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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 shows laser plasmas in a test lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M., under typical atmospheric...
This graphic depicts what Mars atmosphere would have looked like to a viewer with ultraviolet-seeing eyes after a...
STS007-31-1614 & S83-35775 (24 June 1983) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen is seen at the commander’s station of the...
What does our planet look like from space? Most are familiar with the beloved images of the blue marble or pale blue...
This illustration shows how oxygen is generated at Europa as a result of interaction between the Jovian moon's icy...
STS042-45-033 (30 Jan. 1992) --- Astronauts Ronald J. Grabe (left) and Stephen S. Oswald man the commander and pilot...
This graphic shows how Saturn and its moon Enceladus are electrically linked. Magnetic field lines, invisible to the...
NASA image caputred November 6, 2010 To see a really cool video of this event go here:...
These mosaics of Jupiter's night side show the Jovian aurora at approximately 45 minute intervals as the auroral...
NASA file image acquired September 11, 2005 To view a video of this event go here:...
Matthew Mullin and Bobby Meazell, Orbital ATK/Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility technicians, conduct...
HWHAP Air Force Rescue and Recovery Leah Cheshier Houston We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the...