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Music and sound didn’t just play an integral role in the making of our new film. Spend any time reading the lyrics to Navigate the Seas of the Sun by Bruce Dickinson and you’ll see why we thought it was a perfect choice.
#ESACluster #SeasoftheSun #europeanspaceagency #spaceplasma #brucedickinson
#ESACluster #SeasoftheSun #europeanspaceagency #spaceplasma #brucedickinson
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Music and sound didn’t just play an integral role in the making of our new film. Spend any time reading the lyrics to Navigate the Seas of the Sun by Bruce Dickinson and you’ll see why we thought it was a perfect choice.
#ESACluster #SeasoftheSun #europeanspaceagency #spaceplasma #brucedickinson
#ESACluster #SeasoftheSun #europeanspaceagency #spaceplasma #brucedickinson
Last year, Shane Embury visited ESTEC in the Netherlands for a special tour of the technical heart of the European Space Agency, which sparked a fantastic collaboration with Klaus Nielsen, aka Maple Pools, for our Cluster documentary, Seas Of The Sun...
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Last year, Shane Embury visited ESTEC in the Netherlands for a special tour of the technical heart of the European Space Agency, which sparked a fantastic collaboration with Klaus Nielsen, aka Maple Pools, for our Cluster documentary, Seas Of The Sun...
Sound and music played a huge role in the making of Seas Of The Sun, with Karlotta Skagfield's beautiful original score at its heart, accompanied by a wonderful contribution from cello supremo Jo Quail. Watch (and hear) it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_r...
#seasofthesun #ESACluster #spacerocks
#seasofthesun #ESACluster #spacerocks
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Sound and music played a huge role in the making of Seas Of The Sun, with Karlotta Skagfield's beautiful original score at its heart, accompanied by a wonderful contribution from cello supremo Jo Quail. Watch (and hear) it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_r...
#seasofthesun #ESACluster #spacerocks
#seasofthesun #ESACluster #spacerocks
The reviews for Seas Of The Sun are in! You can check it out now on YouTube and decide for yourselves.
(Oh, and we cried too. Just us?)
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#SeasoftheSun #ESACluster #SpaceRocks
@esa.int @science.esa.int
(Oh, and we cried too. Just us?)
youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
#SeasoftheSun #ESACluster #SpaceRocks
@esa.int @science.esa.int
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The reviews for Seas Of The Sun are in! You can check it out now on YouTube and decide for yourselves.
(Oh, and we cried too. Just us?)
youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
#SeasoftheSun #ESACluster #SpaceRocks
@esa.int @science.esa.int
(Oh, and we cried too. Just us?)
youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
#SeasoftheSun #ESACluster #SpaceRocks
@esa.int @science.esa.int
Taking a moment to remember a very special Earthling -- Laika, the first creature to orbit the Earth, on the 68th anniversary of her voyage aboard Sputnik 2. By all accounts, she was a very good girl.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Taking a moment to remember a very special Earthling -- Laika, the first creature to orbit the Earth, on the 68th anniversary of her voyage aboard Sputnik 2. By all accounts, she was a very good girl.
Seas of the Sun is a film about the Cluster mission. Ahead of the @esa.int premiere this Thursday go behind the scenes with our Mission Notes podcast. Episode one is all about how we tackled this incredible story. #ESACluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun shows.acast.com/spacerocks
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Seas of the Sun is a film about the Cluster mission. Ahead of the @esa.int premiere this Thursday go behind the scenes with our Mission Notes podcast. Episode one is all about how we tackled this incredible story. #ESACluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun shows.acast.com/spacerocks
We were thrilled to screen Seas of the Sun in Paris for a very special audience of space plasma scientists.
We'll be hosting an online screening and live chat on October 30th at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Watch this space! 🖖🤘 #seasofthesun #ESAcluster #spacerocks @esa.int youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
We'll be hosting an online screening and live chat on October 30th at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Watch this space! 🖖🤘 #seasofthesun #ESAcluster #spacerocks @esa.int youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We were thrilled to screen Seas of the Sun in Paris for a very special audience of space plasma scientists.
We'll be hosting an online screening and live chat on October 30th at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Watch this space! 🖖🤘 #seasofthesun #ESAcluster #spacerocks @esa.int youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
We'll be hosting an online screening and live chat on October 30th at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Watch this space! 🖖🤘 #seasofthesun #ESAcluster #spacerocks @esa.int youtu.be/Go_rve555TQ?...
FILM ALERT! Seas of the Sun – The Story of the Cluster Mission. You can watch it live on @esa.int's Youtube channel next week, October 30th, from 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET where we’ll be joined by the people behind Cluster in a live chat accompanying the film.
#ESAcluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun
#ESAcluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun
October 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
FILM ALERT! Seas of the Sun – The Story of the Cluster Mission. You can watch it live on @esa.int's Youtube channel next week, October 30th, from 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET where we’ll be joined by the people behind Cluster in a live chat accompanying the film.
#ESAcluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun
#ESAcluster #spacerocks #seasofthesun
WHAT A DAY! Thank you to all of you who joined us for a fantastic #ESAOpenDay and to the extraordinary @nl.esa.int scientists and crew for lifting the curtain and getting us a step closer to space!
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
WHAT A DAY! Thank you to all of you who joined us for a fantastic #ESAOpenDay and to the extraordinary @nl.esa.int scientists and crew for lifting the curtain and getting us a step closer to space!
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
Today is the day! Welcome to the @nl.esa.int Open Day for an extraordinary day at #ESTEC 🛰️
Kicking the day off with a Mission Update with DG Josef Aschbacher, Director of Human & Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, Head of ESTEC Dietmar Pilz and astronauts André Kuipers & Rosemary Coogan!
Kicking the day off with a Mission Update with DG Josef Aschbacher, Director of Human & Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, Head of ESTEC Dietmar Pilz and astronauts André Kuipers & Rosemary Coogan!
October 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today is the day! Welcome to the @nl.esa.int Open Day for an extraordinary day at #ESTEC 🛰️
Kicking the day off with a Mission Update with DG Josef Aschbacher, Director of Human & Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, Head of ESTEC Dietmar Pilz and astronauts André Kuipers & Rosemary Coogan!
Kicking the day off with a Mission Update with DG Josef Aschbacher, Director of Human & Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, Head of ESTEC Dietmar Pilz and astronauts André Kuipers & Rosemary Coogan!
@nl.esa.int has already been abuzz with excitement and we are *just* getting started!
We kicked the weekend off with a very special and momentous occasion - the induction of German astronaut Thomas Reiter to the infamous Walk of Space in Noordwijk! 🛰️🪐
We kicked the weekend off with a very special and momentous occasion - the induction of German astronaut Thomas Reiter to the infamous Walk of Space in Noordwijk! 🛰️🪐
October 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@nl.esa.int has already been abuzz with excitement and we are *just* getting started!
We kicked the weekend off with a very special and momentous occasion - the induction of German astronaut Thomas Reiter to the infamous Walk of Space in Noordwijk! 🛰️🪐
We kicked the weekend off with a very special and momentous occasion - the induction of German astronaut Thomas Reiter to the infamous Walk of Space in Noordwijk! 🛰️🪐
The @nl.esa.int Open Days are go and we’re welcoming visitors from all over the galaxy including this one which is just having a once-over in the clean room before a visit to the LEAF chamber where you can see it face to face!
#buildingbetterworlds #weylandyutani #ESAOpenDay #SpaceRocks
#buildingbetterworlds #weylandyutani #ESAOpenDay #SpaceRocks
October 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The @nl.esa.int Open Days are go and we’re welcoming visitors from all over the galaxy including this one which is just having a once-over in the clean room before a visit to the LEAF chamber where you can see it face to face!
#buildingbetterworlds #weylandyutani #ESAOpenDay #SpaceRocks
#buildingbetterworlds #weylandyutani #ESAOpenDay #SpaceRocks
... For a snapshot of the awesome weekend ahead, hit the link below, and may the force be with you.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
... For a snapshot of the awesome weekend ahead, hit the link below, and may the force be with you.
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It’s a busy day at ESTEC as we get ready for the ESA Open Day this weekend.
@nl.esa.int #buildingbetterworlds #weylanyutani #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #NLSpace #NetherlandsSpace #spacefortalent #SpaceRocks #NSO
@nl.esa.int #buildingbetterworlds #weylanyutani #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #NLSpace #NetherlandsSpace #spacefortalent #SpaceRocks #NSO
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It’s a busy day at ESTEC as we get ready for the ESA Open Day this weekend.
@nl.esa.int #buildingbetterworlds #weylanyutani #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #NLSpace #NetherlandsSpace #spacefortalent #SpaceRocks #NSO
@nl.esa.int #buildingbetterworlds #weylanyutani #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #NLSpace #NetherlandsSpace #spacefortalent #SpaceRocks #NSO
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
You can order online here: astronomynow.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
You can order online here: astronomynow.com
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
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/HkCeTT5...
#xenomorph #spacerocks #alienearth
August 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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
Full episode here: www.youtube.com/live/HkCeTT5...
#xenomorph #spacerocks #alienearth
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
"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
August 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
"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
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
#BookRecommendation
July 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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
#BookRecommendation
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
June 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
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
Follow along at spacerocksofficial.com
@prideinstem.bsky.social #PrideMonth
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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
Follow along at spacerocksofficial.com
@prideinstem.bsky.social #PrideMonth
May 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We’re excited. Are you excited?
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#spacerocks #stevenwilson #theoverview @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social
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#spacerocks #stevenwilson #theoverview @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We’re excited. Are you excited?
www.loudersound.com/reviews/stev...
#spacerocks #stevenwilson #theoverview @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social
www.loudersound.com/reviews/stev...
#spacerocks #stevenwilson #theoverview @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social
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...
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
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
#spacerocks #spacescience #aurora
April 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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
#spacerocks #spacescience #aurora
We interrupt your spacetime continuum to bring you an especially cosmic review of @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's The Overview, with ESA solar physicist Miho Janvier and Prog magazine editor Jerry Ewing. Watch it here now!
youtu.be/vUZaLHGIUG0?...
#SpaceRocks #StevenWilson #TheOverview #Prog #Uplink
youtu.be/vUZaLHGIUG0?...
#SpaceRocks #StevenWilson #TheOverview #Prog #Uplink
March 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We interrupt your spacetime continuum to bring you an especially cosmic review of @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social's The Overview, with ESA solar physicist Miho Janvier and Prog magazine editor Jerry Ewing. Watch it here now!
youtu.be/vUZaLHGIUG0?...
#SpaceRocks #StevenWilson #TheOverview #Prog #Uplink
youtu.be/vUZaLHGIUG0?...
#SpaceRocks #StevenWilson #TheOverview #Prog #Uplink