For those lagging behind, the epic sci-fi blockbuster focuses on a medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) and an astronaut (George Clooney) who are left to survive in space after a meteor shower rains on their parade, leaving them floating in space.
And while the movie raked in the big bucks at the box office, it also received a few nods during the Oscars, prompting NASA to post pictures of Gravity: the non fiction version.
The results? Nothing short of incredible. But we’ll let you judge that for yourselves.
News_Rich_Media: The new trailer for space epic, 'Gravity', starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock
‘SUN OVER EARTH’
News_Image_File: The bright sun greets the International Space Station on November 22, 2009. Picture: NASA
“FREE FLYING”
News_Image_File: Mission specialist Bruce McCandless II is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship in this 1984 picture than any previous astronaut has ever been. Picture: NASA
“SIDEWAYS OVER AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT”
News_Image_File: This unique photographic angle taken in 2011 captures the major urban area on the coast of Brisbane. The station was passing over an area southwest of Canberra. Picture: NASA
“THE ULTIMATE PHOTO SHOOT LOCATION”
News_Image_File: Inside the Cupola, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy uses a 400mm lens to photograph a target of opportunity on Earth some 250 miles below him. Picture: NASA
“SUNSET OVER EARTH”
News_Image_File: The thin line of Earth’s atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by a crew member on the International Space Station. Picture: NASA
“EARTH’S HORIZON”
News_Image_File: Earth’s horizon against the blackness of space is featured in this 2010 image. Picture: NASA
“MOON FRAMED”
News_Image_File: Earth and its Moon are nicely framed in this image taken from the aft windows of the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998.
“SOUTHERN LIGHTS CAPTURED FROM SPACE”
News_Image_File: Looking past the docked space shuttle Atlantis’ cargo bay from the International Space Station is the aurora australis on Earth’s horizon. Picture: NASA
“RECONFIGURING THE STATION”
News_Image_File: Astronaut Sunita L. Williams uses a pistol grip tool as she works on the International Space Station in 2007. Picture: NASA
“BARCELONA, SPAIN”
News_Image_File: Several large metropolitan areas of Spain and Portugal are visible, including the capital cities Madrid and Lisbon, Portugal. Picture: NASA
“EARTH AND SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS”
News_Image_File: NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis sits in foreground above Earth. Picture: NASA
“STORM CLOUDS OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR BRAZIL”
News_Image_File: A large mass of storm clouds gather over the Atlantic Ocean near Brazil and the Equator on July 4, 2013. Picture: NASA
“SPACEWALKING ASTRONAUT JOHN GRUNSFELD”
News_Image_File: A close-up of astronaut John Grunsfeld shows the reflection of astronaut Andrew Feustel, perched on a robotic arm. The pair teamed together on three of the five spacewalks in 2009. Picture: NASA
“SOYUZ SPACECRAFT DOCKED TO THE ISS DURING JOINT OPERATIONS”
News_Image_File: Picture: NASA
“HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE”
News_Image_File: The Hubble Space Telescope in a picture snapped by a Servicing Mission 4 crew member. Picture: NASA
“CLOSE VIEWS”
“NOT LOST IN SPACE”
“FIRST U.S. SPACEWALK”
News_Image_File: Ed White makes the United States’ first space walk on June 3, 1965 during the Gemini 4 mission. Picture: NASA
“REPAIRING THE STATION IN ORBIT”
News_Image_File: Expedition 35 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy inspects and replaces a pump controller box on the International Space Station on May 11, 2013. Picture: NASA
“HURRICANE ISABEL”
News_Image_File: A close-up view of the eye of Hurricane Isabel in 2010. “You can look right down into it if you are lucky enough to go right over the top”, said Ed Lu, Expedition Science Officer.
