astrotweets
I am a reluctant twitter user, but have to admit that very occasionally it throws up a real gem.
Today, I found out that you can follow astronauts on twitter (@astro_soichi and @astro_jose, to be precise) and they are posting pictures of what they are seeing from space.
Like this one of the Golden Gate bridge:
And this one, of the moon:
This is where they are right now:
Somehow, receiving a single person’s impressions of space exploration rather than having it mediated through NASA or a news announcement makes it all the more exciting.