On the right of the image is a sheer cliff face marked with vertical striations; talus lies at its base. The left of the image is in almost total darkness, and the background is deep space.
This is a cliff on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
It's about 1 km tall.
If you jumped from the top, it would take you 47 minutes to reach the bottom, and you'd probably be OK.
The Wes Anderson exhibit at the Design Museum - pleasing
101 - final copy to be encased in bulletproof glass and buried in a vault for future generations to discover.
Facts
Gibbous Earth hovering over the lunar surface against a pitch-black sky. A remarkable view photographed by Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968.
This day 57 years ago.
Earthrise.
A remarkable view of Earth hoving into view as the Apollo 8 command module flew over the lunar surface.
That's us. That's home.
ESTEC’s LEAF was built to test whether instruments and spacecraft can withstand the sustained sounds of a launch. Our ovomorph held up pretty well at the Open Day, too.
We hope you have an eggsellent holiday! 🖖🤘❄️ #ovomorph #xenomorph #alien #lv426 #alienearth @esa.int
We're delighted to see Seas Of The Sun making waves in the press! @esa.int
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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
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
The most important news you will read today.
Thank you @iss-piss-tracker.bsky.social for this valuable public service.
And also what they said! 🖖🤘
What they said! 🖖🤘
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.
What they said! 🤘🖖
T-minus 90 minutes! 🖖🤘
We cannot wait! 🖖🤘
Come check this out- a new film about an old mission. We’re very proud of it 🖖🤘
Eventually I’ll feel confident enough in my Bluesky abilities to do more than promote my work, but for now… * waves at work * 🖖🤘
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 cannot wait! 🖖🤘
What a special evening this was. Immensely proud of what we’ve achieved. 🖖🤘
I do! Follow what we get up to at @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social and @esa.int for all things space :) 🖖🤘
I can’t believe this was already a week ago. What a trip. Immensely proud of what we pulled off.
Gaucho Gaucho - what an arresting film about a disappearing way of life
Registration for the 2025 Open Day is OPEN! See you there! 🖖🤘
Three days til registration opens. Watch this space! 🖖🤘
We can’t wait to get back to ESTEC.
Watch this space for registration details: the page launches on September 8th. 🖖🤘👇
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