Ariana Grande's 'NASA' Song Launch Has the Space Agency Over the Moon

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NASA responded to a tweet from pop star Ariana Grande with an image of the cosmos. (Image credit: NASA)

NASA and pop star Ariana Grande exchanged tweets today (Feb. 8) after her new album included a song titled with the space agency's acronym.

"Hey @ArianaGrande, we saw 'NASA' trending this morning and thought it was about one of our new discoveries. But we realized that you might need some space," NASA tweeted. (The second sentence is a reference to the contents of the song, which discuss Grande's need for time to herself and space away from a person she's in a relationship with.)

Grande has previously shown her love for the cosmos, expressing her love of Jupiter and Neptune on Twitter and wearing NASA's iconic meatball logo on clothing, and now she's back. The singer's new album, "thank u, next," includes a song titled NASA.

The song itself lives up to its name, rife with references to space exploration and the cosmos. "That's one small step for woman, one giant leap for womankind," Neil Armstrong's voice intones at the beginning of the song in a slightly remixed version of the historic moon landing pronouncement.

The lyrics continue the theme. "It's like I'm the universe and you be N-A-S-A," Grande sings. "I'm a star space, I'mma need space." In one verse, she discusses wanting to be able to discover things on her own, without constant company.

After all, space has a dark side sometimes, too. "Keep me in your orbit and you know you'll drag me under," she sings.

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Meghan Bartels
Senior Writer

Meghan is a senior writer at Space.com and has more than five years' experience as a science journalist based in New York City. She joined Space.com in July 2018, with previous writing published in outlets including Newsweek and Audubon. Meghan earned an MA in science journalism from New York University and a BA in classics from Georgetown University, and in her free time she enjoys reading and visiting museums. Follow her on Twitter at @meghanbartels.