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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana at left and NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,...
Researchers found likely twins of the giant, erupting star Eta Carinae by comparing infrared images from NASA...
NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green answers the question “Why are we going to the Moon?” Comment on this video using...
Is the Sun a ball of fire? And why does NASA send missions to the Sun? NASA’s Heliophysics Director Nicky Fox...
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, at right, tours the high bay inside the Space Station Processing Facility...
Khalid Alshibli of Louisiana State University, project scientist for the Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM-III)...
S91-26681 (23 Jan 1991) --- Astronaut C. Lacy Veach (right), STS-39 mission specialist, uses a model to explain some...
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins explains what it was like to live on the International Space Station for 6 months to...
Antoine Tardy explains the operation of the Moon Gravity Representative Unit (MGRU3) at the Roverscape during Family...
Newsmen listen as an engineer explains operations and capabilities of a Mobility Test Article (MTA) demonstrated at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Vice President Dan Quayle [second from right] is briefed on firing room activities...
The L-1011 carrier aircraft taxis on the runway carrying the Pegasus rocket that will deliver the AIM spacecraft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- -- Tim Wright, a United Space Alliance engineering manager at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
NASA representatives prepare for another day's work answering questions and handing out posters at AirVenture 2000....
STS-38 crewmembers listen as RSOC-JSC crew trainer M. Judy Alexander explains the camera equipment they will be...
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads... but we still need tires! In this episode, we rolled on over to NASA’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault greets the media after the crew's arrival at NASA's Kennedy...
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center showcased it's various projects for the public in Huntsville, Alabama's Big...
The discovery of likely Eta Carinae twins in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase...
Marshall Space Flight Center employees visited DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky. NASA's Mini Drop...
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins explains what it was like to live on the International Space Station for 6 months to...
With the help of a student participant, "FMA Live!" crew members explain Newton's second law of motion during a...
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center showcased it's various projects for the public in Huntsville, Alabama's Big...