Nikon Small World

We've collaborated with @chandraxray to compare NASA images from Chandra, Hubble, Webb and others, with images from #NikonSmallWorld to celebrate the similarities and differences between the astronomical and the microscopic. Read more about it here: s.si.edu/48ESqo3

Even the young stem of garden bamboo looks shocked at how incredible it looks under a microscope! #FluorescenceFriday bit.ly/4bnIYpc Credit: Gerd Günther

Looking at the weekend like... 👀 bit.ly/4s8ju6j Credit: Yousef Al Habshi

Did you know that the diatom Actinoptychus senarius was first described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1843? #WednesdayWisdom bit.ly/40tVTRu Credit: Dr. Jan Rosenboom

This little larva is part of the phylum Annelida, which contains over 22,000 species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. bit.ly/4b6zVds Credit: Christian Sardet

How about some mind-melding microtubules and motor proteins to wake us up this #SmallWorldInMotionMonday morning? 😵‍💫 Try saying that five times fast! bit.ly/4bgVAhW Credit: Bezia Lemma

It's #FluorescenceFriday! What's your favorite subject to capture under the microscope using this eye-popping technique? bit.ly/2LRW0Qs Credit: Teresa Zgoda

Check out the gorgeous texture details on this elaiosome droplet! 💧 Fun fact: many plant seeds have elaiosomes that attract ants. The insects will then bring the seeds back to their nests and feed the elaiosomes to their larvae. bit.ly/3P1xct6 Credit: Dr. Zisong Ma

Dive into the week with today's #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! Who else is constantly amazed at how much life can be found in just a single drop of water? 🙋 bit.ly/3Pjb8dy Credit: Chloé Savard

We made it to the weekend! Can you feel the electric current of excitement in the air? ⚡️ bit.ly/4rGsZcZ Credit: Dr. Marcel Clemens

We're already halfway through the week! Let's keep it pushing and finish strong. 💪 bit.ly/4aUkvYt Credit: Andrei Savitsky

The Northeast United States, where Nikon Instruments HQ is located, has seen record snowfall this year. ❄️ The area received over 30 inches (76 centimeters) last week alone! How's the weather in your part of the world? bit.ly/4ggDm1j Credit: Garzon Christian

It's #FungusFriday! 🍄‍🟫 We hope you have a fun, restful, and parasite-free weekend. See you on Monday! bit.ly/4rmMx5O Credit: Dr. Igor Siwanowicz

Here, kitty kitty! Nepeta cataria, also known as catnip, is named for the intense attraction about 60% of cats have to the plant. This is due to the terpene nepetalactone, which induces playful, euphoric behavior. 🐈 bit.ly/4b1kG5l Credit: Mark Bateman

Seabiscuit isn't just a famous racehorse! It's also the nickname for a species of marine invertebrate in the phylum Echinodermata, closely related to sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea stars. bit.ly/4tNxofA Credit: Dr. Bruno Vellutini

Have you heard the joke about why carrots never need to go to the dentist? 🥕 Answer: they have strong roots! bit.ly/4arTKLZ Credit: Viktor Sykora

We hear 2016 is making a comeback, so let's give this 2016 honorable mention showing Micrasterias rotata cell division some love this #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! bit.ly/3OEnKf3 Credit: Wim van Egmond

Gliding into the weekend, one parapodium at a time... Meet the polychaete, a marine marvel with many tiny chitinous bristles! 🪱 bit.ly/3MHVQy7 Credit: Rafael Martín-Ledo

Embryonic evolution, clownfish edition! 🐠✨ This clownfish is down to clown from cell one. bit.ly/4ajNFkQ Credit: Daniel Knop

Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose! 👀 This picture shows the eye organ of a common fruit fly larva in its ultimate stage of development. Who knew a fruit fly’s eye could look so full of heart? ❤️ bit.ly/4fDnDtH Credit: Dr. Michael John Bridge

What looks like abstract art is actually L-glutamine and beta-alanine crystals, amino acids found in protein and some pre-workout formulas. Under the microscope, they flex their own kind of energy! 💪🏽 bit.ly/4rkKbV8 Credit: Justin Zoll