Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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.
Showing results for "Lightning"
1,452 results found - Page 5 of 61
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A closeup of the replacement weather Doppler radar being installed in a remote field located...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A closeup of the replacement weather Doppler radar being installed in a remote field located...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The faint sunrise sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center casts the newly erected lightning...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, equipment surrounds the service...
The small satellite, with a big mission, is appropriately named "Firefly." Sponsored by the National Science...
Multiple lightning bolts struck the Technology Test Bed, formerly the S-IC Static Test Stand, at the Marshall Space...
Tropical Cyclone Mahasen is moving north through the Indian Ocean along a track that places landfall along the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, catenary wires are being...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, catenary wires are being...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, catenary wires are being...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, catenary wires are being...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, catenary wires are being...
The small satellite, with a big mission, is appropriately named "Firefly." Sponsored by the National Science...
The fire season in California has been anything but cooperative this year. Hot conditions combined with a state-wide...
Experts at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, conducted a lightning test, which simulates the...
Experts at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, conducted a lightning test, which simulates the...
iss073e0251575 (June 20, 2025) --- This long-duration photograph was taken from the International Space Station...
iss073e0332020 (June 20, 2025) --- Lightning illuminates the cloud tops of Tropical Storm Erick as it stormed across...
iss073e0204297 (May 25, 2025) --- Lightning illuminates the clouds (left), city lights line the coast of Vietnam,...
iss073e0330134 (June 20, 2025) --- Lightning illuminates the cloud tops of Tropical Storm Erick as it stormed across...
iss073e0204578 (May 25, 2025) --- Lightning illuminates the clouds (top left) above Southeast Asia in this...
iss073e0566536 (July 28, 2025) --- Lightning strikes illuminate the stormy cloud tops above the Democratic Republic...
iss073e0330560 (June 20, 2025) --- Lightning illuminates the cloud tops of Tropical Storm Erick as it stormed across...