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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.
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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For five years, Jeremy Harbeck has worked as a support scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission...
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2021? See several groupings of the Moon, planets, and stars at...
This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a swirling landscape of stars known as the North America...
This visible light/infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a swirling landscape of stars known as the...
Chasma Boreale is a long, flat-floored valley that cuts deep into Mars north polar icecap. This image is part of an...
This view of the North America nebula combines both visible and infrared light observations, taken by the Digitized...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
The SOFIA telescope team collected baseline operational measurements during several nights of characterization...
iss072e147691 (Nov. 9, 2024) --- Star trails, an aurora, and Earth's atmospheric glow highlight this long-duration...
SL4-138-3820 (31 Dec. 1973) --- An north-looking oblique view of chains of star sand dunes in eastern Algeria as...
Signifying the continuing assembly of the International Space Station (ISS), the STS-116 crew patch depicts the...
ISS030-E-007397 (24 Nov. 2011) --- This is a panoramic view of Earth's atmospheric limb photographed by an...
What can you see in the April sky? The Moon visits Mars in the evening, and later joins Saturn and Jupiter for a...
On April 8, 2024, NASA conducted a live broadcast of the total solar eclipse across North America. This video is a...
iss072e515922 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured berthed to the International...
iss072e030147 (Oct. 7, 2024) --- The atmospheric glow, caused by atoms and moelcules excited by sunlight, blankets...
iss070e103599 (Feb. 29, 2024) --- The SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony...
iss072e147765 (Nov. 9, 2024) --- The streaks of city lights, star trails, an aurora, and Earth's atmospheric glow...
This image of the dwarf spiral galaxy NGC 247 was taken by Galaxy Evolution Explorer on October 13, 2003, in a...
This illustration shows a cool star, called W1906+40, marked by a raging storm near one of its poles. The storm is...