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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.
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A mechanical arm positions the axial scientific instrument (SI) module (orbital replacement unit (ORU)) just outside...
STS061-104-007 (5 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, holding to one of many strategically placed handrails...
The James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 25, 2021, on an ESA-provided Ariane 5 rocket...
The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope consisting of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks like a giant puzzle...
B-roll and sound bites for media and public use. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern...
The last of the five sunshield layers responsible for protecting the optics and instruments of NASA’s James Webb...
STS109-E-5053 (3 March 2002) --- The base of the Hubble Space Telescope is latched down on a special support...
During STS-31 checkout, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is held in a pre-deployment position by Discovery's,...
A massive cluster of galaxies, called SpARCS1049+56, can be seen in this multi-wavelength view from NASA Hubble and...
An aging star last hurrah creates a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space. This...
STS031-71-095 (25 April 1990) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is suspended above Discovery's cargo bay some 332...
This Spitzer false-color image is a composite of data from the 24 micron channel of Spitzer's multiband imaging...
This image was returned by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft on July 3, 1989. The planet and its largest satellite,...
This image represents a view of NASA Kepler supernova remnant taken in X-rays, visible light, and infrared...
During STS-31, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector, is...
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Town Hall - Panel question and answer - Bill Ochs; Dr. John Mather; Dr. Eric...
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Town Hall - Panel question and answer - Bill Ochs; Dr. John Mather; Dr. Eric...
This new composite image of stellar cluster NGC 1333 combines X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink);...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) begins its separation from the space shuttle Endeavour following a week and a half...
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Orion nebula, our closest massive star-making factory, 1,450...
Arp 148 is nicknamed Mayall object and is located in the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, about 500...
This artist concept depicts 55 Cancri e as it orbits its star. NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time,...
This artist concept illustrates how planetary systems arise out of massive collisions between rocky bodies. NASA...
A star-forming region shines from the considerable distance of more than 30,000 light-years away in the upper left...