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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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This artist's concept shows an unusual celestial object called CX330 was first detected as a source of X-ray light...
STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) is installed in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB) at...
This photograph was taken during the integration of the Astro-1 mission payloads at the Kennedy Space Center on...
The primary objective of the STS-35 mission was round the clock observation of the celestial sphere in ultraviolet...
Hinode (Sunrise), formerly known as Solar-B before reaching orbit, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in...
Hinode (Sunrise), formerly known as Solar-B before reaching orbit, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in...
Hinode (Sunrise), formerly known as Solar-B before reaching orbit, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in...
NASA Great Observatories continue Galileo legacy with stunning images and breakthrough science from the Hubble Space...
This is a composite image of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light in the Large Magellanic Cloud;...
This image of two tangled galaxies has been released by NASA Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies are shown in...
An optical color image of galaxies is seen here overlaid with X-ray data magenta from NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic...
A new project using sonification turns astronomical images from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other...
Galaxy NGC 1068 is shown in visible light and X-rays in this composite image. High-energy X-rays (magenta) captured...
In 1986, NASA introduced a Shuttle-borne ultraviolet observatory called Astro. The Astro Observatory was designed to...
NASA's three Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the SpitzerSpace Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray...
In this photograph, the composite material mirror is tested in the X-Ray Calibration Facility at the Marshall Space...
NASA's unique mission Swift, developed to study gamma-ray bursts, is a study in successful international...
This image of supernova remnant G54.1+0.3 includes radio, infrared and X-ray light. The saturated yellow point at...
This composite image shows the Coronet in X-rays from Chandra and infrared from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope orange,...
NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has a complex set of mirrors, or optics, that will help it...
This data plot captured by NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shows X-ray light streaming from...
Supernovae are the explosive deaths of the universe most massive stars. This false-color composite from NASA Spitzer...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being checked by engineers in the...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being evaluated by engineers in the...