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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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This image of an area on Pluto's largest moon Charon has a captivating feature -- a depression with a peak in the...
During its close flyby of Jupiter on August 27, 2016, the Waves instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft received radio...
In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials speak to media about efforts...
In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to the...
The streak circled in the center of this image is asteroid 2020 QG, which came closer to Earth than any other...
In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Bob Holl, chief of the Kennedy Damage...
ISS027-E-032126 (18 May 2011) --- This close-up view of the starboard side of space shuttle Endeavour’s crew cabin...
Hiawatha Brown, Heavy Equipment Operator for United Space Alliance (USA), approaches launch pad 39A at the NASA...
The roof of the Operations Support Building I is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...
This animation illustrates how the magnetic field surrounding Jupiter's moon Ganymede (represented by the blue...
S61-E-015 (6 Dec 1993) --- A close-up view of the aft part of the new Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WFPC-II)...
Launch Complex 39B is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday. The survey...
The Launch Complex 39 area is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday....
OSIRIS-REx, which is about the size of a 15-passenger van, is currently orbiting the asteroid Bennu 200 million...
ISS026-E-029829 (26 Feb. 2011) --- This close-up view of the starboard side of the crew cabin of space shuttle...
Damaged power lines are seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday. The...
A support building is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday. The survey...
The Beach House is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday. The survey...
Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, begins an aerial survey of the center on Saturday....
In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials speak to media about efforts...
An aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida was conducted after Hurricane Dorian skirted the Space...
Have you seen Comet NEOWISE in the sky? ☄️ Visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system, it made its...
ISS010-E-24875 (16 April 2005) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, this close-up view features the Soyuz...
The roof of the Operations Support Building II is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...