NASA displays a plethora of colours: Check out the latest developments

What has NASA in store?

NASA, off late, has spear-headed a number of projects in space. While sending the oldest woman astronaut to the International Space Station is just a single case in point, there are other breakthroughs too that the world needs to know about.

Interestingly, the NASA Twitter handle has it all. The colourful pictures show mesmerising images of the universe, of explorations underway and unknown to the world. However, the latest showstopper has been the sending off of the three astronauts- Peggy Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy, and Thomas Pesquet-to the International Space Station.

The latest development on the Antarctic meteorites is also trending on Twitter. Colourful pictures of the same can also be seen on the NASA Twitter page.

7 a.m. today on Facebook live: Go behind the scenes of NASA’s #IceBridge mission! https://t.co/xEVnplTNAs pic.twitter.com/mOQwC7ypJP

— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) November 18, 2016

New crew started today off early here on Earth, headed to the launch pad, suited up & lifted off to @Space_Station: https://t.co/Co13ZLXi2l pic.twitter.com/qldQJN3Xdd

— NASA (@NASA) November 18, 2016

Spotted on dwarf planet Ceres: Young crater Takel & sharply defined crater Cozobi, just below center: https://t.co/y5fOwxSbcp @NASA_Dawn pic.twitter.com/v6NOShVG5r

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

Welcome to space @AstroPeggy, @Thom_Astro and Oleg! Set to dock with @Space_Station at 5:01pm ET on Nov 19. More: https://t.co/FRrjhIw77o pic.twitter.com/e3InrayLEu

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

Traveling ~4,700 miles per hour, @AstroPeggy and 2 crew members continue their journey from Earth to @Space_Station: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/WItkS7Fp1q

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

We have LIFTOFF! @AstroPeggy and two crew members leave Earth and head to @Space_Station: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/qBCu9a7yVO

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

LAUNCH ALERT! Only a few minutes until 3 humans leave Earth to travel to their new home on @Space_Station. Watch: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/ccMCW7YRTc

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

.@AstroPeggy launches to @Space_Station today at 3:20pm ET & will add to the 377 days she previously spent in space: https://t.co/ok0P8bnIWn pic.twitter.com/29CL0Su1rn

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

TUNE IN: Three humans will leave Earth to join the crew on @Space_Station. Coverage starts now: https://t.co/f1K1MFXFRn pic.twitter.com/UJZ9NXCvEN

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

New crew started today off early here on Earth, headed to the launch pad, suited up & lifted off to @Space_Station: https://t.co/Co13ZLXi2l pic.twitter.com/qldQJN3Xdd

— NASA (@NASA) November 18, 2016

Spotted on dwarf planet Ceres: Young crater Takel & sharply defined crater Cozobi, just below center: https://t.co/y5fOwxSbcp @NASA_Dawn pic.twitter.com/v6NOShVG5r

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

Welcome to space @AstroPeggy, @Thom_Astro and Oleg! Set to dock with @Space_Station at 5:01pm ET on Nov 19. More: https://t.co/FRrjhIw77o pic.twitter.com/e3InrayLEu

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

Traveling ~4,700 miles per hour, @AstroPeggy and 2 crew members continue their journey from Earth to @Space_Station: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/WItkS7Fp1q

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

We have LIFTOFF! @AstroPeggy and two crew members leave Earth and head to @Space_Station: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/qBCu9a7yVO

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

LAUNCH ALERT! Only a few minutes until 3 humans leave Earth to travel to their new home on @Space_Station. Watch: https://t.co/f1K1MFG4sN pic.twitter.com/ccMCW7YRTc

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

.@AstroPeggy launches to @Space_Station today at 3:20pm ET & will add to the 377 days she previously spent in space: https://t.co/ok0P8bnIWn pic.twitter.com/29CL0Su1rn

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

TUNE IN: Three humans will leave Earth to join the crew on @Space_Station. Coverage starts now: https://t.co/f1K1MFXFRn pic.twitter.com/UJZ9NXCvEN

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

TODAY! Watch @AstroPeggy and the next crew launch to @Space_Station. Coverage begins at 2:30pm ET. Watch here: https://t.co/KX5g7yYnYG pic.twitter.com/mvK78Hwuju

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

LIVE NOW: Learn about the #GOESR mission and how it will revolutionize weather forecasts in the U.S. https://t.co/f1K1MFXFRn Q? #askGOES pic.twitter.com/6OIZy5AMn6

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

#GOESR is the nation’s next generation weather satellite & it launches this Saturday! Learn more about this mission: https://t.co/1QY92iBZpe pic.twitter.com/xPNUWiNl5d

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

“Great Valley” found on Mercury provides more evidence that the small planet closest to the sun is shrinking. More: https://t.co/xoHIiWZWKS pic.twitter.com/sGaxDGxe5v

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

Even though it hasn't launched, our Asteroid Redirect Mission is already helping to close Strategic Knowledge Gaps: https://t.co/1veHH9zgUB pic.twitter.com/nNowEhBHnG

— NASA (@NASA) November 17, 2016

From New York City to Rio, we're helping cities address climate risks and we're sharing their solutions: https://t.co/HZFkvQXxLw pic.twitter.com/K5QzGLiqgz

— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2016

Two of the sun's coronal holes spewed solar wind towards Earth on Nov 8-9. Learn more from @NASASunEarth's #SDO: https://t.co/iEGDVH2G8L pic.twitter.com/zHWUQI2Cjt

— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2016

Not only have we landed humans on moon & missions on Mars, we've helped @JohnDeere develop self-driving tractors: https://t.co/HVFO2n19jP pic.twitter.com/lBFK2xUIjT

— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2016

#GOESR, next generation weather satellite, given "GO" for 5:42p ET Sat. launch w/ 90% chance of good weather. More: https://t.co/ztZWaIHPDv pic.twitter.com/7TAbIAv3kw

— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2016

This Nov. 14 timelapse shows the supermoon rising over the Soyuz launch pad as the next crew prepares for their journey to space station. pic.twitter.com/7b4svM5XrC

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) November 15, 2016

Science from the sky! With @NSF & @Smithsonian, we’re renewing our search for Antarctic meteorites. Find out more: https://t.co/qd15bu94no pic.twitter.com/xd3P3qwi6m

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

This week in the solar system: spot the #supermoon, learn about @NASA_Dawn orbiting dwarf planet Ceres & more: https://t.co/FozBhZv7zW pic.twitter.com/g9T6Cb1BsH

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

Ancient layered rocks on Mars appear in pale white & blue tones, giving insight into environmental changes eons ago: https://t.co/bDXfxtYyfs pic.twitter.com/ObMQ3FkCph

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

Getting my station haircut today. Hope it will last 3 months. Who will cut my hair next time on @Space_Station? pic.twitter.com/9beonSlQEe

— Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) November 14, 2016

Final showing until 2034: tonight’s #supermoon! It will appear 30% brighter and 14% bigger than average. Details:https://t.co/LF1dEwvuLu pic.twitter.com/ymOlmZAkxJ

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

#Mars is hard, but it’s worth the risks to extend humanity’s frontier beyond Earth. Learn about our neighbor planet: https://t.co/UiaDJuFUbm pic.twitter.com/cCAn000LzV

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

Water on Mars? Evidence suggests liquid water flows intermittently on present-day #Mars: https://t.co/2kPmNb6gRA We're on a #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/yYTVs2cbIU

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

We’re using data from our #Mars orbiter to scout potential landing sites for a human #JourneyToMars in the 2030s: https://t.co/TP2Aqhl2Rm pic.twitter.com/z0QppvDfDa

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

.@NASA_Technology projects like the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, are teaching us how to land on #Mars: https://t.co/WaSM2cpQzL pic.twitter.com/dNIOOOIh6Z

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

While we focus on our #JourneyToMars, commercial partners @SpaceX & @OrbitalATK deliver @Space_Station cargo: https://t.co/WEiUEew6Ls #Mars pic.twitter.com/vFG6UzqK2q

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

How do we plan to get humans to #Mars? We’re building the @NASA_SLS rocket & @NASAOrion spacecraft: https://t.co/4E5OcHoUA7 #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/NClrFkUEnR

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

Why go to Mars? Our administrator & others explain on tonight's @NatGeoChannel #Mars. Learn about our #JourneytoMars https://t.co/ll0bOmLF7A pic.twitter.com/mGEcNTg8Y3

— NASA (@NASA) November 15, 2016

As next @Space_Station crew preps for Nov. 17 launch, the #supermoon rises behind the rocket that will carry them: https://t.co/W7XDwq8Kbt pic.twitter.com/UayI2xzbBs

— NASA (@NASA) November 14, 2016

Beautiful bands & swirls on Saturn’s north polar region resemble the brushwork in a watercolor painting. Take a look https://t.co/5ksAMng5CV pic.twitter.com/OzxoO9Je3y

— NASA (@NASA) November 14, 2016