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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 Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) Deploy and Pointing System (DAPS) is tested at NASA's Goddard...
s114e7235 (8/6/2005) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, this aft view of the International Space Station was...
iss073e0917008 (Oct. 21, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight...
The payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia were opened for the first time today using the orbiter's...
The payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia were opened for the first time today using the orbiter's...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - MESSENGER, a NASA Discovery mission. The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment,...
S68-55391 (11 Dec. 1968) --- Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft...
Spacecraft: The Kennedy Space Center has processed and launched many scientific missions to study Earth, the moon,...
Space Shuttle Payloads: Kennedy Space Center was the hub for the final preparation and launch of the space shuttle...
The Van Allen Probes have spent more than six years exploring the harshest environment of near-Earth space: the...
SPACE STATION CREW DISCUSSES THE ENVIRONMENT ON EARTH DAY Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65...
NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON launches in fall 2018. It orbits above the upper atmosphere, through...
Technicians at Boeing’s Space Environment Test Facility in El Segundo, California position the CST-100 Starliner...
ISS039-E-020699 (13 May 2014) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 39...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
STS084-311-016 (15-24 May 1997) --- Astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, STS-84 mission specialist, videotapes a spore...
Containers carrying set of seeds for a Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) are shown Feb. 11,...
This wide view gives an overall perspective of the working environment of five astronauts and two guest researchers...
ISS034-E-051798 (21 Feb. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, configures one of...
STS088-737-056 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- With the U.S.-built Unity module in the foreground, the Space Shuttle Endeavour...
President Barack Obama congratulates MESSENGER Principal Investigator, director of Columbia University's...
STS073-353-010 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. checks out the Zeolite Crystal...
STS103-728-035 (19-27 December 1999) --- One of the astronauts aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery...
iss064e040776 (March 10, 2021) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi is pictured...