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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.
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NGC 4639 is a beautiful example of a type of galaxy known as a barred spiral. It lies over 70 million light-years...
This image was acquired on May 13, 2018 by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. A hotspot for exploration on Mars...
Mega-ripples are distinct wind-driven formations that occur on the surface of Earth and Mars, often with sizes...
This graphic illustrates the main science objectives of NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon Europa: to...
ISS038-E-012569 (6 Dec. 2013) --- Sollipulli Caldera is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 38 crew...
In geology, a slump forms a mass of loosely consolidated material or a rock layer moves a short distance down a...
ISS014-E-18844 (2 April 2007) --- A plume at Mt. Bagana, Bougainville Island is featured in this image photographed...
This image is located in Meroe Patera (longitude: 292W/68E, latitude: 7.01), which is a small region within Syrtis...
IC 342 is a challenging cosmic target. Although it is bright, the galaxy sits near the equator of the Milky Way’s...
Telescopes help distant objects appear bigger, but this is only one of their advantages. Telescopes can also collect...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn's largest moon,...
ISS016-E-008436 (26 Oct. 2007) --- Beirut Metropolitan Area, Lebanon is featured in this image photographed by an...
Gullies along the poleward-facing slope of this 10-kilometer diameter crater in the southern highlands of Mars...
A color image of the Alba Patera region of Mars; north toward top. The scene shows a central circular depression...
ISS014-E-08138 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Gallipoli and Dardanelles Strait, Turkey are featured in this image photographed by...
S93-48551 (October 1993) --- The Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C and X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR)...
ISS030-E-030290 (31 Dec. 2011) --- Majorca in the Balearic Islands (Spain) is featured in this image photographed by...
Working with image data from NASA's Cassini mission, researchers have found evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus...
This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows a terrain of relatively smooth region that...
ASTRO-2 was the second dedicated Spacelab mission to conduct astronomical observations in the ultraviolet spectral...
ISS026-E-025373 (10 Feb. 2011) --- Agricultural fields near Perdizes, Minas Gerais, Brazil are featured in this...
This photograph depicts the Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) being installed in the X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF) vacuum...
The magnetic field lines between a pair of active regions formed a beautiful set of swaying arches, seen in this...
ISS037-E-022473 (29 Oct. 2013) --- La Malinche Volcano, Mexico is featured in this image photo graphed by an...