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Muscle cars. Bell-bottoms. 8-tracks. It’s 1968. Astronauts Borman, Lovell and Anders get a call to cancel their holiday plans. By December, the three were suddenly farther away than any human had ever been from our home planet. Start your flashback here: https://go.nasa.gov/2EBb5Uf pic.twitter.com/F90LhIXmR2

Unboxing during the holidays is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you’re gonna get! Join us for NASA in Silicon Valley Live to see us unbox gifts @NASAAmes contributes to our mission of space exploration. Tune in at 7pm ET on @Twitch: https://go.nasa.gov/2EHbuFj pic.twitter.com/AT29x9t9uW

This is a supernova remnant in a nearby galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud. Don't miss the full-size of this stunning image from @chandraxray: https://go.nasa.gov/2EFFK3v pic.twitter.com/7fGxQtE9ss

Calling all birdwatchers, citizen scientists, and nature-lovers: you can track over 100 North American birds with eBird! This online map is continuously updated with @NASAEarth satellite data and observations from people like you. Start contributing: https://go.nasa.gov/2EElNKt pic.twitter.com/zUxSGmEzoH

In Case You Missed It: Earlier today, three @Space_Station crew members returned to Earth, safely landing at 12:02am ET. @AstroSerena, @Astro_Alex, and Sergey Prokopyev spent 197 days in space where they circled the globe 3,152 times. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2EF1iNH pic.twitter.com/IrxauwiW9N

The @NASAInSight lander placed its seismometer on Mars on Dec. 19, marking the first time a science instrument has ever been placed onto the surface of another planet. The lander is set to study the interior of Mars and listen for marsquakes. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2ECStD4 pic.twitter.com/TVNXWf5Ef9

Three @Space_Station crew members returned to Earth Thursday, safely landing at 12:02am ET in Kazakhstan. Over 197 days, they circled the globe 3,152 times, covering 83.3 million miles and completing hundreds of @ISS_Research experiments. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2EF7k0T pic.twitter.com/IjYIVTlJg2

Welcome home @AstroSerena, @Astro_Alex & Sergey Prokopyev, who are back on Earth after 197-day mission in space. Mission teams confirmed they landed safely at 12:02am ET after circling the globe 3,152 times, covering 83+ million miles. Coverage continues: https://www.nasa.gov/live pic.twitter.com/OqkPWasXt9

LIVE NOW: Three @Space_Station crew members have fired their engines and are set to return to Earth after a 197-day mission in space. They are scheduled to land in Kazakhstan at 12:03am ET. Watch now: http://www.nasa.gov/live pic.twitter.com/htcqaQhWUt

Undocking confirmed! @AstroSerena, @Astro_Alex & Sergey Prokopyev successfully departed the @Space_Station at 8:40pm ET. Watch their journey back to our home planet: http://www.nasa.gov/live pic.twitter.com/1wqQD8k096

Step into a #Mars garden with the engineers at @NASAJPL, as they craft a replica of the landscape surrounding @NASAInSight. They use this testbed, complete with a "twin sister" spacecraft, to practice ops before InSight carries them out on the Red Planet: https://go.nasa.gov/2EyoBbe pic.twitter.com/TSouTeUEge

At 5:30pm ET, the hatch closed on the Soyuz spacecraft that will carry three @Space_Station crew members on their journey home after spending 197 days in space. For updates, visit https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ .pic.twitter.com/WeYYpKyi1O

Watch our live coverage as a trio returns to from the @Space_Station (all times ET): 4:45pm – Farewell & hatch closure (set for 5:30pm) 7:45pm – Undocking (set for 8:40pm) 10:45pm – Deorbit burn & Landing (set for 12:03am) Tune in: http://www.nasa.gov/live pic.twitter.com/IEkcW3ZCSM

Just what is #UltimaThule? A) A little-known building block of our solar system B) A Kuiper belt object C) The Jan. 1 flyby target for @NASANewHorizons If you picked "all of the above," well done! Send us #askNASA questions now on Facebook Live: https://go.nasa.gov/2EEobRt pic.twitter.com/rWia1yH6Fm