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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.

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NASA image: NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results
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Jul 23, 2015

NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results

The volcanic ash distribution spider, shown here in the inlet of the engine while running, was used to send the...

AFRC
NASA image: Ash Plume from Shiveluch
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Dec 8, 2017

Ash Plume from Shiveluch

When NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at noon local time (00:00 Universal Time) on...

GSFC
NASA image: Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 8th View
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Dec 8, 2017

Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 8th View

NASA image acquired May 8, 2010 at 13 :35 UTC Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland Satellite: Aqua...

GSFC
NASA image: Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 6th View
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Dec 8, 2017

Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 6th View

NASA satellite image acquired May 6, 2010 at 11 :55 UTC To view a detail of this image go to:...

GSFC
NASA image: Circle of Ashes
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Apr 5, 2006

Circle of Ashes

This plot shows that a pulsar, the remnant of a stellar explosion, is surrounded by a disk of its own ashes. The...

JPL
NASA image: Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 8th View.jpg [detail]
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Dec 8, 2017

Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 8th View.jpg [detail]

NASA image acquired May 8, 2010 at 13 :35 UTC Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland Satellite: Aqua...

GSFC
NASA image: Resuspended volcanic ash from Katmai, Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Resuspended volcanic ash from Katmai, Alaska

The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, located in Katmai National Park, forms a unique and ashen landscape. Encircled by...

GSFC
NASA image: Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 6th View [Detail]
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Dec 8, 2017

Ash plume from Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, Iceland May 6th View [Detail]

NASA satellite image acquired May 6, 2010 at 11 :55 UTC To view the full view go to:...

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NASA image: NASA AIRS Instrument Captures Ash Cloud from Icelandic Volcano
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Apr 15, 2010

NASA AIRS Instrument Captures Ash Cloud from Icelandic Volcano

NASA Aqua satellite flew over the volcano on April 15, capturing this image of the ash plume. The image shows the...

JPL
NASA image: NASA ASTER Instrument Analyzes Ash Plume of Iceland Eyjafyallajökull Volcano
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Apr 23, 2010

NASA ASTER Instrument Analyzes Ash Plume of Iceland Eyjafyallajökull Volcano

This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the ash plume of Iceland Eyjafyallajökull Volcano on April 19, 2010. The...

JPL
NASA image: Tracking Volcanic Ash With Satellites
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May 12, 2016

Tracking Volcanic Ash With Satellites

Volcano eruptions can wreak havoc on airplanes that fly through the clouds of ash and sulfur dioxide. The ash, in...

GSFC
NASA image: Eyjafjallajökull Ash Continues to Disrupt Air Traffic
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May 18, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull Ash Continues to Disrupt Air Traffic

Ash from Iceland Eyjafjallajökull volcano, viewed here in imagery from NASA Terra spacecraft on May 16, 2010, once...

JPL
NASA image: Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume Particle Properties
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Apr 21, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume Particle Properties

As NASA Terra satellite flew over Iceland erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano, its Multi-angle Imaging...

JPL
NASA image: NASA's Terra Satellite Sees a Strong, Steady Stream of Ash from Puyehue Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Terra Satellite Sees a Strong, Steady Stream of Ash from Puyehue Volcano

When NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano on July 8, 2011 at 14:25 UTC (10:25 a.m....

GSFC
NASA image: Prolific Alaska Volcano Spews Ash in New Eruption
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May 21, 2013

Prolific Alaska Volcano Spews Ash in New Eruption

Alaska Pavlof volcano, located along Alaska Aleutian Peninsula, sent a low-level ash plume north-northeast about...

JPL
NASA image: Airborne Dust and Ash over Southern California
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Dec 10, 2003

Airborne Dust and Ash over Southern California

This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA Terra spacecraft shows Santa Ana winds swept large amounts of...

JPL
NASA image: Ash from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland Stretches over the North Atlantic
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Apr 18, 2010

Ash from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland Stretches over the North Atlantic

This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows ash plumes from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland stretching over the...

JPL
NASA image: NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano
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Dec 3, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano

NASA's ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer)captured these images of Guatemala's...

JPL
NASA image: Of Ashes and Atoms "The Story of the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility"-2023-CM-0215
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Oct 25, 2004

Of Ashes and Atoms "The Story of the NASA Plum Brook Reactor Facility"-2023-CM-0215

Video highlighting NASA Plum Brook Stations Reactor Facility entitled, Of Ashes and Atoms "The Story of the NASA...

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NASA image: Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland May 2nd View [Detail]
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Dec 8, 2017

Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland May 2nd View [Detail]

NASA satellite image acquired May 2, 2010 To see the full view of this image go to:...

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NASA image: Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland May 2nd View
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Dec 8, 2017

Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland May 2nd View

NASA satellite image acquired May 2, 2010 To view a detail of this image go to:...

GSFC
NASA image: Sheveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
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Apr 5, 2010

Sheveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

Sheveluch Volcano in Kamchatka, Siberia, is one of the frequently active volcanoes located in eastern Siberia. In...

JPL
NASA image: Wind-blown volcanic ash off Iceland
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Dec 8, 2017

Wind-blown volcanic ash off Iceland

On September 16, 2013 the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite passed...

GSFC
NASA image: Puyehue-Cordón Caulle [annotated]
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Dec 8, 2017

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle [annotated]

NASA image acquired December 23, 2011 In early June 2011, Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano erupted explosively,...

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How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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