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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 image: Ladies And Gentlemen, Boot Your Robots!
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Jan 14, 2014

Ladies And Gentlemen, Boot Your Robots!

Known as Clyde, RoboSimian is an an ape-like robot designed and built at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Ca....

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NASA image: Freezing WISE Hydrogen
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Nov 12, 2009

Freezing WISE Hydrogen

A scaffolding structure built around NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer allows engineers to freeze its...

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NASA image: Subscale Booster Motor Test at Marshall Space Flight Center
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Sep 14, 2023

Subscale Booster Motor Test at Marshall Space Flight Center

The Subscale Booster Motor Test at Marshall Space Flight Center was the third in the series to evaluate the...

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NASA image: EVA view of the Zenith (-ZA/FGB Plane III) side of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB).
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Dec 12, 1998

EVA view of the Zenith (-ZA/FGB Plane III) side of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB).

STS088-353-008 (4-15 Dec. 1998) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, translates along a hand rail on...

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NASA image: View of the FGB after rendezvous and grapple
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Dec 6, 1998

View of the FGB after rendezvous and grapple

S88-E-5049 (12-07-98) --- Just a few feet away from the camera lens onboard Endeavour, the Russian-built Zarya...

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NASA image: View of the FGB after rendezvous and grapple
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Dec 6, 1998

View of the FGB after rendezvous and grapple

S88-E-5050 (12-07-98) --- Just a few feet away from the camera lens onboard Endeavour, the Russian-built Zarya...

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NASA image: View of the FGB/Zarya and Node 1/Unity modules in the payload bay
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Dec 7, 1998

View of the FGB/Zarya and Node 1/Unity modules in the payload bay

STS088-719-071 (6 Dec. 1998) --- Just a few feet away from a 70mm camera onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, the...

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NASA image: View of the ISS taken during flyaround
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Jun 3, 1999

View of the ISS taken during flyaround

STS096-333-021 (3 June 1999) --- Backdropped against white clouds and blue ocean waters, the International Space...

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NASA image: View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple
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Dec 6, 1998

View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple

S88-E-5045 (12-06-98) --- With Endeavour's astronauts waiting to mate the Russian-built Zarya control module with...

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NASA image: View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple
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Dec 6, 1998

View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple

S88-E-5047 (12-06-98) --- With Endeavour's astronauts waiting to mate the Russian-built Zarya control module with...

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NASA image: View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple
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Dec 6, 1998

View of the FGB prior to rendezvous and grapple

S88-E-5044 (12-06-98) --- With Endeavour's astronauts waiting to mate the Russian-built Zarya control module with...

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NASA image: jsc2011e118362 - Panorama view of Apollo 16 lunar surface photos of the Station 10 and Sample 381 Rock taken during the second moonwalk of the mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 16 images starting with frame AS16-114-18450 thru end frame
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Sep 9, 2011

jsc2011e118362 - Panorama view of Apollo 16 lunar surface photos of the Station 10 and Sample 381 Rock taken during the second moonwalk of the mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 16 images starting with frame AS16-114-18450 thru end frame

jsc2011e118362 - Panorama view of Apollo 16 lunar surface photos of the Station 10 and Sample 381 Rock taken during...

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NASA image: jsc2011e118361 - Panorama view of Apollo 15 lunar module pilot James B. Irwin, using a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during the second moonwalk of the mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 15 images starting with frame AS15-92-
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Sep 9, 2011

jsc2011e118361 - Panorama view of Apollo 15 lunar module pilot James B. Irwin, using a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during the second moonwalk of the mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 15 images starting with frame AS15-92-

jsc2011e118361 - Panorama view of Apollo 15 lunar module pilot James B. Irwin, using a scoop in making a trench in...

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NASA image: jsc2011e118360 - Panorama view of Station 8 and (Mons) Mt. Hadley taken during the third moonwalk of the Apollo 15 mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 15 images starting with frame AS15-82-11054 thru end frame AS15-82-11058. The panoramic
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Sep 9, 2011

jsc2011e118360 - Panorama view of Station 8 and (Mons) Mt. Hadley taken during the third moonwalk of the Apollo 15 mission. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 15 images starting with frame AS15-82-11054 thru end frame AS15-82-11058. The panoramic

jsc2011e118360 - Panorama view of Station 8 and (Mons) Mt. Hadley taken during the third moonwalk of the Apollo 15...

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NASA image: jsc2008e040725 - Panorama view of Apollo 11 Lunar surface photos taken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong at Tranquility Base of a crater Armstrong noted during the Lunar Module descent. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 11 images starting with frame A
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May 20, 2008

jsc2008e040725 - Panorama view of Apollo 11 Lunar surface photos taken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong at Tranquility Base of a crater Armstrong noted during the Lunar Module descent. The panoramas were built by combining Apollo 11 images starting with frame A

jsc2008e040725 - Panorama view of Apollo 11 Lunar surface photos taken by Astronaut Neil Armstrong at Tranquility...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Aug 7, 1980

Spacelab

A mockup of the Spacelab II configuration was built at Marshall's Completed Payload Crew Training Complex (PCTC)...

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NASA image: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TEAM
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Mar 17, 2016

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TEAM

JOHN IVESTER PERFORMING STRUCTURED LIGHT SCANNING OF HERITAGE HARDWARE TO CAPTURE THE AS-BUILT GEOMETRY.

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights, including the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) pressurized module (Kibo or Hope) and the U.S. Node 2, line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The JEM pressurized module arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.
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Jun 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights, including the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) pressurized module (Kibo or Hope) and the U.S. Node 2, line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The JEM pressurized module arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.
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Jun 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights, including the U.S. Node 2, line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station.
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Jun 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights, including the U.S. Node 2, line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.
Image
Jun 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space Shuttle flights line the walls of the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility. NASA's Node 2, built by the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy, arrived at KSC on June 1. It will be the next pressurized module installed on the Station. The pressurized module of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), named "Kibo" (Hope), arrived at KSC on June 4. It is Japan's primary contribution to the Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - International Space Station elements being processed for launch on upcoming Space...

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NASA image: During STS-32 retrieval, RMS lowers LDEF into OV-102's payload bay (PLB)
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Jan 20, 1990

During STS-32 retrieval, RMS lowers LDEF into OV-102's payload bay (PLB)

STS032-544-010 (12 Jan 1990) --- Canadian-built RMS suspends LDEF over cargo bay during extensive in-space survey.

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Rehearsal B-roll Resource Reel UHD
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Sep 19, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Rehearsal B-roll Resource Reel UHD

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx curation team at Johnson Space Center rehearse sample opening in the newly built OSIRIS-REx...

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NASA image: A-3 Test Stand
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May 11, 2012

A-3 Test Stand

Construction continues on NASA's A-3 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center. The stand is the first large test structure...

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Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
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