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Bringing space down to earth, in association with the European Space Agency. spacerocksofficial.com
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 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
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 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! 🛰️🪐
October 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
... For a snapshot of the awesome weekend ahead, hit the link below, and may the force be with you.
www.spacerocksofficial.com/news/come-se...
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 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
August 13, 2025 at 5:15 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
August 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
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
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 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
April 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM