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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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Understanding both the spatial and temporal distribution of hydrated (water-bearing) minerals on Mars is essential...
SPACE STATION CREW MEMBER PLAYS THE ROLE OF STORY TELLER Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 64...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Launch of the Atlas II rocket bearing the GOES-M satellite gives a burst of light to...
This diagram presents some of the processes and clues related to a long-ago lake on Mars that became stratified,...
The Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this mosaic as it explored the "clay-bearing unit"...
STS085-705-062 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- The Great Salt is one of the most saline inland bodies of water in the world...
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures details of an approximately 1-kilometer inverted...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is being rotated...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the Phoenix...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the Phoenix...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Handling Servicing Facility attach an overhead crane to the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is upside down...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is being rotated...
Antonia Jaramillo, NASA Communications, moderates a What’s On Board Science Briefing on June 2, 2021, at Kennedy...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lifts the Phoenix spacecraft from its stand for a move to a rotation...
Expedition 65 prime crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, front left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy,...
Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) moves slowly along the crawlerway on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (in...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the Phoenix...
Scientists and students shared their work that is launching on SpaceX’s 22nd commercial resupply mission to the...
Stitched together from 28 images, this view from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was captured on April 9, 2020, the...
The gullies in this image are within the valley wall of an ancient channel-Nirgal Vallis-a testament to flowing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is being rotated...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander (foreground) can be seen inside the backshell....
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft...