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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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S121-E-06235 (9 July 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and...
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 1:48 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics...
This animation shows the events that serve as the basis of an astrophysics technique called "echo mapping," also...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a mid-level solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in...
Students Scott Kerley and Bryan Geer demonstrate how they polished mirrors for STARSHINE, a student spacecraft built...
A brief and unusual flash spotted in the night sky on June 16, 2018, puzzled astronomers and astrophysicists across...
AS11-45-6709 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 stereo view of the surface of a lunar rock showing an embedded...
The Science Briefing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational...
SDO View of M7.3 Class Solar Flare on Oct. 2, 2014 NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an M7.3...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a blinding flash, space shuttle Endeavour begins its climb to orbit from Launch Pad 39A at...
A second X-class flare of June 10, 2014, appears as a bright flash on the left side of this image from NASA’s Solar...
AS11-45-6706 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 stereo view showing a clump of lunar surface powder, with various small...
File name :DSC_0749.JPG File size :1.1MB(1174690Bytes) Date taken :2003/03/07 13:51:29 Image size :2000 x 1312...
This image from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows detailed texture...
On a clear evening in April of 1789, the renowned astronomer William Herschel continued his unrelenting survey of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a blinding flash, space shuttle Endeavour roars to life on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a mid-level solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in...
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, an M6.1-class, seen as the flash of light in the lower...
AS11-45-6712 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo 11 stereo view of a stone, about two and one-half inches long, embedded in...
The Prelaunch News Conference for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a blinding flash, space shuttle Endeavour roars to life on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's...
Investigating pulsar 3C58 leaves scientists out in the cold. Keywords: Chandra x-ray observatory, pulsars,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a blinding flash, space shuttle Endeavour races to orbit from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's...
AS11-45-6704 (20 July 1969) --- An Apollo stereo view showing a close-up of a small lump of lunar surface powder...