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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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These artist’s concepts show SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) in operation on its journey to the Moon....
These artist’s concepts show SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) in operation on its journey to the Moon....
While NASA's Mars rover Perseverance travels through space toward the Red Planet, its nearly identical rover twin is...
As landing technology improves and these landing ellipses shrink, missions can aim for more precise landings,...
AS16-114-18423 (21 April 1972) --- Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed collecting...
AS15-87-11748 (31 July 1971) --- A view of Hadley Delta, looking southeasterly, as photographed from the top hatch...
AS11-37-5458 (20 July 1969) --- This excellent view from the right-hand window of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM)...
AS15-87-11849 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An excellent view of Mount Hadley, fully lighted, showing abundant linear...
S71-33432 (1 July 1971) --- These alternative traverses can be carried out on foot. They will be used if the Lunar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viking Project In 1976: NASA will land two automated scientific laboratories on the...
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the...
Lisa Watson-Morgan, center left, program manager of NASA’s Human Landing System Program at NASA’s Marshall Space...
According to NASA satellites, the Earth is running a fever_ In fact, it turns out that the planet's temperature has...
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Flight Center (KSC) in Florida...
The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base's landing zone 4 following the...
S72-37259 (November 1972) --- The Geophone Module and Cable Reels of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (S-203),...
S70-34413 (April 1970) --- Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan (right), backup crew commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing...
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the...
S72-37260 (November 1972) --- The remote antenna for the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment, Numbered S-203, a...
During the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, pristine samples of Mars rock and regolith (broken rock and...
STS058-107-083 (18 Oct.-1 Nov. 1993) --- A near-nadir view of the mouth of the Amazon River, that shows all signs of...
What would it be like to actually land on Pluto? This image is one of more than 100 images taken by NASA's New...
This annotated image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), and the topographic map below it, provide a look...
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on...