NASA sure knows how to capture the endless beauty of real space. And on Sunday, the space agency decided to connect some of that epic reality with one of the films nominated for this year's Academy Awards.
Hours before the ceremony, NASA tweeted out a couple of its #RealGravity images from life in space, as a way of helping the public connect its real work with the fictional images portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film, Gravity.
Tonight, #Gravity is up for awards at the #Oscars2014 & we're sharing #RealGravity images from real life in space. pic.twitter.com/4Dp6AlBB4s
— NASA (@NASA) March 2, 2014
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These images alone are enough to make anyone want to explore Space. Many of the photos show Earth at night, space walks and even free flying missions.
Check out some of our favorites below and see the rest at NASA's Flickr page.
The International Space Station backdropped by Earth's horizon and space.
The Hubble Space Telescope, just after the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured Hubble with its robotic arm on May 13, 2009, beginning the mission to upgrade and repair the telescope.
Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, retrieves a power tool while standing on the mobile foot restraint at the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS).
Expedition 35 Flight Engineers complete a spacewalk to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station’s far port truss.
Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, used a pistol grip tool as she worked on the International Space Station.
The final moments of the Shuttle Atlantis in space.
Spain and Portugal stand out from a photo taken from the International Space Station.
A sideway view of Australia, captured from the International Space Station.
Nighttime photo of Egypt at night.
Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Cady Coleman peeks out of a window of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft.
Close views of Paul Richards during an Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the International Space Station.
With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator system's robotic arm or Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum holds the Robotics Refueling Mission payload.
Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut has ever been.
A close-up of Astronaut John Grunsfeld shows the reflection of Astronaut Andrew Feustel, perched on the robotic arm and taking the photo.
The bright sun greets the International Space Station.
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