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.
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This image is an oblique view from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the sloping edge of the stack of icy layers...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Atlantis is slowly lifted into the upper expanse of the Vehicle Assembly Building at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Atlantis is slowly lifted into the upper expanse of the Vehicle Assembly Building at...
S115-E-05996 (14 Sept. 2006) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts spread a second set of wings for the...
NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an...
S96-E-5218 (3 June 1999) --- Partially silhouetted over clouds and a wide expanse of ocean waters, the unmanned...
STS054-152-001 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- View southeastward across the northern, arid coastal plain of Somalia from Dhul...
S115-E-06052 (14 Sept. 2006) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts spread a second set of wings for the...
iss059e013388 (April 8, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Anne McClain is suited up in the U.S. Quest airlock preparing to...
iss073e0982720 (Oct. 25, 2025) --- The Persian Gulf region—from Oman to the United Arab Emirates, with Iran's...
S115-E-06184 (14 Sept. 2006) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts spread a second set of wings for the...
iss059e013383 (April 8, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Anne McClain is suited up in the U.S. Quest airlock preparing to...
iss050e042164 (02/13/2017) --- NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (right) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas...
NASA engineer Krista Shaffer, left, speaks to Rachel Power of NASA’s Digital Expansion to Engage the Public (DEEP)...
iss073e0854494 (Sept. 21, 2025) --- The coastlines of Colombia and Venezuela (left), illuminated by city lights, are...
iss069e053745 (August 3, 2023) -- The South Bay Salt Ponds in the city of Newark, California show their vivid red...
NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an...
ISS047e135573 (05/28/2016) --- Expedition 47 astronauts Jeff Williams (left) and Timothy Kopra (middle) of NASA,...
S115-E-05999 (14 Sept. 2006) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis astronauts spread a second set of wings for the...
The water-surrounded expanse of KSC is obvious in this aerial photo. At the center front is the Shuttle Landing...
NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an...
art002e012261 (April 6, 2026) - Multiple lunar landmarks come into view in this image, many of which were...
iss074e0546698 (May 2, 2026) --- Italy’s darkened Po Valley contrasts with the brighter city lights that surround...
The sign near the entrance of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Flight Propulsion Research...