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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...
NASA image captured March 27, 2012 NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its...
NASA image release November 9, 2010 To view a video about this story go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5162413062...
A small comet was streaking towards the Sun when the Sun blew out a "halo" coronal mass ejection (CME)...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...
NASA image release December 5, 2011 This is an artist's concept of the fastest rotating star found to date. The...
NASA image captured March 27, 2012 NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...
Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Interstellar Propulsion Research department are proposing...
NASA image acquired December 21, 2011 The rugged landscape of the Canary Islands stood out in sharp contrast to the...
NASA image captured October 7, 2010 View a video of this event here: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5099028189 This was...
The sun emitted a trio of mid-level solar flares on April 2-3, 2017. The first peaked at 4:02 a.m. EDT on April 2,...
The LAT's sensitivity to gamma rays is greatest in the center of its wide field of view and decreases toward the...
NASA image release November 9, 2010 To view a video about this story go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5162413062...
In this image, Mercury's horizon cuts a striking edge against the stark blackness of space. On the right, sunlight...
On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system. This detailed,...
A researcher examines the drive fan inside the Icing Research Tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for...
How does the Thermal Protection System on the Space Shuttle work? The Thermal Protection System of the Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Lights on Launch Pad 39B put Space Shuttle Discovery in the spotlight after the...
NASA image captured Feb. 24, 2011 To see an image showing the size of the prominence in comparison to the size of...
Date acquired: May 05, 2014 Today's color image features both Mercury's terminator and limb. The terminator is the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy welcomes Mission Commander Eileen Collins to NASA’s Kennedy...
Twice a year, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has an eclipse season — a weeks-long period in which Earth...
During a flight over the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf, the DC-8 banks over the Amundsen Sea and the clean edge of...