Explore NASA's vast collection of space images, videos, and audio from missions past and present.
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.
Showing results for "INSTRUMENT ORIENTATION"
78 results found - Page 1 of 4
Airbags are fully inflated in this photograph taken at the JPL In-Situ Instrument Laboratory or Testbed, where...
Applied Physics Laboratory engineers and technicians from Johns Hopkins University assist in leveling and orienting...
STS035-13-008 (2-10 Dec. 1990) --- The various components of the Astro-1 payload are seen backdropped against the...
STS035-35-007 (2-10 Dec 1990) --- During the STS-35 mission, the Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) payload, in its...
Today's VIS image shows the surface between Aeolis Planum and Zephyria Planum in Elysium Planitia. Long term winds...
jsc2024e005981 (9/15/2023) --- The robotic surgery device is shown positioned inside the science locker, with the...
Today's VIS image shows the surface on the western margin of Zephyria Planum. Zephyria Planum is located south of...
Jsc2020e004943 (2/7/2020) — A computer model showing CryoCube’s orbital orientation. CryoCube demonstrates on-orbit...
Engineers working with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner test the spacecraft's seat design in Mesa, Arizona, focusing on...
Mechanical technician, Joseph Eddy, carefully guides the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) Main Optics Bench (MOB) during...
51F-42-069 (29 July-6 Aug 1985) --- The solar optical universal polarimeter (SOUP) experiment is visible among the...
Backdropped against the Earth's surface, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) with its solar array (SA) panels deployed...
Engineers working with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner test the spacecraft's seat design in Mesa, Arizona, focusing on...
Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, remote manipulator system (RMS) releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during...
Engineers in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California build the nadir deck for NASA's...
Engineers working with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner test the spacecraft's seat design in Mesa, Arizona, focusing on...
Seen here in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is the nadir deck for NASA's...
Engineers working with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner test the spacecraft's seat design in Mesa, Arizona, focusing on...
STS035-28-006 (2-10 Dec 1990) --- STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) telescopes, in on-orbit operating position...
This image from NASA MESSENGER spacecraft provides a perspective view of the center portion of Carnegie Rupes, a...
These images show the sudden appearance of a bright aurora on Mars during a solar storm in September 2017. The...
NASA's F-15B research testbed jet from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center flew in the supersonic shockwave of a...
STS077-162-036 (19-29 May 1996) --- An oblique view of eastern New York State, Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence...
Galaxy NGC 5866 lies 44 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years — a little...