Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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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NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins explains what it was like to live on the International Space Station for 6 months to...
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, seated center, outlines the President's budget for fiscal year 2007 during a...
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center showcased it's various projects for the public in Huntsville, Alabama's Big...
How can astronauts in space communicate with each other if their communications channels were to go down or become...
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center showcased it's various projects for the public in Huntsville, Alabama's Big...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency briefing, Japanese Experiment Module Program Manager...
The solid rocket boosters have successfully separated from the spacecraft. The AIM spacecraft will fly three...
In this illustration, an asteroid (bottom left) breaks apart under the powerful gravity of LSPM J0207+3331, the...
Launch Director Omar Baez polls the AIM mission team for flight readiness. The AIM spacecraft will fly three...
Curt Hanson, senior flight controls researcher for the Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology project based at...
Dave King (far right), director of Shuttle Processing , explains part of the launch process to (from left) Dave...
NASA astronaut Steve Robinson answers 'Space Trip Trivia' questions in this fun and educational video. A veteran of...
How do planets get their names? With the exception of Earth, the planets in our solar system were named after Greek...
With the help of a student participant, "FMA Live!" crew members explain Newton's first law of motion during a...
S66-65190 (23 Nov. 1966) --- Two key NASA officials and the Gemini-12 crew explain the Gemini-12 space mission to...
NASA Launch Manager Chuck Dovale explains the process of getting ST5 ready for launch. NASA's three ST5 miniaturized...
NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Scott J. Horowitz answers reporters questions during the fiscal...
“Go For Launch” takes a look inside a NASA firing room during a rocket launch. NASA Launch Managers Omar Baez and...
On November 16, 2022, NASA’s Artemis I mission began a new era of spaceflight testing systems that will take humans...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Thermal Protection System Facility, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (center)...
S88-44517 (13 Aug 1988) --- Student experimenter John C. Vellinger, right, explains operation of an incubator used...
What would it take to say: We found life beyond Earth? Before NASA scientists make that claim, they have to be...
JPL Director Michael Watkins, standing, explains the history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the use of the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana at left and NASA...