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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.
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Kennedy Space Center Associate Director Kelvin Manning, far left, moderates questions to NASA and European Space...
NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) senior managers answer questions during a "Powering Exploration Mission-1"...
A shoebox-sized wheeled robot explores the rugged terrain on the surface of the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion...
NICER’s X-ray concentrator optics are inspected under a black light for dust and foreign object debris that could...
NICER engineer Steven Kenyon installs an X-ray detector onto the payload’s detector plate. The detectors are...
NICER engineer Steven Kenyon prepares seven of the 56 X-ray concentrators for installation in the NICER instrument....
NICER Optics Lead Takashi Okajima installs one of NICER’s 56 X-ray “concentrators,” each consisting of 24 concentric...
A photo taken during the NICER range-of-motion test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows the photographer’s...
The NICER payload, blanketed and waiting for launch in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space...
Many of NICER’s 56 X-ray “concentrators” seen from within the instrument optical bench. Light reflected from the...
A NICER team member measures the focused optical power of each X-ray concentrator in a clean tent at NASA’s Goddard...
NICER team members Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, and Steven Kenyon apply epoxy to the X-ray concentrator mounts after...
NICER Optics Lead Takashi Okajima makes a fine adjustment to the orientation of one X-ray “concentrator” optic. The...
Artist concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. A new NASA mission will scan the entire sky in infrared light...
The NASA Explorer School-East Oktibbeha County School District team recently celebrated the start of its three-year...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, talks about Apollo astronaut Al Worden during a ceremony, Thursday, July...
Practice makes perfect! And when sending humans all the way to Mars, you definitely want things to be perfect....
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...
High school and university students competed in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge event at the U.S. Space...