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Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.

NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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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Mar 24, 1979

ORBITER 102 - COLUMBIA PIGGY-BACK - NASA 905 - KSC

S79-30819 (24 March 1979) --- The space shuttle orbiter 102 Columbia riding ?piggyback? on NASA 905, a 747 carrier...

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Mar 3, 2002

Hubble Space Telescope prior to grapple by STS-109 orbiter Columbia

STS109-E-5031 (3 March 2002) --- The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle...

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Mar 3, 2002

Hubble Space Telescope prior to grapple by STS-109 orbiter Columbia

STS109-E-5011 (3 March 2002) --- The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle...

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Mar 3, 2002

Hubble Space Telescope prior to grapple by STS-109 orbiter Columbia

STS109-E-5018 (3 March 2002) --- The Hubble Space Telescope is backdropped against black space as the Space Shuttle...

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Jan 1, 1983

Spacelab

This photograph shows the Spacelab-1 module and Spacelab access turnel being installed in the cargo bay of orbiter...

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Jun 1, 1991

Spacelab

The laboratory module in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia was photographed during the Spacelab...

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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dancers from the Shoshone-Bannock Junior-Senior High School, Fort Hall, Idaho, perform a healing ceremony during the memorial service held at the Space Memorial Mirror for the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Students and staff of the Shoshone-Bannock Nation had an experiment on board Columbia. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror, visitors place roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. The public was invited to the memorial service, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror,...

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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dancers from the Shoshone-Bannock Junior-Senior High School, Fort Hall, Idaho, perform a healing ceremony during the memorial service held at the Space Memorial Mirror for the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Students and staff of the Shoshone-Bannock Nation had an experiment on board Columbia. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

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Apr 28, 1981

Melvin Burke, Ike Gillam, Fitz Fulton, and Deke Slayton give the Space Shuttle Columbia a humorous sendoff before it's ferry flight back to KSC in Florida

After completing it's first orbital mission with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981, Space...

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Feb 7, 2019

Day of Remembrance

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, helps place a lei at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial with Kristy...

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Feb 7, 2019

Day of Remembrance

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial with Kristy Carroll, left,...

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Nov 28, 1989

STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, is positioned on the hard stand at KSC LC Pad 39A

S89-51983 (18 Nov 1989) --- Roll-out of the Space Shuttle Columbia is completed as the vehicle, atop the Mobile...

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Jul 29, 2019

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The Apollo 11 command module Columbia with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin aboard...