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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 the Mission Director's Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Dana Allender, NASA Launch Operations manager,...
The Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy, or Mini-DOAS is a telescope instrument used to measure trace gases...
A specially equipped Dryden Flight Research Center ER-2 (a modified U-2) takes off from Patrick Air Force Base...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Atlantic Ocean surf is seen adjacent to sand...
ISS013-E-71345 (28 August 2006) --- The crewmembers aboard the International Space Station took this oblique picture...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a small crab sits atop a restored sand dune along a...
From left, Joan Misner, mission integration engineer with the Launch Services Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reeds muddle the reflection of Space Shuttle Atlantis in the pond next to Launch Pad...
An Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL Rocket with eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch...
Susan Kool, a researcher from the Langley Research Center, works on monitoring the Lidar Atmospheric Sensing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis continues its slow crawl toward the Vehicle Assembly Building...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, University of Florida geologists and NASA biologists...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from across pond near Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis is framed by tree...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- University of Florida geologist, Pete Adams, discusses a six-month effort to restore the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After reversing its direction to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis...
ISS031-E-146364 (27 June 2012) --- One of the Expedition 31 crew members working in the Cupola aboard the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dark clouds silhouette Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolls back to Launch Pad 39B atop...
Engineers with the Launch Services Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and mission managers participate in a...
A pathfinder aircraft soars high after takeoff from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....
In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, NASA and industry leaders speak to members of the media during...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis is reflected in the water near Launch Pad 39B. The rotating...
Lois Clutter, Mission Communications Engineer, Flight Operations Engineer with the Launch Services Program at NASA’s...