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.
Showing results for "explain"
1,037 results found - Page 2 of 44
Ames Soiree: R.T. Jones explains his violin making hobby
NACA Photographer John W. Boyd explaining the efficiencies of conical camber
While the sun is the main focus of a solar eclipse, our moon plays the most crucial role in creating this unique...
NEXT-C Dart Propulsion explainer package (played in DART Live Launch broadcast)
Zack Roberts from NASA’s Ames Research Center explains elements of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration into...
Portrait of NASA Ames Engineer H. Julian 'Harvey' Allen explaining blunt nose principle.
John H. Wolfe, Pioneer Project Scientist, explains observations made by Pioneer 10 as it traversed the Jovian system
John H. Wolfe, Pioneer Project Scientist, explains observations made by Pioneer 10 as it traversed the Jovian system
Glovebox Systems Engineer, Sam Ortega, explains how the microgravity glovebox works to 2 young MSFC Open House visitors.
AARON STANFIELD EXPLAINS CONSTRUCTION OF SCALE MODEL OF SLS MOBILE LAUNCH PLATFORM AND CRAWLER TO PATRICK...
Al Bowers explains the Prandtl experimental aircraft and how its wing twist could redefine the efficiency of aircraft.
This image of a dying star, protoplanetary nebula IRAS22036+5306, containing strange, complex structures may help...
This image from ESA Herschel Space Observatory reveals a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for...
The European Space Agency's Venus Express mission saw something it could not explain. It appeared that there were...
Scientist John Dorelli explains the MMS mission's orbit and why the four spacecraft fly in a tetrahedron formation....
Jim Bridenstine and congressional staff visited Goddard on May 6, 2019. Here Ben Reed explains robotic arm in...
The Artemis II astronauts explain how their mission is a test mission, laying the groundwork for the next...
Professor Arjun Yodh explains the ACE-T4 Experiment being conducted onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in...
Maxime Faget explains a model of the Apollo Spacecraft to members of the Korean National Assembly.( 19431 thru 19432...
Nerdy words is a series about a collection of SLS phrases defined and explained in a simpler way. The approach is...
Bill Moede, Howard Video Productions, of the NASA Ames Video group explains how the filter that will be used on the...
Ron Mueller, a Launch Services Program mission manager, explains the science goals of NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the...
Scientists have recently gathered some of the strongest evidence to date to explain what makes the sun's outer...
This artist concept shows NASA fleet of observatories busily gathering data before and after July 14, 2015 to help...