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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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Dean Pesnell, SDO project scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. speaks during a briefing to...
Astronomers have produced a highly detailed image of the Crab Nebula, by combining data from telescopes spanning...
Engineers and technicians prepare SOFIA's German-built primary mirror assembly for reinstallation into NASA's 747SP...
An animated set of images, from the telescope known as the iTelescope.net Siding Spring Observatory, shows asteroid...
Panelists are seen during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first...
Panelists are seen during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first...
Panelists are seen during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first...
Panelists are seen during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first...
Panelists are seen during a media briefing to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first...
A substantial coronal hole had rotated so that it temporarily faced right towards Earth May, 17-19, 2016. This...
A large, dark coronal hole at the bottom of the Sun has been the most dominant feature this week Jan. 29, 2014 as...
The magnetic field lines of three active regions in close proximity to one another interacted with each other over...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being checked by engineers in the...
This photograph shows the mirrors of the High Resolution Mirror Assembly (HRMA) for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory...
This photograph is of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 telescope being evaluated by engineers in the...
Richard Fisher, Heliophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters, left, speaks during a briefing to discuss the...
This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-3 being assembled at TRW, Inc. Designed and...
This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-3 being prepared for encapsulation. Designed and...
This photograph was taken during encapsulation of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-3. Designed and...
NASA Great Observatories continue Galileo legacy with stunning images and breakthrough science from the Hubble Space...
This image of two tangled galaxies has been released by NASA Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies are shown in...
This is an artist's concept of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility...
This is a computer rendering of the fully developed Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray...
This is a computer rendering of the fully developed Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), formerly Advanced X-Ray...