Iris Nijman

Communicating science 🌍 Senior writer/editor @esascience 🚀 Views are my cat’s 🐱

[European Space Agency @esa]

🆕 Euclid has delivered yet again...

Today, we release five never-before-seen, stunning images of galaxies and celestial phenomena provided by our Euclid telescope. They reveal an abundance of new science enabling scientists to hunt for rogue planets, use lensed galaxies to study matter, explore the evolution of our Universe and more.

🔗 https://t.co/YRPITMaGG0

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

Today's the day! We've lined up five new cosmic portraits for you!🤩

📺 Tune in the #ESAEuclid broadcast at 12:00 CET to discover them 👉 https://t.co/fEcwS2gFYq

[ESA Science @esascience]

📢 @ESA adopts two ambitious space science missions: Venus voyager #EnVision and gravitational wave surfer #LISA.

“These trailblazing missions will take us to the next level in two extraordinarily exciting areas of space science and keep European researchers at the forefront of these domains,” says ESA Director of Science @CGMundell

The ‘adoption’ step recognises that the missions' concept and technology are sufficiently advanced, and gives the go-ahead to build the instruments and spacecraft. Both spacecraft are planned to launch with an #Ariane6

[Iris Nijman @irisnijman]

Happy birthday @ESAGaia 🥳 https://t.co/NqpTDBbFgl #GaiaMission 🔟

[Iris Nijman @irisnijman]

What we've been working on in the last months 🤩 💫
These first full-colour images from our new space telescope #ESAEuclid are just so incredibly beautiful, and it was so much fun to write this release for @esa! ✍
This is why I became a science writer! 🙌
#scicomm

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

Welcome to the dazzling edge of darkness!🤩

The first images from #ESAEuclid are here:
razor-sharp, wide & looking far into the distant Universe. A trifecta never before achieved.

Explore these 5⃣ cosmic portraits that show Euclid's full potential https://t.co/xK65khZmyq and👇

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

🥁 They're here... the first test images from the #DarkUniverse 🕵️ detective give us a tantalising glimpse of what is yet to come from a fully calibrated mission later this autumn 🤩

Explore the #ESAEuclid images here 👉 https://t.co/InMugFwnv6 and below 👇

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

⬛️⬛️⬛️ What is going on here? 🤔 ⬛️⬛️⬛️

Stay tuned for Monday when darkness becomes light.

The first engineering images from the #DarkUniverse 🕵️ detective are coming...

[ESA Operations @esaoperations]

Thruster burn complete🔥✅! @ESA_Euclid is on its way to Lagrange point 2➿

It'll take a month to get there. #DarkUniverse⬛️, we'll soon be turning on the lights🛰️🕯️👁️👁️

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

🔴 We're live!

Welcome to the #ESAEuclid launch broadcast! https://t.co/g8j7iS7JaF

Here's what to look forward to:

🚀 17:12 Lift off
🛰️ 17:53 Separation
📡 17:57 Earliest time to acquire Euclid’s signal

🙋‍♀️ Got a question for us? #askESA Some Qs will be taken during the show

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

📍The #DarkUniverse 🕵️‍♂️ detective is on the launch pad, atop the standing rocket.

🚀 Lift off planned at 16:12 BST/17:12 CEST

👀 Follow #ESAEuclid live on #ESAWebTV starting 15:30 BST/16:30 CEST 👉 https://t.co/DwGDEKze7q

📷 ESA - S. Corvaja

[ESA Operations @esaoperations]

🌄Wakey wakey, @ESA_Euclid!

Euclid is now switched on. Not yet on internal power, which will only happen just before launch.

L-06:36:00🚀⏰

[Iris Nijman @irisnijman]

Euclid's mediakit is nu beschikbaar in het Nederlands 👇 #ESAEuclid

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

Access the #ESAEuclid #MediaKit in several languages:
#French, #German, #Italian, #Spanish and #Dutch

Download the PDFs here 👉 https://t.co/Da2ToPdTUg

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

✅ Ready to be sealed for space!

#ESAEuclid poses majestically one last time on Earth, before being enclosed in the rocket nose cone.

On 1 July, the #DarkUniverse 🕵️ detective will start its journey to explore #DarkMatter & #DarkEnergy

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/8MnFEnEhmj

[Iris Nijman @irisnijman]

Are you ready?! 👀

[ESA Science @esascience]

A mission into the unknown is about to start....

Stay tuned for a Monday release of the @ESA_Euclid trailer.

What will the #DarkUniverse🕵️ discover?

[ESA's Euclid mission @ESA_Euclid]

🧐 Curious about Euclid, the #DarkUniverse🕵️ & the #CosmicMystery it will investigate? Check out this interactive kit 👉 https://t.co/3UQJwzr7cL

🤩 Feeling inspired? Enter our contest to win a trip to mission control as Euclid launches to space 👉 https://t.co/SJhBIpKRHC

[Thales Alenia Space @Thales_Alenia_S]

...and so it begins, @ESA_Euclid boat trip towards the launch base🚢🚀.
Stay tuned for the next updates🔜📽📷. #spaceforlife

[ESA's Juice mission @ESA_JUICE]

Liftoff for humankind’s next bold mission to the outer Solar System – #ESAJuice onboard @Ariane5 #VA260 🚀 😅

#DestinationJupiter #ExploreFarther

[ESA's Juice mission @ESA_JUICE]

🎬 So let's try this again.... 🤞

How to follow #ESAJuice launch today! 👉 https://t.co/WoeO7VSwWQ

📺Live coverage starts 12:45 BST/13:45 CEST

[European Space Agency @esa]

Today's launch is postponed because of lightning risk. See you tomorrow!

[ESA's Juice mission @ESA_JUICE]

0️⃣ Good morning on #ESAJuice launch day!

How to follow👉https://t.co/WoeO7VSwWQ

Key moments (time=cest):
🔴 13:45 Live launch programme starts at esawebtv
🚀 14:15 Launch
📡 14:51 Aquistion signal (earliest)
🛰️15:55 Solar array deployment ( time may vary)

Questions? #AskESA!