Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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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Why do we send anything into space? Well, it turns out, sending spacecraft into space has a major impact on your...
This is a Hubble Space Telescope composite image of a supernova explosion designated SN 2014J in the galaxy M82. At...
My name is Sam Yunis. I am a vibrations analyst in KSC's Launch Service Program. Vibration analysis involves...
Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic...
This pair of images from NASA's Perseverance shows close-up views of two rock types the rover investigated in the...
Intriguing Martian rocks surround NASA's Perseverance rover in this panorama showing an ancient river delta, made...
Scientists on NASA's New Horizons mission have discovered what looks like a giant bite-mark on the planet's surface....
These images and animation represent NASA radar observations of 4660 Nereus on Dec. 10, 2021, before the asteroid's...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched clouds of methane moving across the far northern regions of Saturn's largest moon,...
Caption: In this composite image, visible-light observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are combined with...
This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during...
Most galaxies possess a majestic spiral or elliptical structure. About a quarter of galaxies, though, defy such...
This global digital map of Saturn's moon Titan was created using images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft's imaging...
This image shows two locations in Mars's Jezero Crater where NASA's Perseverance rover collected rock samples for...
The enhanced capabilities of the Suomi NPP satellite's day-night band are really becoming clear, as was seen this...
GPM "Let it Snow" Photo Contest Winners The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is happy to announce...
A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications...
This planetary nebula's simple, graceful appearance is thought to be due to perspective: our view from Earth looking...
This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper...
With so much interest in the exploration of Mars, our NASA Direct question board has had quite a response. Are you...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the best ever image of the Antennae Galaxies. Hubble has released...
How will we know if there is life on Mars? What geological clues can our Martian orbiters and rovers search for and...
ISS036-E-028913 (4 Aug. 2013) --- A sunset over the Aleutian Islands, with noctilucent clouds, is featured in this...
Scientists using two giant, Earth-based radio telescopes bounced radar signals off passing asteroid 2011 UW158 to...