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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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Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s...
This graph presents known properties of the seven TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets (labeled b through h), showing how they...
This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust full of bubbles, which are...
NASA file image acquired September 11, 2005 To view a video of this event go here:...
NASA image acquired November 11-12, 2012. On November 12, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite...
This is a Hubble Space Telescope composite image of a supernova explosion designated SN 2014J in the galaxy M82. At...
NASA image acquired August 31, 2010 To see a detail of this image go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4971318856/ In...
NASA image acquired August 31, 2010 To see the full view of this image go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4970549945...
Saturn's rings are so expansive that they often sneak into Cassini's pictures of other bodies. Here, they appear...
Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the Landsat 9 spacecraft,...
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket with NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite arrives at the launch pad at Space...
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket with NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite is secured on the launch pad at Space...
Rain, snow, hail, ice, and every slushy mix in between make up the precipitation that touches everyone on our...
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V booster for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission arrives at the Horizontal Integration...
Technicians prepare to remove the satellite for the Landsat 9 mission from its shipping container following its...
ISS013-E-76262 (4 Sept. 2006) --- Lake Morari, Tibet is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13...
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission is moved into the Vertical Integration...
Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a crane is used to begin...
Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United Launch Alliance (ULA)...
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission is lifted by crane and special lifting...
Technicians move the Landsat 9 spacecraft over to the evolved expendable vehicle secondary payload adapter (ESPA)...
Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, technicians prepare the...
The secondary payload adapter for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission is staged for further testing at Vandenberg Space Force...
Technicians begin to attach the Landsat 9 spacecraft to the evolved expendable vehicle secondary payload adapter...