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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ISS012-E-5256 (19 Oct. 2005) --- This image of Hurricane Wilma was taken at 8:23 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 19, by the...
The NASA Photo Social at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, gathered social...
The NASA Photo Social at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, gathered social...
Sam Scimemi, Director of NASA’s International Space Station Division is seen as he watches the beginning of the...
ISS040-E-124097 (5 Sept. 2014) --- A close look in the lower right corner of this photograph of Egyptian land near...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare...
The NASA Photo Social at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, gathered social...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., an overhead crane is in position to...
The NASA Photo Social at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, gathered social...
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, center, with NASA and COSI staff at the East Oakland Youth Development Center in...
The Russian Search and Recovery Forces All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) team have lunch and prepare for the landing of...
Russian Search and Recovery Force helicopters fly around the predicted landing zone for the Soyuz MS-23 capsule with...
Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is seen at the launch pad, Thursday,...
Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near...
ISS028-E-025737 (15 Aug. 2011) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Recovery convoy equipment greets the orbiter Columbia following main gear touchdown at...
The NASA Photo Social at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana, gathered social...
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., watches the beginning of the first all-woman spacewalk on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, from...
This artist's concept shows three space telescopes that observe infrared light, wavelengths slightly longer than...
The Ingenuity helicopter made history on April 19, 2021, with the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana welcomes current and former space shuttle workers...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Public...
Leland Melvin, NASA Associate Administrator for Education and former space shuttle astronaut, far right, answers...
An Expedition Two crewmember aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this overhead look at the smoke...