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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers on Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, oversee the lifting...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the solar arrays are deployed on the...
TROPI-2; Preparation of experiment containers in EMCS (European Modular Cultivation System) Lab, N-236 Sixten...
This image depicts the liftoff of the Apollo 12 on November 14, 1969. The second mission of the marned lunar landing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After being raised to a vertical position, the second stage of a Delta II rocket is...
This is the first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A third solid rocket booster is raised to join the other two on Launch Complex 17-A,...
A Centaur upper stage is lifted at Space Launch Complex 41 on Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket arrives on Launch Complex 17A, Cape...
Inside the Microbiology Lab at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 6, 2021, a microbiologist works with...
The Mars 2020 rover undergoes processing inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space...
In the Payload Hazardous Service Facility, workers oversee the arrival of the crated Stardust spacecraft. Built by...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- -- Technicians work on the bottom of the solid rocket boosters and Delta II rocket...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers at Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, oversee the lifting...
Dartmouth College's Chris Polashenski cuts a block of ice from below a melt pond on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea on...
The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day...
After leaving the Vertical Integration Facility, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on its way to Space...
iss056e160897 (Aug. 31, 2018) --- NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold performs microscope photo document operations for the...
The booster and Centaur upper stage of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vent gaseous propellant during a “wet dress...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Genesis spacecraft is ready for a media showing in the Space Assembly and...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket has left the Vertical Integration Facility and is on its way to Space Launch...
After arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility in the early morning hours, the crated Stardust spacecraft waits to be...
A Centaur upper stage, standing upright on a transporter, is prepared to be lifted and attached to the United Launch...
The Mars 2020 rover undergoes processing inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space...