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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 graphic shows the planned trek of NASA Dawn spacecraft from its launch in 2007 through its arrival at the dwarf...
Dr. Phoebe Cohen, Professor of Geosciences, Williams College, speaks on a panel at the “Ancient Earth, Alien Earths”...
Dr. Christopher House, Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, speaks on a panel at the “Ancient...
Dr. Timothy Lyons, Professor of Biogeochemistry, UC Riverside, speaks on a panel at the “Ancient Earth, Alien...
Dr. Dawn Sumner, Professor of Geology, UC Davis, speaks on a panel at the “Ancient Earth, Alien Earths” Event at...
An audience member asks the panelists a question at the “Ancient Earth, Alien Earths” Event at NASA Headquarters in...
NASA New Horizons had an exciting flyby encounter with Jupiter in early 2007, and the spacecraft has been rapidly...
Panelists discuss how research on early Earth could help guide our search for habitable planets orbiting other stars...
Panelists pose for a group photo at the “Ancient Earth, Alien Earths” Event at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC...
Dr. David H. Grinspoon, Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, moderates a panel at the “Ancient Earth,...
These photos of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter were taken by NASA Voyager 1 during its approach to the...
Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Research Space Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks on a panel at the...
Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Research Space Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks on a panel at the...
B-roll and soundbites for media and public use. As NASA’s Psyche mission undergoes final preparations for the...
The view from May shows Valles Marineris chasms (left), Meridiani center, an autumn dust storm in Acidalia (top) and...
What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks...
The Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane...
What are some skywatching highlights in December 2021? See three planets after sunset, but say goodbye to Venus as...
NASA's InSight to Mars undergoes final preparations at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California, ahead of its...
NASA’s Psyche mission is preparing for a 1.5 billion-mile (2.4 billion-kilometer) solar-powered trip to the...
Teams prepare to encapsulate in early January 2026 NASA’s Pandora small satellite, and NASA-sponsored Star-Planet...
See what goes into processing a Delta II rocket and the Dawn spacecraft for a mission to the asteroid belt. The Dawn...
The Dawn mission manager, Armando Piloto, discusses the processing of the Delta II rocket and Dawn spacecraft. The...
Ancient riverbeds, crater lakes and flood channels all attest to Mars's warm, watery past. So how did the Red Planet...