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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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JSC2007-E-18072 (9 April 2007) --- Astronauts Paolo Nespoli (foreground), STS-120 mission specialist representing...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Atlas...
The Space Shuttle was designed to carry large payloads into Earth orbit. One of the most important payloads is...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The smoke and steam obscure Launch Pad 39B as Space Shuttle Discovery rockets through...
S124-E-005615 (2 June 2008) --- The STS-124 and Expedition 17 crewmembers greet each other shortly after Space...
STS087-320-025 (19 November – 5 December 1997) --- Astronauts Winston E. Scott (left) and Takao Doi (partially...
STS058-92-064 (18 Oct-1 Nov 1993) --- This oblique view, looking northeast from central Egypt, shows great expanses...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the WB-57F aircraft is ready for a test...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA pilot Rick Hull and aerospace engineer Brian Barnett are strapped into their seats...
ISS040-E-017377 (23 June 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An exhaust cloud threatens to obscure the view of space shuttle Discovery as it hurtles...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., workers prepare the WB-57F aircraft...
ISS004-E-8039 (20 February 2002) --- Astronauts Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz (obscured) go through preparations...
The family of High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO) instruments consisted of three unmarned scientific...
This image shows galaxy Arp 148, captured by NASA's Spitzer and Hubble telescopes. Inside the white circle is...
ISS021-E-029489 (18 Nov. 2009) --- STS-129 and Expedition 21 crew members greet each other shortly after Space...
March 24, 2010 - Dust over Japan This image of gray/brown dust being blown over Japan was captured on March 21, 2010...
S133-E-007438 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen (mostly obscured at center), both...
ISS028-E-016225 (12 July 2011) --- Components of the International Space Station, though moving along at 17,500...
ISS021-E-016836 (30 Oct. 2009) --- Backdropped by Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space, the International...
ISS027-E-032653 (18 May 2011) --- Two crew commanders greet and reunite onboard the International Space Station...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., the WB-57F aircraft is ready for a test...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., workers prepare the WB-57F aircraft...
S130-E-007507 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick (partially obscured at left),...