( CNN ) -- 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 .
NASA arrived on Instagram on 6 July and has already gained over 350,000 followers . Images from the event have gone viral , including one of a frog flying through the air . Take a look at the incredible images taken by the space community so far .