the first ever female Astronomer Royal.

"I want to engage with the public, excite them about what we do in astronomy," she said.

We spoke to Prof Dougherty for Uplink 52: rb.gy/h98n87

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Jul 11

Explore the cosmos with '111 Places in Space You Shouldn’t Miss' by Space Rocks co-founder @markmccaughrean.bsky.social, featuring stunning images and wild destinations. Out now in Europe. UK pre-orders open. 10% off at Bookstore.org till July 14. U.S. release: September.
#BookRecommendation

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Jun 23

If you need us we'll be freaking out about these images today. Just... wow.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vera Rubin: First celestial image from revolutionary telescope

The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.

www.bbc.co.uk

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European Space History @eurospacehistory.bsky.social · Jun 15

#OTD 15 June 1979, British band #JoyDivision released their debut album #UnknownPleasures. But did you know that its cover artwork, designed by artist Peter Saville, used a plot of signals from a #pulsar?

blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/do-you-know-... 🧪🔭 @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social

black and white data plot - but cover of Unknown Pleasures, or signals from a pulsar?

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Jun 12

Astrophysicist, science writer for @iflscience.com, chair of @prideinstem.bsky.social, and author of Invisible Rainbows, @drcarpineti.bsky.social shares their vision for the future of space this #PrideMonth: A future where everyone has a place among the stars... #SpaceForAll #PrideinSTEM

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Jun 3

This Pride Month, we’re teaming up with @drcarpineti.bsky.social, science writer at @iflscience.com, astrophysicist and LGBTQIA+ advocate, to talk space, science, and representation in STEM. Because #SpaceNeedsPride

Follow along at spacerocksofficial.com

@prideinstem.bsky.social #PrideMonth

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · May 7

Very cool!

European Space Agency @esa.int · May 7

🌍🛰️How cool is this⬇️

☂️Watch as our Biomass's antenna deploys in space!

Following liftoff, orbital injection acquisition of its first signal and satellite in-orbit checks, the successful deployment of Biomass’ mesh antenna reflector marks the final key step in the launch and early operations phase.

Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · May 4

Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate.

Anybody see a droid? #maythefourth #starwars

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · May 2

We’re excited. Are you excited?
www.loudersound.com/reviews/stev...

#spacerocks #stevenwilson #theoverview @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Apr 24

... Revisit it now: youtu.be/v-l-Za6oqAg?...

#Vangelis #EarthWeek #SpaceRocks #Uplink

Uplink 45: A Vision for our Planet with Vangelis

YouTube video by Space Rocks

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Apr 24

It’s Earth Week this week, and it feels like yesterday we had a career-spanning Earth Day audience with Vangelis — a composer whose masterworks helped us see our home world in a different way, and whose music continues to reverberate in so much of what we do...

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Apr 19

What are we saying, @esa.int ?

Steven Wilson @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social · Apr 17

Here are some of my favourite space themed albums by other artists. Let me know yours!

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Space Rocks @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social · Apr 10

Can space change your perspective on life on Earth? We asked space physicist Lucile Turc at the University of Helsinki how it’s influenced hers — here’s what she had to say.

#spacerocks #spacescience #aurora

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