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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: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the mobile service tower. Below the rocket is the flame trench, and in the foreground is the overflow pool. The rocket is being erected to launch the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the mobile service tower. Below the rocket is the flame trench, and in the foreground is the overflow pool. The rocket is being erected to launch the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a solid rocket booster (SRB) is lifted into the mobile service tower, joining two others. They are three of nine 46-inch-diameter, stretched SRBs that are being attached to the Delta II Heavy rocket that will launch the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
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Jul 22, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a solid rocket booster (SRB) is lifted into the mobile service tower, joining two others. They are three of nine 46-inch-diameter, stretched SRBs that are being attached to the Delta II Heavy rocket that will launch the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter before lifting and moving it into the mobile service tower. The rocket is being erected to launch the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
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Jul 18, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter before lifting and moving it into the mobile service tower. The rocket is being erected to launch the Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After dawn, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is lifted up the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SIRTF will be attached to the Delta II rocket and encapsulated in its fairing before launch. Consisting of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, SIRTF is one of NASA’s largest infrared telescopes to be launched. It is the fourth and final element in NASA’s family of orbiting “Great Observatories.” SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
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Aug 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After dawn, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is lifted up the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SIRTF will be attached to the Delta II rocket and encapsulated in its fairing before launch. Consisting of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, SIRTF is one of NASA’s largest infrared telescopes to be launched. It is the fourth and final element in NASA’s family of orbiting “Great Observatories.” SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

NASA image: Juno Taking Shape
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Apr 6, 2010

Juno Taking Shape

Assembly began April 1, 2010, for NASA Juno spacecraft. Workers at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colorado...

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NASA image: Spitzer Finds Clarity in the Inner Milky Way
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Jun 3, 2008

Spitzer Finds Clarity in the Inner Milky Way

More than 800,000 frames from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this infrared portrait...

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NASA image: Water Detected at High Latitudes
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Sep 24, 2009

Water Detected at High Latitudes

This image of the moon is from NASA Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Indian Space Research Organization Chandrayaan-1...

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NASA image: Supernova Flashback
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Oct 1, 2008

Supernova Flashback

The Cassiopeia A supernova first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust circled in annotated version unusually...

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NASA image: ARCSIX Mission Preps
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May 22, 2024

ARCSIX Mission Preps

ARCSIX is the Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment. The overarching goal of ARCSIX is to...

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NASA image: PREFIRE CubeSat in Earth Orbit (Artist's Concept)
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May 15, 2024

PREFIRE CubeSat in Earth Orbit (Artist's Concept)

NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) mission will measure the amount of heat Earth...

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NASA image: GSFC_20230914_OSAM1_025739
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Sep 14, 2023

GSFC_20230914_OSAM1_025739

The OSAM-1 integration and testing team deploys and stows the radiator panels on the OSAM-1 servicing payload at...

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NASA image: GSFC_20230710_OSAM1_004201
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Jul 10, 2023

GSFC_20230710_OSAM1_004201

Contamination control technician Sydnie Heiman inspects one of OSAM-1's radiator panels inside the cleanroom at...

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NASA image: CHeCS Passive Dosimetry System (PDS) - Control Dosimeter, RAM - Label side - Front
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Jul 10, 2015

CHeCS Passive Dosimetry System (PDS) - Control Dosimeter, RAM - Label side - Front

jsc2002e20491 (7/10/2015) --- View of Label side, front, on a Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) Control Dosimeter as part...

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NASA image: TESS Discovers Its Tiniest World To Date: Standalone Radiation with lables
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Jun 27, 2019

TESS Discovers Its Tiniest World To Date: Standalone Radiation with lables

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a world between the sizes of Mars and Earth...

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NASA image: TESS Discovers Its Tiniest World To Date: Standalone Radiation without lables
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Jun 27, 2019

TESS Discovers Its Tiniest World To Date: Standalone Radiation without lables

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a world between the sizes of Mars and Earth...

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Apr 28, 2023

Space to Ground: Checkmate: April 28, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN
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Mar 6, 2025

PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN

jsc2025e015690 (3/6/2025) --- An overview of the prototype with the various components as part of the High...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN
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Sep 5, 2024

PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN

jsc2025e015689 (3/6/2025) --- The inside of the prototype is shown during testing for the the High Performance...

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NASA image: SPHEREx V-Groove Radiator
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Nov 9, 2023

SPHEREx V-Groove Radiator

Amelia Quan, the mechanical integration lead for NASA's SPHEREx mission, is seen with a V-groove radiator, a piece...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN
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Jun 11, 2024

PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN

jsc2025e015688 (3/6/2025) --- The GaN radiation testing prototype enclosure faceplate as part of the High...

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NASA image: Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) Deploy
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Oct 24, 2016

Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) Deploy

iss049e045458 (10/24/2016) --- Photographic documentation of Radiation Area Monitor (RAM) deployed in the Quest...

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NASA image: PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN
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Mar 6, 2025

PRO Imagery Submittal - Radiation Harden GaN

jsc2025e015684 (3/6/2025) --- The Radiation Harden GaN research team in the lithography room where patterning of...

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NASA image: Biotechnology
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Feb 9, 2003

Biotechnology

The Phantom Torso is a tissue-muscle plastic anatomical model of a torso and head. It contains over 350 radiation...

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NASA image: Radiation on Europa (Artist's Rendering)
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Jul 23, 2018

Radiation on Europa (Artist's Rendering)

Radiation from Jupiter can destroy molecules on Europa's surface. Material from Europa's ocean that ends up on the...

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a solid rocket booster (SRB)...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After dawn, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is lifted up the mobile...

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