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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This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) Primary Mirror being polished at the the Perkin-Elmer...
This STS-61 onboard photo depicts Astronaut and mission specialist Kathryn Thornton performing the 2nd...
In this photograph, engineers and technicians prepare the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) Wide Field and Planetary...
Ready for transportation to the Kennedy Space Center, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is pictured onboard the...
This is a photograph of giant twisters and star wisps in the Lagoon Nebula. This superb Hubble Space Telescope (HST)...
This series of photos, captured by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys from May to...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National...
This photograph shows the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF),...
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) was launched July 22, 1999 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-93 mission....
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National...
This photograph shows TRW technicians preparing the assembled Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) for an official...
A 2 week observation through the optic eye of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory revealed this sturning explosion...
This image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4631 as seen edge-on from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory...
Astronaut Hoffman held the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field/Planetary Camera-1 (WF/PC1) that was replaced by...
This is a photo taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory that reveals the remains of an explosion in the form of...
This deepest-ever view of the universe unveils myriad galaxies back to the begirning of time. Several hundred,...
Repair of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) - orbiting earth at an altitude of 325 nautical miles. Perched atop a...
Astronomers have used an x-ray image to make the first detailed study of the behavior of high-energy particles...
In the 19th century, astronomer V. M. Slipher first discovered a hat-like object that appeared to be rushing away...
This Chandra X-ray observatory image of M83 shows numerous point-like neutron stars and black hole x-ray sources...
This spectacular Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A is the most detailed...
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) has made a sturning, high-energy panorama of the central regions of our Milky...
This image illustrates the overall Hubble Space Telescope (HST) configuration. The HST is the product of a...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) begins its separation from the space shuttle Endeavour following a week and a half...