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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Flags are flying on Launch Pad 39B at NASA Kennedy Space Center as Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Discovery in full launch configuration is revealed after the Rotating...
Superimposed on an image taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, this map shows the...
The robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance rover reached out to examine rocks in an area on Mars nicknamed the "Cratered...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is seen here at the end of its fourth flight, on April 30, 2021. This enhanced...
The STS-81 flight crew conducts a press briefing on the runway of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after they arrive...
The long, steep slope known as an escarpment, or scarp, along the delta in Mars' Jezero Crater that the science team...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-102 crew member Susan J. Helms looks over a Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) in...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter can be seen here with all four of its legs deployed before dropping from the belly of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Looking like a roman candle rising off Launch Pad 39B at NASA Kennedy Space Center,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Discovery hurtles through a stray cloud after liftoff from Launch Pad 39B...
This video from July 1, 2021 (the 130th sol, or Martian day, of its mission), shows scenes from the longest...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) at SPACEHAB in Cape Canaveral, Fla.,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Cameras at the edge of a pond have a pristine view to Launch Pad 39B at NASA Kennedy...
The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12 launched from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After arriving at the Skid Strip on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, First Lady Laura...
This video animation made with data from the first flight of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter shows the flight from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the stands at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Banana Creek viewing site, First Lady...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Discovery in full launch configuration is revealed after the Rotating...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the stands at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Banana Creek viewing site, First Lady...
This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on...
This mosaic shows part of the path NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took through a portion of a boulder field dubbed...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover carries two commercial-grade microphones, including this one on its chassis. It was...