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 an STS-61 astronaut training for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission (STS-61)...
This is a view of a solar cell blanket deployed on a water table during the Solar Array deployment test. The Hubble...
This photograph shows the mirrors of the High Resolution Mirror Assembly (HRMA) for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory...
This is a computer rendering of the fully developed Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray...
Prior to installation, technicians inspect the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The first in a...
This illustration is a diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's), Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC), one of...
This image of SN 1987A, taken November 28, 2003 by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space...
An enhanced-color image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) reveals bedrock that is several kilometers...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) captures a lumpy bubble of hot gas rising from a cauldron of glowing matter in...
This artist's concept depicts the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being raised to a vertical position in the cargo bay...
This Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) image is a spectrum of a black hole, which is similar to the colorful spectrum...
This Chandra image shows the central regions of two colliding galaxies known collectively as the Antennae...
Shortly following NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft Narrow...
This illustration shows the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) major configuration elements. The spacecraft has three...
This photograph is a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of a sky full of glittering jewels. The HST peered into the...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay following its...
This is a photograph of a 1/15 scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The HST is the product of a...
Left image: The x-ray data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) has revealed a bright central star surrounded by...
This image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2125, provided by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), reveals several...
Anchored on the end of orbiter Endeavour's remote manipulator system arm, astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman (foreground)...
This photograph shows the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) installed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Orbiter...
This Chandra image shows the central regions of two colliding galaxies known collectively as the Antennae...
This photograph shows engineers inspecting the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) Primary Mirror at the Perkin-Elmer...
Some 5,000 light years (2,900 trillion miles) from Earth, in the constellation Puppis, is the 1.4 light years (more...