"We believe we have some of the most engaging images on and off the planet -- and we cant wait to engage with Instagrammers."

Nasa photographed the launch of the moon orbit called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)

(Nasa/Chris Perry

LADEE will gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust.

Nasa also posted an image of Earth as seen by the Geostationary Satellite system (GOES). Geostationary describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth.

This allows GOES to hover continuously over one position on the Earth's surface. GOES satellites watch out for atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes.

(Nasa/NOAA GOES Project)

An Instagrammed image from the Hubble Space telescope captured a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Antlia, other wise known as the Air Pump.

The galaxy lies more than 110 million light-years away from Earth.

(Hubble/European Space Agency and Nasa)

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