Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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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Members of the news media view the high bay inside the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility (RPSF) at NASA’s...
Astronaut Stephen Oswald, at right, explains Shuttle operations to Ohio Senator John Glenn on the orbiter Columbia's...
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin outlines the President's budget for fiscal year 2007 during a news conference,...
Mike Cisewski, Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III Project manager at NASA’s Langley Research Center...
Jill Seubert, deputy principal investigator, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California,...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, 5th from left, joined by his wife Karen Pence, left, and daughter Charlotte Pence....
New information from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is teaching us about the destiny of the universe. A study of...
Astronaut Stephen Oswald, at left, explains Shuttle operations to Ohio Senator John Glenn on the orbiter Columbia's...
When it comes to experiments in space, astronauts on the International Space Station face challenges you won’t find...
JPL Director Michael Watkins, standing, explains the history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the use of the...
This animation shows a proposed route for NASA's Curiosity rover, which is climbing lower Mount Sharp on Mars. The...
Modern rocket. Retro logo. Same mission. The Worm is back. And just in time to mark the return of human spaceflight...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians at Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., work on closeouts of the payload attach...
A sign explaining the construction of a sculpture created out of non-perishable canned and boxed foods is on display...
NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun sits in the West Philly X Prize hybrid sports car as Sowande Gay, a student...
HOUSTON – An engineer with Boeing Space Exploration explains how to read the cockpit displays inside the company's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, technicians conduct black light inspection on...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Within the Launch Control Center, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew listens to Dr. Kurt H....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and several members of his leadership team provided...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission crew members greet the media after arriving at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Clyde Parrish, a NASA/KSC engineer, explains how the fertilizer scrubber control panel...
Runs 1:28: Keith Higginbotham, the NASA launch vehicle stage adapter hardware manager, explains the adapter’s role...
NASA’s Curiosity rover recently made its most challenging climb on Mars. Curiosity faced a steep, slippery slope on...
How was NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft packed and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern...