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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of...
Scientists from NASA's Cassini mission suggested in a 2016 paper that the appearance of a cloud of dicyanoacetylene...
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center showcased it's various projects for the public in Huntsville, Alabama's Big...
Senator Doug Jones (D-Al.) and wife Louise are presented an overview of the Environmental Control and Life Support...
Michael Sandras, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomical Society, explains his solar telescope to students of...
CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Robert Mueller, left, explains differences in lunar, Martian and Earth soil using simulants...
CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Dr. Ray Wheeler, left, explains plant growth experimentation facilities to Dr. Mason Peck,...
U.S. Representative Armistead Seldon (D.-Al) inspects the food preparation area of the Saturn I workshop mockup...
What's going on with the hole in the ozone layer? Thanks to a global effort to regulate ozone-depleting substances,...
Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center, explains the purpose of a thermal curtain in...
NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, left, and Joe Acaba, center, listen as Sergeant Craig Hudson explains the tradition...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory moderates the panel presentation during the One...
JSC2001-E-23201 (26 July 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, explains some of his...
Why do we send anything into space? NASA Commentator George Diller explains how sending spacecraft into space has a...
Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun explains a detail from a Saturn IB mockup and engine to...
In this video series, NASA Scientist Jim Garvin highlights his favorite pictures taken throughout the solar system....
Is climate change the same as global warming? They’re not exactly the same, but they are related. The warming of...
In this episode of “Down to Earth – Enjoy the View,” NASA astronaut Mike Foreman shares how his perception of Earth...
NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, AA for science mission directorate explains to Lesa Roe, acting deputy administrator, how...
NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN LISTENS AS BALL AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PRINCIPLE OPTICAL ENGINEER DAVE...
Where are the Moon rocks? When they’re not being studied by institutions or enjoyed by museumgoers, NASA has a...
NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, left, and Joe Acaba, center, listen as Sergeant Craig Hudson explains the tradition...
: Dr. Ramona Mhanna working with NASA Glenn Research Center explains the three different types of ACET-9 experiments...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Herman Everett explains the use of hydrogen in a fuel cell vehicle during an exhibit by...