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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Inside the Heroes and Legends attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, interactive features include...
STS088-354-031 (14 Dec. 1998) --- Toward the STS-88 mission's end, the astronauts deployed a small 590-pound...
The heat shield and back shell for the Mars 2020 rover are unboxed inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility...
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the Mariner 3 spacecraft is...
61B-21-008 (26 Nov-1 Dec 1985) --- A fish-eye lens allows for the seven-member STS 61-B crew to be photographed on...
NASA’s Artemis II crew members, from back to front, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman flashes the peace sign with CSA...
The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is rotated from a horizontal position back into a vertical...
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
JSC2001-E-25808 (23 August 2001) --- Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, shakes hands with Johnson...
The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy...
ISS026-E-029953 (26 Feb. 2011) --- This view of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Discovery was provided by an...
JSC2010-E-045163 (30 March 2010) --- Flight directors for the STS-131/19A mission pose for a preflight group...
S69-16402 (29 Dec. 1968) --- Although it was past 2 a.m., a crew of more than 2,000 people were on hand at Ellington...
Officials from Marshall Space Flight Center discussed the state's role in leading America back to the Moon and on to...
jsc2022e042616 (5/20/2022) --- The EMIT instrument before the enclosure panels were attached. The long tube in the...
Seen here is the Orion capsule first look back at Earth for the Artemis I mission. The Space Launch System rocket...
ISS023-E-041580 (16 May 2010) --- This partial view of the port wing of the space shuttle Atlantis was provided by...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, rolls onto the ramp area at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s...
ISS023-E-020010 (7 April 2010) --- This partial view of the port wing of the space shuttle Discovery was provided by...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A set of maneuvering thrusters is seen prior to their installation into the Orion spacecraft...
The Washington National Cathedral Choir performs a choral performance of Apollo 8's Christmas Eve broadcast during...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour is towed into the Mate-Demate Device, or MDD, at NASA's Kennedy Space...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The NASA Railroad train hauling the solid rocket booster, or SRB, segments recovered from...