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.
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NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Thomas Zurbuchen congratulates the NASA James Webb...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Timeline Coordinator Matt Wasiak monitors the progress of the Webb observatory as...
Engineering teams at NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Ground Engineer Evan Adams monitors the progress of the Webb observatory as it’s...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Ground Systems Engineer Carl Reis at NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Mission...
View of the Apollo 8 primary and backup crew portrait with the spacecraft at night in the background. Back row:...
One of the two primary coolers at the Propulsion Systems Laboratory at the National Advisory Committee for...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Engineer Kenny McKenzie, background, NASA James Webb Space...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Manager Carl Starr monitors the progress of the Webb observatory...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project Manager Bill Ochs, left, NASA James Webb Space Telescope Commissioning...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Manager Carl Starr monitors the progress of the Webb observatory...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Manager Carl Starr, left, shows his Webb shirt to NASA James Webb...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project Manager Bill Ochs, left, and NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Operations Controller Irma Quispe, 2nd from left, and other mission team members,...
The NASA logo on Bldg. 703 at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, Calif., is reflected in the telescope's...
Caption: One dozen (out of 18) flight mirror segments that make up the primary mirror on NASA's James Webb Space...
A view of the one dozen (out of 18) flight mirror segments that make up the primary mirror on NASA's James Webb...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Engineer Kenny McKenzie monitors the progress of Webb’s second...
A monitor in the NASA James Webb Space Telescope flight control room of the Space Telescope Science Institute shows...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission team members monitor the progress of Webb’s second primary mirror wing...
Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston used light waves to align the James Webb Space Telescope’s...
Technicians guide removal of the upper rigid door assembly that covers the telescope cavity on NASA's SOFIA 747SP in...
Engineering teams celebrate at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore as the second primary mirror wing...
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Commissioning Manager John Durning, left, and engineering teams celebrate at the...