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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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On April 17, 2016, an active region on the sun’s right side released a mid-level solar flare, captured here by...
This still image from an animation from NASA GSFC Solar Dynamics Observatory shows magnetically charged particles...
STS076-461-014 (22-31 March 1996) --- Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Mir-21 flight engineer, reflects on his mission...
S68-55815 (24 Dec. 1968) --- This is how the surface of the moon looked from an altitude of approximately 60 miles...
Valery Boyko, GeneLab sample processing lead, mixes sequencing libraries pool in N288 room 177.
S82-28456 (19 Feb. 1982) --- Astronauts Jack R. Lousma, left, STS-3 commander, and C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot, are...
JSC2001-E-12120 (19 April 2001) --- STS-100 ascent flight director LeRoy Cain (left) leans over the Mission...
S69-26698 (March 1969) --- A photograph from a live television transmission from Apollo 9. This view shows the...
STS076-461-010 (22-31 March 1996) --- The STS-76 crew took this 70mm picture of Russia's Mir-21 mission commander...
In the Swamp Works laboratory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, student interns such as Maddy Olson are...
ISS022-E-059172 (9 Feb. 2010) --- This 800mm image, showing the top of space shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin, its...
iss063e020091 (May 14, 2020) --- Roscosmos cosmonauts and Expedition 63 Flight Engineers (from left) Ivan Vagner and...
STS007-15-671 / S83-35767 (21 June 1983) --- Among the "firsts" on the mission is this unprecedented scene of a crew...
S69-33998 (18 May 1969) --- A close-up view of the face of astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 10 command module pilot,...
STS091-358-011 (2-12 June 1998) --- In Discovery's airlock, astronauts Charles J. Precourt, mission commander, and...
STS102-321-013 (8-21 March 2001) --- Sandwiched between the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space suits,...
ISS022-E-059059 (9 Feb. 2010) --- This 800mm image showing the top of space shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin and the...
ISS022-E-059169 (9 Feb. 2010) --- This image, showing the top of space shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin, its firewall...
S69-33999 (18 May 1969) --- A close-up view of the face of astronaut, Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 commander, is...
JSC2001-E-12116 (19 April 2001) --- LeRoy Cain, at the Flight Director console, peruses information on large screens...
ISS022-E-059068 (9 Feb. 2010) --- This 800mm image showing a head-on view of space shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin,...
STS102-319-010 (8 - 21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialist, floats near the...
STS091-370-035 (2-12 June 1998) --- Astronaut Charles J. Precourt (left), STS-91 mission commander; and Talgat A....
S68-50713 (14 Oct. 1968) --- Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (on right), mission commander; and Donn F. Eisele,...