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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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iss070e005386 (Oct. 18, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli uses a portable...
jsc2021e063280 (12/10/2021) --- Preflight imagery for the Characterizing Antibiotic Resistance in Microgravity...
Martian Meteorite (ALH84001): This high resolution transmission electron microscope image is of a cast, or replica,...
An image of a cardiac tissue chip positioned inside the MVP’s cell culture chamber as part of MVP Cell-09. This...
jsc2021e063277 (12/10/2021) --- Preflight imagery for the Characterizing Antibiotic Resistance in Microgravity...
iss062e087553 (3/11/2020) --- A View of the ISSET-Nanoracks-Mission Discovery 4 investigation aboard the...
An image of the cardiac tissue chip with an array of cardiac tissues as part of MVP Cell-09. This investigation aims...
iss065e093509 (June 7, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough checks out sample...
iss073e0118830 (May 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers conducts research...
iss056e100257 (Jult 29, 2018) --- Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold works with a student-designed...
jsc2019e062137 (10/24/2019) --- Loading of the nematodes into the sample tubes. Microgravity Effect on...
A video clip recorded on Earth using the Extant Live Volumetric Imaging System (ELVIS) to track swimming patterns of...
iss050e050335 (2/17/2017) --- NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson during harvesting and cleaning of VEG-03, in the Node 2....
iss071e040230 (4/24/2024) --- A CS-05A: Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS) sample media...
ISS027-E-022454 (5 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 27 flight engineer, uses a...
iss072e310952 (Dec. 3, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit processes bacteria...
An image shows the culture medium bags during preflight testing as part of the MVP Cell-09. This investigation aims...
iss071e040200 (4/24/2024) --- A CS-05A: Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS) sample media...
As easy to read as a home pregnancy test, three Quantifiable Lateral Flow Assay (QLFA) strips used to test water for...
61B-05-021 (26 Nov-3 Dec 1985) --- Payload Specialist Rodolfo Neri, representing Mexico on the STS-61B space mission...
jsc2021e019404 (1/29/2021) --- A preflight close-up image of a single aquarium bag containing eight of the squid...
iss065e093511 (June 7, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough checks out sample...
iss050e011238 (11/22/2016) --- Photographic documentation of VEG-03 plants in the Veggie facility. Organisms grow...
iss073e0817663 (Oct. 1, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim shows off production...