The stratospheric rise of NASA's Instagram
Nasa posted this snap of astronaut James H. Newman on 20 November to celebrate the 15 anniversary of the International Space Station.
A #nofilter image of the surface of Mars courtesy NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover.
A #nofilter image of the surface of Mars courtesy NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover.
Super-Typhoon Haiyan lashing the Philippines taken from NASA's Aqua satellite on 7 November, 2013.
Super-Typhoon Haiyan lashing the Philippines taken from NASA's Aqua satellite on 7 November, 2013.
There it goes! In the background NASA's LADEE spacecraft lifts off toward the moon. But it was the foreground photobomber that stole the show, earning this snap almost 25,000 likes.
There it goes! In the background NASA's LADEE spacecraft lifts off toward the moon. But it was the
This one went viral too: a new view of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. It's a natural color image that shows the view as it would be seen by a human observed.
This one went viral too:
A throwback to 2010 for the ISS 15th anniversary: NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson looks down at earth through a window on the International Space Station.
A throwback to 2010 for the ISS 15th anniversary: NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson looks down at earth through a window on the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg takes a selfie with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano behind her.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg takes a selfie with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano behind her.
From the Hubble: the crowded center of the Milky Way, showing Sagittarius A* -- a supermassive black hole (located right in the center of the image) -- consuming clouds of dust.
From the Hubble: the crowded center of the Milky Way, showing Sagittarius A* -- a supermassive black hole (located right in the center of the image) -- consuming clouds of dust.
An historic image of earth from the moon, taken July 20, 1969 from Apollo 11.
An historic image of earth from the moon, taken July 20, 1969 from Apollo 11.
A view of spiral galaxy IC 2560 captured from the Hubble Space Telescope.
A view of spiral galaxy IC 2560 captured from the Hubble Space Telescope.
To celebrate the launch of Mars probe MAVEN on 18 November, Nasa showed off this mosaic from the Viking 1 Orbiter, which passed by the planet over 30 years ago, on 22 February, 1980.
To celebrate the
New ISS residents Oleg Kotov, Mike Hopkins and Sergey Ryazanskiy arrive at the space station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft.
New ISS residents Oleg Kotov, Mike Hopkins and Sergey Ryazanskiy arrive at the space station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft.
Earth on 7 September, 2013, as seen as seen from a satellite that is looking out for atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as flash floods and hurricanes.
Earth on 7 September, 2013, as seen as seen from a satellite that is looking out for atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as flash floods and hurricanes.
Three nanosatellites, known as Cubesats, are deployed from the ISS' airlock.
Three nanosatellites, known as Cubesats, are deployed from the ISS' airlock.
Astronaut Chris Cassidy of NASA is carried to the medical tent shortly after landing in Kazakhstan, on 11 September, having spent five and a half months on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Chris Cassidy of NASA is carried to the medical tent shortly after landing in Kazakhstan, on 11 September, having spent five and a half months on the International Space Station.
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NASA arrived on Instagram on 6 September and has already gained over 350,000 followers
- Photos from the account have gone viral, including one of a frog flying through the air
- Take a look at the incredible images shared by the space agency so far
350,000 followers agree: no one does selfies quite like NASA.
It's the year of the "selfie" and the year that social media-transmitted self portraits were taken to new heights, with the arrival of U.S. space agency NASA on Instagram
In less than three months, the space agency has accumulated over 350,000 followers and given them an incredible insight into the day-to-day lives of astronauts and Nasa's work unraveling the mysteries of the universe.
NASA launched the account on September 6 -- promising to take its fans on "an out-of-this-world journey through images of Earth and beyond" -- and soon spawned a slew of viral trends.
The account's first post highlighted the launch of the agency's LADEE research robot. But the spacecraft's lift-off threw up some unexpected results in the form of an ill-fated photobomber, soon to be known as #nasafrog.
New photographs from NASA's satelites and spacecraft have spread across the internet, too -- a fresh view of Saturn making headlines -- in addition to candid scenes aboard the International Space Station.
Three months in, the account is going strong, picking up hundred more followers each day. And that's as good an excuse as any to have another gawk at 15 of the most awe-inspiring, incredible and moving NASA Instagram photos so far.
