United States: Top 50 Space Exploration Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 79 Instagram creators in the United States in the Space Exploration category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.40% (middle half: 0.25–0.75%), and the median account has 1.1M followers. Over 1M followers: 26 of 50. Highest engagement: @jameswebb_nasa (50.00%), @astrovicglover (4.27%), @samkolder (1.88%).

Creators tracked: 79
Median ER (top 50): 0.40%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.25–0.75%
Median followers (top 50): 1.1M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 NASA @nasa Followers: 96,366,815 • ER: 0.38% Cape Canaveral Natural Disasters Beautiful Nature Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Beautiful Nature Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 96,366,815	ER 0.38%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 SpaceX @spacex Followers: 16,978,805 • ER: 0.25% Cape Canaveral Skydiving Airplanes Drones Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Skydiving Airplanes Drones Space Exploration	Followers 16,978,805	ER 0.25%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Richard Branson @richardbranson Followers: 5,067,978 • ER: 0.5% New York City Natural Disasters Climate Change Solar Power Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Climate Change Solar Power Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 5,067,978	ER 0.5%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Kristina DeGennaro @kristinabasham Followers: 3,737,987 • ER: 0.07% Livermore Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Hobbies Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 3,737,987	ER 0.07%	Country	City Livermore	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 LIFE @life Followers: 3,565,098 • ER: 0.11% New York City Movies & TV Shows Cultural & Histor... Natural Disasters Photography Space Exploration History Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Cultural & Histor... Natural Disasters Photography Space Exploration History	Followers 3,565,098	ER 0.11%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 NASA Webb Telescope @nasawebb Followers: 3,510,082 • ER: 1.35% Houston Marine Life Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Birdwatching Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Marine Life Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Birdwatching	Followers 3,510,082	ER 1.35%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 S.S.Bermeniev @bermeniev Followers: 3,360,310 • ER: 1.67% Miami Beach Cultural & Histor... Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Beautiful Nature Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Romantic Relation... Love & Intimacy Beautiful Nature Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 3,360,310	ER 1.67%	Country	City Miami Beach	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 ESA - European Space Agency @europeanspaceagency Followers: 3,116,181 • ER: 0.45% Cape Canaveral Natural Disasters Solar Power Geology Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Geology Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration	Followers 3,116,181	ER 0.45%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 XinhuaNet North America @xinhuanetna Followers: 3,003,706 • ER: 0.01% New York City Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess National Parks Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Social Issues Natural Disasters Chess National Parks Space Exploration	Followers 3,003,706	ER 0.01%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 NASA Goddard @nasagoddard Followers: 2,941,863 • ER: 0.24% Goddard Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 2,941,863	ER 0.24%	Country	City Goddard	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 NASA Artemis @nasaartemis Followers: 2,826,097 • ER: 0.36% Titusville Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 2,826,097	ER 0.36%	Country	City Titusville	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 Science Channel @sciencechannel Followers: 2,706,985 • ER: 0.11% Natural Disasters Astronomy & Space National Parks Ecology Space Exploration Forests Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Astronomy & Space National Parks Ecology Space Exploration Forests	Followers 2,706,985	ER 0.11%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson Followers: 2,578,129 • ER: 1.1% Cultural & Histor... Chess Art & Design Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Chess Art & Design Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 2,578,129	ER 1.1%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 NASA Solar System Exploration @nasasolarsystem Followers: 2,477,195 • ER: 0.7% Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Global Warming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Global Warming	Followers 2,477,195	ER 0.7%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 TRAVEL AWESOME @travelawesome Followers: 2,017,073 • ER: 0.37% New York City Cultural & Histor... Travel Agencies Travel Beautiful Nature Solar Power Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Travel Agencies Travel Beautiful Nature Solar Power Space Exploration	Followers 2,017,073	ER 0.37%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Sam kølder @samkolder Followers: 1,619,598 • ER: 1.88% Cultural & Histor... Travel Hiking & Trekking Geology Underwater Photog... Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Travel Hiking & Trekking Geology Underwater Photog... Space Exploration	Followers 1,619,598	ER 1.88%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 NASA en Español @nasa_es Followers: 1,511,349 • ER: 0.67% Cape Canaveral Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 1,511,349	ER 0.67%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory @nasajpl Followers: 1,421,500 • ER: 0.34% Pasadena Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 1,421,500	ER 0.34%	Country	City Pasadena	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Ronald Söthje @ronald_soethje Followers: 1,413,488 • ER: 0.84% Travel Agencies Travel Beautiful Nature Solar Power Hiking & Trekking Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Travel Agencies Travel Beautiful Nature Solar Power Hiking & Trekking Space Exploration	Followers 1,413,488	ER 0.84%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory @nasachandraxray Followers: 1,377,988 • ER: 0.46% Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 1,377,988	ER 0.46%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 NASA’s Johnson Space Center @nasajohnson Followers: 1,360,938 • ER: 0.7% Houston Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 1,360,938	ER 0.7%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 National Geographic Society @insidenatgeo Followers: 1,312,141 • ER: 0.07% Washington, D.C. Natural Disasters Hiking & Trekking National Parks Ecology Space Exploration Forests Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Hiking & Trekking National Parks Ecology Space Exploration Forests	Followers 1,312,141	ER 0.07%	Country	City Washington, D.C.	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 SpaceX & Space News @spacex_spacenews Followers: 1,296,567 • ER: 0.54% Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 1,296,567	ER 0.54%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 New Scientist @newscientist Followers: 1,187,403 • ER: 0.24% City of London Climate Change Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration Astrology Science Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Climate Change Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration Astrology Science	Followers 1,187,403	ER 0.24%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 CERN @cern Followers: 1,150,032 • ER: 0.36% Meyrin Nanotechnology Physics Astronomy & Space Nuclear Power Space Exploration Science Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Nanotechnology Physics Astronomy & Space Nuclear Power Space Exploration Science	Followers 1,150,032	ER 0.36%	Country	City Meyrin	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Astrophysicsmania @astrophysicsmania Followers: 1,026,015 • ER: 1.43% Natural Disasters Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Global Warming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Global Warming	Followers 1,026,015	ER 1.43%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 NOAA @noaa Followers: 892,923 • ER: 0.21% Cape Canaveral Travel Agencies Natural Disasters Solar Power National Parks Ecology Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Travel Agencies Natural Disasters Solar Power National Parks Ecology Space Exploration	Followers 892,923	ER 0.21%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Astronomy Picture Of The Day @astronomypicturesdaily Followers: 875,413 • ER: 0.35% Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 875,413	ER 0.35%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 CNN Travel @cnntravel Followers: 844,869 • ER: 0.11% New York City Cultural & Histor... Travel Agencies Travel Relocation Solar Power Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Cultural & Histor... Travel Agencies Travel Relocation Solar Power Space Exploration	Followers 844,869	ER 0.11%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 NASA's Kennedy Space Center @nasakennedy Followers: 829,362 • ER: 0.51% Merritt Island Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 829,362	ER 0.51%	Country	City Merritt Island	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Marshall Space Flight Center @nasa_marshall Followers: 798,279 • ER: 0.82% New Orleans Solar Power Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Solar Power Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 798,279	ER 0.82%	Country	City New Orleans	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 NASA Astronauts @nasaastronauts Followers: 751,568 • ER: 0.78% Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 751,568	ER 0.78%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 BOS Planet @bosplanet Followers: 735,976 • ER: 0.97% Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 735,976	ER 0.97%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Our Planet @ourplanet Followers: 668,787 • ER: 0.25% Natural Disasters Solar Power Hiking & Trekking Ecology Space Exploration Forests Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Hiking & Trekking Ecology Space Exploration Forests	Followers 668,787	ER 0.25%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 ORMOUS 🌒 @ormous Followers: 667,944 • ER: 0.14% City of London Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Camping Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 667,944	ER 0.14%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 The Planetary Society @planetarysociety Followers: 667,423 • ER: 0.21% Cape Canaveral Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Global Warming Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Global Warming	Followers 667,423	ER 0.21%	Country	City Cape Canaveral	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 NASA Internships @nasainternships Followers: 551,151 • ER: 0.73% Edwards Social Studies Ed... Career Consulting Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Studies Ed... Career Consulting Solar Power Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 551,151	ER 0.73%	Country	City Edwards	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Parker Sheppard @pshepfpv Followers: 512,345 • ER: 0.75% Travel Agencies Travel Natural Disasters Skydiving Drones Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Travel Agencies Travel Natural Disasters Skydiving Drones Space Exploration	Followers 512,345	ER 0.75%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Victor Glover @astrovicglover Followers: 492,939 • ER: 4.27% Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 492,939	ER 4.27%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 NASA James Webb Telescope @jameswebb_nasa Followers: 461,574 • ER: 50% Natural Disasters Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Drones Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 461,574	ER 50%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Christina Hammock Koch @astro_christina Followers: 428,783 • ER: 0.75% Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 428,783	ER 0.75%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 Kennedy Space Center VC @kennedyspacecenter Followers: 415,585 • ER: 0.28% Merritt Island Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 415,585	ER 0.28%	Country	City Merritt Island	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 𝚂𝚔𝚢𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚊𝚖𝚞𝚎𝚕𝚜 @skylersamuels Followers: 394,241 • ER: 0.43% New York City Movies & TV Shows Birds Drones Underwater Photog... Space Exploration Birdwatching Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Movies & TV Shows Birds Drones Underwater Photog... Space Exploration Birdwatching	Followers 394,241	ER 0.43%	Country	City New York City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 NASA Langley Research Center @nasa_langley Followers: 382,588 • ER: 0.28% Hampton Social Organisations Natural Disasters Solar Power Government Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Organisations Natural Disasters Solar Power Government Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 382,588	ER 0.28%	Country	City Hampton	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 National Geographic FR @natgeofr Followers: 354,584 • ER: 0.25% Travel Beautiful Nature Hiking & Trekking Geology National Parks Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Travel Beautiful Nature Hiking & Trekking Geology National Parks Space Exploration	Followers 354,584	ER 0.25%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 NASA Science @nasascience_ Followers: 352,712 • ER: 0.16% Houston Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Solar Power Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology	Followers 352,712	ER 0.16%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Gerd Ludwig @gerdludwig Followers: 352,072 • ER: 0% Politics Climate Change Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration History Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Politics Climate Change Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration History	Followers 352,072	ER 0%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Jessica Meir @astro_jessica Followers: 338,185 • ER: 0.4% Houston Natural Disasters Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Natural Disasters Skydiving Drones Astronomy & Space National Parks Space Exploration	Followers 338,185	ER 0.4%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Science & Astronomy @astrophysics_ Followers: 325,127 • ER: 0.5% Solar Power Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Birdwatching Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Solar Power Underwater Photog... Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Astrology Birdwatching	Followers 325,127	ER 0.5%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 NASA Armstrong @nasaarmstrong Followers: 307,153 • ER: 0.38% Palmdale Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Skydiving Airplanes Drones Astronomy & Space Space Exploration	Followers 307,153	ER 0.38%	Country	City Palmdale	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Space Exploration Instagram influencers in the United States?

By followers: @nasa (96.4M), @spacex (17M), @richardbranson (5.1M). By engagement rate: @jameswebb_nasa (50.00%), @astrovicglover (4.27%), @samkolder (1.88%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Space Exploration influencers in the United States?

The median is 0.40%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.25% and 0.75%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Space Exploration Instagram influencers does infloo track in the United States?

79 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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