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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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jsc2024e043737 (4/17/2024) --- A scanning electron-microscopy image of human platelets taken preflight at the NASA...
Technicians remove the protective casing covering NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Monday, July 21, 2025,...
Technicians prepare to remove the protective casing covering NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Monday, July...
STS105-E-5439 (21 August 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, rehearses preparations...
iss073e0842436 (Sept. 15, 2025) --- At top left, the bright lights of the Korean Peninsula abruptly end at the...
Technicians prepare to remove the protective casing covering NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Monday, July...
Technicians prepare to remove the protective casing covering NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Monday, July...
Scientist John Dorelli explains the MMS mission's orbit and why the four spacecraft fly in a tetrahedron formation....
Technicians inspect the solar array panel attached to NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Wednesday, July 23,...
Technicians inspect a motorized light band for NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at...
STS076-713-036 (23 March 1996) --- Backdropped against the waters of Cook Strait near New Zealand's South Island,...
S73-37248 (8 Nov. 1973) --- The three members of the Skylab 4 crew are photographed standing near Pad B, Launch...
Technicians remove the transport container covering NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Monday, July 21,...
Technicians inspect NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, following arrival and...
ISS015-E-11705 (10 June 2007) --- A nadir view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was photographed by a member of the...
iss073e0866294 (Oct. 8, 2025) --- Montreal, Quebec, the second-most populous Canadian city with a metropolitan...
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket called “PREFIRE and Ice,” is vertical on the pad awaiting liftoff at Launch Complex 1...
ISS015-E-12880 (10 June 2007) --- A nadir view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was photographed by a member of the...
ISS015-E-11743 (10 June 2007) --- A view photographed from the International Space Station shows the Space Shuttle...
AST-17-1378 (20 July 1975) --- A near vertical view of the most southerly portion of the Island of Sicily in the...
iss073e0982450 (Oct. 25, 2025) --- A blue-green airglow blankets the bright city lights of the eastern United...
Expedition 64 Commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and Kate...
AS10-34-5112 (26 May 1969) --- The ascent stage of the Apollo 10 Lunar Module (LM) is photographed from the Command...
ISS030-E-038622 (1 Jan. 2012) --- Framed by a window of the Cupola on the International Space Station is a scene...