NASA Proves To Be A Huge K-Pop Fan With Multiple References In Instagram Post

Back in May, NASA shocked K-Pop fans around the world by referencing aespa‘s then-new song, “Supernova”, in a tweet about, well, a supernova!

Su-su-su-supernova 💥

Supernovae like the one that formed Cas A (shown here) are crucial for life as we know it. They spread elements like the calcium in our bones and the iron in our blood across space, seeding new generations of stars and planets: https://t.co/juc4NL6kKX pic.twitter.com/RMpRQjlQ7N

— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) May 18, 2024

It’s always a delight when K-Pop and non-K-Pop worlds collide like this, and we’re sure it creates more interactions and reaches a wider audience than it would have otherwise. It’s especially cool when it’s something scientific like this that could spark an interest in STEM that someone might not otherwise have heard about!

And now, once again, the people at NASA have proven that they’re multi-stans of K-Pop with a recent post on Instagram.

On a gorgeous photo of a supernova’s remnants, NASA referenced not one, not two, but four different K-Pop groups’ songs within the short description!

The first reference is the line “chk chk boom” which, of course, is from Stray Kids‘ new song of the same name.

The second reference belongs to aespa’s “Supernova” once again, including the lines “su-su-su-supernova” and “bring the light of a dying (white dwarf) star”.