NASA left red-faced after hackers posted PORN on Kepler space probe Twitter feed

NASA shocked the internet last night after an image of a woman’s pert buttocks was posted to one of its most prominent Twitter feeds.

The gaffe happened after hackers managed to crack into an account used to share the discoveries of Kepler, a space probed dedicated to trying to find new planets outside the solar system.

They posted the words “waitin’ for ya” along with a link to a porn site called Local Sex.

The sexy image even made it onto the NASA homepage, which features a live feed taken from the Kepler Twitter account.

NASA quickly wrested control of the feed and tweeted: “Our account was temporarily compromised. We’re back in business, ready to tell you about new planet discoveries.”

The incident provoked hilarity across social media, prompting some hilarious – and appalling – jokes.

“Too bad, I thought we found a new heavenly body,” wrote Twitter user Chris Pope.

“Scientists are currently looking into it really hard, I guess,” another man wrote.

Kepler is dedicated to searching for planets way out in deep space.

So far, it has spotted 4,302 planets during its mission, with about 24 of these potentially able to support alien life.