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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: Cloud Hunting with Laser That Counts and Sizes Water Droplets
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Dec 4, 2015

Cloud Hunting with Laser That Counts and Sizes Water Droplets

The Fast Cloud Droplet Probe, or FCDP is a laser-based, profiler instrument that performs particle-size detection of...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Aug 8, 1985

Microgravity

The lack of normal convection in microgravity is demonstrated by a carbonated soft drink floating in the middeck of...

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NASA image: Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Hardware Replacement
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Oct 2, 2013

Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Hardware Replacement

ISS037-E-004956 (2 Oct. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight engineer, performs the...

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NASA image: Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Hardware Replacement
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Oct 2, 2013

Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Hardware Replacement

ISS037-E-004959 (2 Oct. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight engineer, performs the...

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NASA image: Astronaut Joseph Kerwin forms perfect sphere with water droplet
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Jun 1, 1973

Astronaut Joseph Kerwin forms perfect sphere with water droplet

SL2-X9-730 (1 June 1973) --- Scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, Skylab 2 science pilot, forms a perfect sphere by...

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NASA image: Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)
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Jul 24, 2013

Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)

ISS036-E-024637 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)
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Jul 24, 2013

Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)

ISS036-E-024605 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)
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Jul 24, 2013

Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA)

ISS036-E-024569 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Apr 1, 1997

Microgravity

Apfel's excellent match: This series of photos shows a water drop containing a surfactant (Triton-100) as it...

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NASA image: ISS Expedition 18 Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) in Node 2
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Dec 6, 2008

ISS Expedition 18 Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) in Node 2

ISS018-E-010645 (6 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, works on the Multi-User Droplet...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke smiles works on the Droplets fluid physics investigation
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Nov 25, 2025

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke smiles works on the Droplets fluid physics investigation

iss073e1193970 (Nov. 25, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke smiles for a...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 10, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44985 (10 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 10, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44995 (10 March 2003) --- A close up view of water droplets on leaves on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 9, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44962 (9 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 10, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44989 (10 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 9, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44936 (9 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 8, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44929 (9 March 2003) --- A close up view of water droplets on leaves on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 10, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44980 (10 March 2003) --- A close up view of water droplets on leaves on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
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Mar 10, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44990 (10 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment
Image
Mar 9, 2003

Water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5 Rastenya-2 Plant Growth Experiment

ISS006-E-44970 (9 March 2003) --- A close up view of a water droplet on a leaf on the Russian BIO-5...

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NASA image: Fluid Physics
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May 10, 2003

Fluid Physics

These images, from David Weitz’s liquid crystal research, show ordered uniform sized droplets (upper left) before...

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NASA image: iss063e062018
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Jul 29, 2020

iss063e062018

iss063e062018 (7/29/2020) --- Photo documentation of the Droplet Formation Study inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory...

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NASA image: High Pressure Microgravity Combustion (HPMC) Facility, Drople...
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Mar 13, 2019

High Pressure Microgravity Combustion (HPMC) Facility, Drople...

High Pressure Microgravity Combustion Experiment, HPMC, subjects liquid fuel droplets to high pressures and...

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NASA image: High Pressure Microgravity Combustion, HPMC
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Nov 29, 2018

High Pressure Microgravity Combustion, HPMC

High Pressure Microgravity Combustion Experiment, HPMC, subjects liquid fuel droplets to high pressures and...

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