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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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In this image the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope takes a close look at the spiral galaxy NGC 4217, located 60...
This image from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a section of NGC 1448, a spiral galaxy located about 50...
A vigorous summer fire season continued through July, 2013 as many large wildfires continued to burn in the forests...
This light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust resembles a caterpillar on its way to a feast. But the meat...
This stunning image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), shows part...
NASA acquired July 15, 2012 On July 15, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP...
Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a super massive black hole in the core of the elliptical...
Despite its unassuming appearance, the edge-on spiral galaxy captured in the left half of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space...
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The Universe is rarely static, although the timescales involved can be very long. Since modern astronomical...
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a variety of intriguing cosmic phenomena. Surrounded by bright...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A new year begins. Space Shuttle Discovery makes it home for the...
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have captured for the first time snapshots of fledging white dwarf...
In this illustration showing NEO Surveyor, NASA's next-generation near-Earth object hunter, the spacecraft floats in...
The subject of this image is NGC 6861, a galaxy discovered in 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Almost...
NASA image release January 6, 2010 Caption: Spicules on the sun, as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory....
Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth’s skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular...
Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going to the 'Dark Side' HST/WFPC2 Image of Jupiter and Ganymede Taken April...
This new Hubble image showcases a remarkable variety of objects at different distances from us, extending back over...
NASA image acquired October 26, 2010 The storm that swept across the center of the United States on October 26 and...
NASA image release April 27, 2012 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been at the cutting edge of research into...
Situated between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara is full of a rich soup of nutrients and life...
Off the northeastern edge of Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf lies Mackenzie Bay, which was painted with a ghostly...
Now on NASA's Space Shuttle Status Report: Getting ready to roll: Final work is progressing for Space Shuttle...