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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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Merritt Island, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center worker Yves Lamothe and Center Director Bob Cabana welcome guests to the...
Merritt Island, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center worker Yves Lamothe and Center Director Bob Cabana welcome guests to the...
Merritt Island, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center worker James Davis, Maxine Daniels, and Bettye Lee serve delicious food...
Merritt Island, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center worker Bettye Lee serves Center Director Bob Cabana some delicious food...
This close-up of the sunspot underneath the March 29, 2014, flare shows incredible detail. The image was captured by...
Jakebia Keith, program and contract analyst for the IT Resources Management Office and secretary for the Black...
Martin Hayes, program analyst with Exploration Ground Systems and chairperson of the Black Employee Strategy Team...
James Jennings, at left, former NASA associate administrator for Institutions and Management and former Kennedy...
NASA image release May 20, 2011 To see a really cool video related to this image go here:...
NASA image release May 20, 2011 To see a really cool video related to this image go here:...
iss056e097518 (July 20, 2018) --- Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold prepares amplified DNA collected from...
The International Space Station continues its scientific journey orbiting over 200 miles above the Earth’s surface....
This image incorporates the best data on dimples and bulges of the protoplanet Vesta from ground-based telescopes...
To present the best information in a single view of Jupiter moon Ganymede, a global image mosaic was assembled,...
This image shows NASAS Dawn scientists best guess to date of what the surface of the protoplanet Vesta might look...
On March 29, 2014 the sun released an X-class flare. It was observed by NASA's Interface Region Imaging...
A combination of many (but not all) of the datasets which observed this flare. -- On March 29, 2014 the sun released...
On March 29, 2014 the sun released an X-class flare. It was observed by NASA's Interface Region Imaging...
The March 29, 2014, X-class flare appears as a bright light on the upper right in this image from SDO, showing light...
Like almost all solar observatories, NASA's IRIS can provide images of different layers of the sun's atmosphere,...
Zoom in on the flare in ultraviolet (SDO/AIA), X-rays (Hinode) and gamma-rays (RHESSI) -- On March 29, 2014 the sun...
This combined image shows the March 29, 2014, X-class flare as seen through the eyes of different observatories. SDO...
IBIS can focus in on different wavelengths of light, and so reveal different layers at different heights in the...
James Jennings, former NASA associate administrator for Institutions and Management and former Kennedy Space Center...