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NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.
The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.
Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
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Artemis Booster Processing Explainer
Senior Scientist Paul Newman with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland explains that a cold zone exists in...
Dana Backamn explains SOFIA’s observations during a flight with Airborne Astronomy Ambassador educators Adriana...
Professor Gerold Willing explains the ACE-H2 Experiment being conducted onboard the International Space Station...
Bridenstine walks along with AFRC Center Director David McBride as McBride explains the aeronautical research...
NASA image release January 6, 2010 Caption: Spicules on the sun, as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory....
INTERN RYAN CONNELLY EXPLAINS HISTORY AND WORKINGS OF RS-25 ENGINE TO FELLOW INTERNS
Farley Davis and Edward Ahmad explain map of MSFC to Fall Job Shadowing Student Deshon Washington, a student at...
A short video explaining the breakdown of freshwater in relative percentages by location and usage.
Scientists Michael Hesse and John Dorelli explain the science objectives of the MMS mission.
David Bushman, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mission manager in NASA Dryden's Airborne Science Program, explains the...
NASA Dryden aerospace engineer Trong Bui explains the dynamics of flight to a group of Edwards Middle School...
This video explains how NASA operates the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft around the Moon.
Opto-Mechanical Engineer Tyler Evans explains how the photons that bounce back from Earth are received and filtered...
NASA Dryden historian Christian Gelzer explains functions of the high-altitude pressure suit he is wearing to (left...
: Ronald Sicker, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Light Microscopy Project Manager, and Dr. Seong-Geun Jeong, a...
This short video explains how a raindrop falls through the atmosphere and why a more accurate look at raindrops can...
This infographic explains a popular theory of active supermassive black holes, referred to as the unified model --...
Three astronomers explain how Hubble acts like a time machine by detecting which galaxies are moving toward and away...
This infographic explains how NASA Spitzer Space Telescope can be used in tandem with a telescope on the ground to...
On the night of September 27th, 2015, a supermoon lunar ecllipse will be viewable in the night sky for those living...
Silas Webb explains his CAD aircraft design to Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Langley Director Clayton Turner...
Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy tours the NEXTGEN Aviators exhibit on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at EAA AirVenture....
Deputy Systems Engineer Phil Luers explains how the ATLAS transmitter and receiver subsystems come together to...