423K views · 5.2K reactions | “Apollo 8 probably remains as the most significant mission ever flown.” —Chris Kraft, NASA's first Flight Director  View of the surface of the Moon through a window of the Apollo 8 Command Module, December 1968 | NASA History | Facebook

13 years ago, NASA's Curiosity rover made its dangerous decent to Mars! The culmination of years of work, Curiosity safely landed in Mars's Gale Crater at 1:31 am EDT on the 6th (10:31 pm PDT on the 5th) of August 2012. Since then, Curiosity has learned so much about the ancient habitability and the potential for life on the Red Planet. See how engineers are finding ways to make Curiosity even more productive today: https://go.nasa.gov/3UeSbYP | NASA History

This month marks more than 70 years of seeing Earth from space. Here's how the view of our planet has changed through history. | Nature

Rare View: Space Station Crosses the Moon A rare and amazing moment the International Space Station (ISS) was captured passing in front of the Moon.The ISS travels around Earth at nearly 28,000 km/h, so the flyby lasts only a split second. Inside this fast-moving station, astronauts are living, working, and exploring the secrets of space. #space #SpaceX #NASA #fblifestyle | Cosmic Adventure