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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.
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The dramatic change in x-ray emission from the Terzan 2 cluster is shown in this series of 2.5-minute exposures...
echnicians lift SOFIA's primary mirror assembly above NASA's 747SP airborne astronomy aircraft just prior to...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being checked by engineers in the...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being evaluated by engineers in the...
This high-dynamic range (HDR) photo of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was captured...
A rainbow frames the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP during its first Southern Hemisphere...
Managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center and built by TRW, the second High Energy Astronomy Observatory was...
Logos of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are displayed prominently on the tail of the Stratospheric...
Technicians check out the mounting structure of the 20-metric-ton infrared telescope installed in NASA's...
This 1970 photograph shows Skylab's Ultraviolet (UV) Stellar Astronomy experiment, a scientific airlock-based...
With landing gear extended, the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (SOFIA) 747SP cruises over...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy touches down at Moffett Field, Calif., for its first visit...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is silhouetted against the sky as it soars on its second...
The German-built 100-inch telescope that is the heart of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy is...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP flies over NASA's Dryden Flight...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP flares for landing at Edwards AFB after...
Dr. Eric Becklin spoke to educators about the airborne astronomy that was conducted using SOFIA’s scientific...
The Southwest Research Institute's SWUIS-A digital imaging system was installed on the instrument panel of a NASA...
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, takes off from its base of operations at NASA’s...
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, takes off from its base of operations at NASA’s...
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, takes off from its base of operations at NASA’s...
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, takes off from its base of operations at NASA’s...
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, takes off from its base of operations at NASA’s...