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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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art001e002610 (Dec. 5, 2022): The optical navigation camera mounted on the Orion spacecraft captured these views of...
ISS015-E-21335 (10 Aug. 2007) --- This is one of a series of images photographed with a digital still camera using...
ISS015-E-11354 (10 June 2007) --- This is one of a series of images photographed with a digital still camera using...
Kars Park I is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 12, 2017. The...
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives closing remarks at NASA’s LEO Microgravity Strategy Industry and Academia...
ISS015-E-21344 (10 Aug. 2007) --- This is one of a series of images photographed with a digital still camera using...
ISS023-E-041435 (16 May 2010) --- This close-up view of the nose of space shuttle Atlantis was provided by an...
ISS016-E-006226 (25 Oct. 2007) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's tail section is featured in this close-up image...
A guard shack at the Shuttle Landing Facility, operated by Space Florida, is seen during a survey of NASA's Kennedy...
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2025? The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the...
ISS015-E-11328 (10 June 2007) --- This is one of a series of images photographed with a digital still camera using...
ISS016-E-006099 (25 Oct. 2007) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's starboard wing section is featured in this close-up...
The Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
The Operations Support Building I (OSB I) is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives closing remarks at NASA’s LEO Microgravity Strategy Industry and Academia...
art002e012028 (April 6, 2026) - The Artemis II crew captured a close-up snapshot of the near side of the Moon as...
art002e014256 (April 6, 2026) – CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy...
This view from NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward Saturn icy moon Dione, with giant Saturn and its rings in the...
Two different versions of an image of Pluto's haze layers, taken by New Horizons as it looked back at Pluto's dark...
This image shows the temperature of the martian surface measured by the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission...
Saturn's impact-pummeled Hyperion stares back at Cassini in this six-image mosaic taken during the spacecraft’s...
This collage represents a selection of NASA radar observations of near-Earth asteroid 2006 HV5 on April 25, 2023,...
On April 9, 2022, as NASA's Juno mission completed its 41st close flyby of Jupiter, its JunoCam instrument captured...
If you could ride along with NASA's Juno spacecraft as it approaches Jupiter during one of its regular close passes...