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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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The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission's disk-shaped cruise stage sits atop the bell-shaped back shell, which...
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover's descent stage was recently stacked atop the rover at Kennedy Space Center, and the...
Moments after sunrise, the modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from...
S90-42289 ( 3 July 1990) --- Kennedy Space Center (KSC) workers watch as Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, along...
MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior to launch. The sensors will measure...
This image of Saturn's rings was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 13, 2017. It is among the last images...
Notice anything different about the wings on this airliner? This conceptual truss-braced wing narrowbody is an...
Like great friends, galaxies stick together. Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a handful...
This image from an animation is from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MRO showing the landing effects of the descent...
A big galaxy is stealing gas right off the back of its smaller companion in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space...
This family portrait of Uranus five largest moons was compiled from images sent back Jan. 20, 1986, by NASA Voyager...
This close-up view shows the rover Curiosity parachute and back shell strewn across the surface of Mars. The image...
Left to right: workhorse F-15B #836, "Mr. Bones" F-15D #884, and "2nd to None" F-15D #897 on the back ramp at NASA's...
St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda are the four main islands front to back of this east-looking view of...
This mosaic of Saturn rings was acquired by NASA Cassini visual and infrared mapping spectrometer instrument on...
Every 27 years, a bright star called Epsilon Aurigae fades over period of two years, then brightens back up again. A...
NASA Curiosity Mars rover used its Navigation Camera Navcam to capture this view partway back down a slope it...
This set of images from NASA Cassini mission shows the turbulent power of a monster Saturn storm. The visible-light...
Artist rendering of NASA Stardust capsule returning to Earth. The Stardust spacecraft will bring back samples of...
This image shows NASA 40 cm diameter Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer telescope. Here the lead optical test...
NASA Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument is able to peel back cloud cover to reveal 3-D structure of a storm...
This view from the left Navigation Camera Navcam of NASA Mars Rover Curiosity looks back at wheel tracks made during...
This view from the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows tracks left by backing out of...
This full-resolution self-portrait shows the deck of NASA Curiosity rover. The back of the rover can be at top left,...