NASA's Most Amazing Pictures of the Universe Hits Up Instagram [PHOTOS]

Even the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) office has finally realized the power of social media by deciding to join Instagram. After a long time, NASA is able to share the most amazing photos ever taken of the universe. Their very first image was launched last September 6.

According to NASA Press Secretary Lauren Worley, their office has been continuously searching for ways to improve their social profile by tapping the right tools that will depict best each NASA discovery.

Their first set of photos posted tells the history of the moon building up to the momentum of their launching of the new Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE). As for their future postings, the NASA representatives remain private about it. However, they assure everyone that all their Instagram followers will get all the latest pictures captured from each of their astronauts and spacecrafts who will travel around the solar system.

No wonder, they recognized 2012 as the starting year for the comeback of the space industry in the public scene.

The NASA Instagram account is not just packed with the most interesting captions too but with a visually striking profile design.

And it's Instagram that they thought of to start first due to its huge number of followers who are always in the lookout for the most exciting images out there.

So if you are a big follower of shared online pictures that depict space through the blogs of astronauts and the updates from the Curiosity rover, then you need to start following NASA's Instagram account.