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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

The Gravity Probe B experiment is lifted from its transporter in the spacecraft processing facility on North...

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NASA image: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

The Gravity Probe B experiment is lowered onto an assembly and test stand in the spacecraft processing facility on...

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NASA image: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

The Gravity Probe B experiment enters the spacecraft processing facility on North Vandenberg Air Force Base. Gravity...

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NASA image: KSC00pp1669
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Oct 24, 2000

KSC00pp1669

With its drag chute deployed, orbiter Discovery and its seven-member crew roll toward a stop at Edwards Air Force...

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NASA image: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

Enclosed in a canister, the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) spacecraft arrives on Vandenberg Air Force Base, headed for the...

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NASA image: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

A transporter carrying the Gravity Probe B experiment backs into the spacecraft processing facility on North...

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NASA image: Gravity Probe B
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Jul 12, 2003

Gravity Probe B

At Vandenberg AFB, the canister enclosing the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) spacecraft is removed from the transporter....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - This logo for the Gravity Probe B mission portrays the theory of curved spacetime and "frame-dragging," developed by Einstein and other scientists, that the mission will test.  The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit. Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring the effects.  The experiment was developed by Stanford University, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin.
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Oct 30, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This logo for the Gravity Probe B mission portrays the theory of curved spacetime and "frame-dragging," developed by Einstein and other scientists, that the mission will test. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit. Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring the effects. The experiment was developed by Stanford University, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This logo for the Gravity Probe B mission portrays the theory of curved spacetime and...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - This seal illustrates the mission of the Gravity Probe B spacecraft and the organizations who developed the experiment: Stanford University, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin.  The Gravity Probe B mission will test the theory of curved spacetime and "frame-dragging," depicted graphically in the lower half, that was developed by Einstein and other scientists.   Above the graphic is a drawing of GP-B circling the Earth.
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Oct 30, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This seal illustrates the mission of the Gravity Probe B spacecraft and the organizations who developed the experiment: Stanford University, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin. The Gravity Probe B mission will test the theory of curved spacetime and "frame-dragging," depicted graphically in the lower half, that was developed by Einstein and other scientists. Above the graphic is a drawing of GP-B circling the Earth.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This seal illustrates the mission of the Gravity Probe B spacecraft and the...

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NASA image: Track of Right-Wheel Drag 3-D
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Nov 24, 2004

Track of Right-Wheel Drag 3-D

This site, labeled Spirit site 93, is in the Columbia Hills inside Gusev Crater. NASA Mars Exporation rover Spirit...

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NASA image: ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-007
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Mar 11, 2010

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Students, Ajay Ramesh and Prithvi Aiyaswamy in 7th grade, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, have entered the Intel...

ARC
NASA image: KSC-91PC-0767
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Apr 25, 1991

KSC-91PC-0767

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features...

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NASA image: ARC-1945-A-7120
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Feb 6, 1945

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North American P-51B 'Mustang' fighter in flight over bay area. The P-51 with its new laminar-flow wing sections...

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NASA image: KSC-91PC-0764
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Apr 25, 1991

KSC-91PC-0764

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, rolls out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design...

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NASA image: ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-026
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Mar 11, 2010

ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-026

Students, Ajay Ramesh and Prithvi Aiyaswamy in 7th grade, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, have entered the Intel...

ARC
NASA image: STS_135_Landing
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Jul 21, 2011

STS_135_Landing

JSC2011-E-067687 (21 July 2011) --- The drag chute is deployed as the space shuttle Atlantis lands on July 21 at the...

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NASA image: KSC-91PC-0769
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Apr 25, 1991

KSC-91PC-0769

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features...

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NASA image: A-15219. Balance House for the 40x80-foot Wind Tunnel Control Room.
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Jun 6, 1950

A-15219. Balance House for the 40x80-foot Wind Tunnel Control Room.

40x80 wind tunnel manometers control room at NACA's Ames Research Center. Control panel (called the bench board)...

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NASA image: ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-017
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Mar 11, 2010

ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-017

Students, Ajay Ramesh and Prithvi Aiyaswamy in 7th grade, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, have entered the Intel...

ARC
NASA image: KSC-91PC-0770
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Apr 25, 1991

KSC-91PC-0770

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features...

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NASA image: KSC-91PC-0768
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Apr 25, 1991

KSC-91PC-0768

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features...

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NASA image: ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-019
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Mar 11, 2010

ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-019

Students, Ajay Ramesh and Prithvi Aiyaswamy in 7th grade, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, have entered the Intel...

ARC
NASA image: LRC-2024-OCIO_P-00669.TIF
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Oct 30, 2024

LRC-2024-OCIO_P-00669.TIF

A model of the X-66 aircraft with a wingspan of almost 6 feet was placed in the 12-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel at...

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NASA image: ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-012
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Mar 11, 2010

ARC-2010-ACD10-0045-012

Students, Ajay Ramesh and Prithvi Aiyaswamy in 7th grade, Chaboya Middle School, San Jose, have entered the Intel...

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