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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.

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Anne McClain swaps filters inside the Kermit microscope
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May 29, 2025

NASA astronaut Anne McClain swaps filters inside the Kermit microscope

iss073e0118086 (May 29, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works inside the...

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NASA image: Gale Crater - False Color
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Nov 14, 2016

Gale Crater - False Color

The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create...

JPL
NASA image: jsc2024e063114 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense
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Sep 19, 2024

jsc2024e063114 -- Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense

Josh Litofsky leads a Gateway lunar dust adhesion testing campaign at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. His...

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NASA image: ARC-2007-ACD07-0074-014
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Apr 25, 2007

ARC-2007-ACD07-0074-014

Desk top scanner used to inspect Orion Heat Schield Materials

ARC
NASA image: GRC-2011-C-03969
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Oct 10, 2007

GRC-2011-C-03969

Polyimide Aerogel Material Sample under the weight of an Automobile Tire

GRC
NASA image: GRC-1999-C-00565
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Nov 10, 1999

GRC-1999-C-00565

SPACE ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SAMS HARDWARE AND RELATED MATERIALS

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NASA image: GRC-1999-C-00392
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Nov 10, 1999

GRC-1999-C-00392

RUB STRIP MATERIAL EVALUATORS USING FAN BLADE TIP SIMULATOR

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jul 28, 1980

Microgravity

Bill Davis performing checkout at the Materials Experiment Assembly (MEA) Isothermal Furnace.

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NASA image: GRC-1998-C-00640
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Mar 31, 1994

GRC-1998-C-00640

OPPOSED FLOW FLAME SPREAD POST FLIGHT MATERIAL SAMPLES

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NASA image: GRC-2007-C-00181
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Feb 19, 2003

GRC-2007-C-00181

Researcher extracts a tubular Aerogel material sample in its "green" state

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NASA image: GRC-2007-C-00178
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Feb 19, 2003

GRC-2007-C-00178

A demonstration of the light scattering and light transmitting properties of an Aerogel material sample

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NASA image: GRC-1999-C-02487
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Mar 13, 2008

GRC-1999-C-02487

Materials and Structures for Extreme Environments - THERMAL BARRIER COATED SUPER ALLOY

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NASA image: GRC-2010-C-02498
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Jun 20, 2006

GRC-2010-C-02498

Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Safety Training Event - Mail Room Mayday, 2010

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NASA image: Portrait of Samuel Katzoff
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Aug 19, 1960

Portrait of Samuel Katzoff

Portrait of Samuel Katzoff Assistant Chief, Applied Materials and Physics Division

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NASA image: Portrait of Samuel Katzoff
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Aug 19, 1960

Portrait of Samuel Katzoff

Portrait of Samuel Katzoff Assistant Chief, Applied Materials and Physics Division

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the use of astmospheric calibration specimens. Placed at various locations, they can rank the corrosivity of the given environment. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the use of astmospheric calibration specimens. Placed at various locations, they can rank the corrosivity of the given environment. The KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working at the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site. Hitze is doing post-graduate work for the National Research Council. The test facility site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.
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Aug 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working at the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site. Hitze is doing post-graduate work for the National Research Council. The test facility site was established in the 1960s and has provided more than 30 years of historical information on the long-term performance of many materials in use at KSC and other locations around the world. Located 100 feet from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1 mile south of the Space Shuttle launch sites, the test facility includes an atmospheric exposure site, a flowing seawater exposure site, and an on-site electrochemistry laboratory and monitoring station. The beach laboratory is used to conduct real-time corrosion experiments and provides for the remote monitoring of surrounding weather conditions. The newly added flowing seawater immersion facility provides for the immersion testing of materials and devices under controlled conditions.

NASA image: Space Biofilms 1
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Oct 30, 2019

Space Biofilms 1

jsc2020e003405 (10/30/2019) --- A preflight view of BioServe’s Fluid Processing Apparatus (FPA) in a three-chamber...

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NASA image: Lucus Planum Yardangs
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Jul 22, 2020

Lucus Planum Yardangs

Today's VIS image is located on Lucus Planum. The surface in this image has been eroded by the wind to form features...

JPL
NASA image: CSI: Chemistry Space Investigation
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Jul 7, 2021

CSI: Chemistry Space Investigation

Chemists from NASA Engineering’s Analytical Laboratories at Kennedy Space Center in Florida pose for a photo near a...

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NASA image: Biotechnology
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Dec 15, 2000

Biotechnology

NASA is looking to biological techniques that are millions of years old to help it develop new materials and...

MSFC
NASA image: Ghost Craters of Utopia Planitia
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Jul 28, 2021

Ghost Craters of Utopia Planitia

Sometimes we see circles on the Martian landscape with no apparent cause, such as in this picture of Utopia...

JPL
NASA image: Venus - Complex Crater Dickinson in NE Atalanta Region
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Nov 26, 1996

Venus - Complex Crater Dickinson in NE Atalanta Region

This Magellan image is centered at 74.6 degrees north latitude and 177.3 east longitude, in the northeastern...

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NASA image: All Along the Fractures
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Sep 30, 2015

All Along the Fractures

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft provides information about erosion and movement of...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Louis MacDowell (right), Testbed manager, explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Paul Hintze (left) explains to Center Director Jim Kennedy a project he is working...

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