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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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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this image of tracks made by the Perseverance rover during its ninth...
At NASA, every day is asteroid day. From the many missions journeying to asteroids in our solar system – some even...
This image of the crescent moon was obtained by the Galileo Solid-State Imaging System, taken at 5 am PST as the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronauts for space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 mission arrive at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Launch Pad 39B, Mission Specialists Charles Camarda (left) and Wendy Lawrence take a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch...
This illustration of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover indicates the placement of the spacecraft's two microphones. The...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle rises past the launch tower as it lifts off with...
This image was captured while NASA's Perseverance rover drove on Mars for the first time on March 4, 2021. One of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building OandC at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy...
ISS016-E-033400 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the...
This image of Perseverance's backshell (left of center), supersonic parachute (far right), was collected from an...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this image of "Bettys Rock" on June 23, 2022,...
Engineers perform mass properties testing on the rocket-powered descent stage of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover at...
ISS016-E-033394 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building OandC at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy...
The Stardust spacecraft sits in the Payload Hazardous Service Facility waiting to undergo installation and testing...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this rocky hilltop nicknamed "Rockytop" on July...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence is helped with her launch and entry suit by...
A Kennedy Space Center employee collects samples from a water tank, filled with green dye, for a biological study in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building OandC at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Scott...
In the Payload Hazardous Service Facility, workers check the placement of the Stardust spacecraft's workstand in the...
Kennedy Space Center’s Christina Khodadad, Ph.D., left, and Jason Fischer hold samples of water in the Florida...