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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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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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NASA image: Battery Lab
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Dec 20, 2016

Battery Lab

NASA Glenn Researcher James Wu assembles a lithium-metal based battery lab cell incorporating a new solid polymer...

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NASA image: Lithium Mining, Nevada
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Aug 5, 2014

Lithium Mining, Nevada

This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the once-abandoned mining town of Silver Peak, Nevada, which began to...

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NASA image: Clayton Valley, NV
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Feb 11, 2025

Clayton Valley, NV

In Clayton Valley, Nevada, lithium has been produced since 1966. Currently it is produced by pumping lithium-rich...

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NASA image: Astronauts Newman, Walz and Bursch change out lithium hydroxide canister
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Sep 20, 1993

Astronauts Newman, Walz and Bursch change out lithium hydroxide canister

STS051-08-037 (12-22 Sept 1993) --- Three members of the astronaut class of 1990 change out a lithium hydroxide...

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NASA image: Phillips and Acaba with Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) canisters on Middeck (MDDK)
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Mar 19, 2009

Phillips and Acaba with Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) canisters on Middeck (MDDK)

S119-E-006645 (19 March 2009) --- Astronauts John Phillips (left) and Joseph Acaba, both STS-119 mission...

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NASA image: Tanner and Burbank store lithium hydroxide canisters beneath the MDDK during Expedition 13 / STS-115 Joint Operations
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Sep 16, 2006

Tanner and Burbank store lithium hydroxide canisters beneath the MDDK during Expedition 13 / STS-115 Joint Operations

S115-E-06528 (9-21 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Joseph R. Tanner (left) and Daniel C. Burbank, both STS-115 mission...

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NASA image: STS-116 crewmembers Oefelin and Curbeam, Jr., work with lithium hydroxide in the MDDK on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Dec 10, 2006

STS-116 crewmembers Oefelin and Curbeam, Jr., work with lithium hydroxide in the MDDK on Space Shuttle Discovery

S116-E-05293 (10 Dec. 2006) --- Astronauts William A. (Bill) Oefelein (bottom) and Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116...

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NASA image: Ferguson changes out lithium hydroxide canister in the Space Shuttle Atlantis MDDK during Expedition 13 / STS-115 Joint Operations
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Sep 16, 2006

Ferguson changes out lithium hydroxide canister in the Space Shuttle Atlantis MDDK during Expedition 13 / STS-115 Joint Operations

S115-E-06526 (9-21 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, changes out a lithium hydroxide...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2872
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Apr 28, 2009

KSC-2009-2872

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– On display at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is one of the variety of alternative...

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NASA image: Space As-Lib Preflight Imagery
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Sep 7, 2021

Space As-Lib Preflight Imagery

jsc2021e052199 (9/7/2021) --- A preflight view of the Space Demonstration for All Solid-state Lithium Ion Battery...

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NASA image: Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Module
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Apr 14, 1970

Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Module

AS13-62-8929 (11-17 April 1970) --- Interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) showing the "mail box," a...

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NASA image: Salar de Atacama, Chile
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Sep 5, 2019

Salar de Atacama, Chile

Salar de Atacama (Atacama salt flats) in Chile's Atacama Desert receives 2 mm rain per year. Its attraction are the...

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NASA image: STS-125 CDR Scott Altman replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck
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May 18, 2009

STS-125 CDR Scott Altman replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck

S125-E-011454 (18 May 2009) --- Astronaut Scott Altman, STS-125 commander, works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH)...

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NASA image: Boe on MDDK
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Nov 26, 2008

Boe on MDDK

S126-E-011514 (26 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Eric Boe, STS-126 pilot, checks on the lithium hydroxide canisters...

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NASA image: STS-125 CDR Scott Altman replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck
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May 18, 2009

STS-125 CDR Scott Altman replaces LiOH Cannisters on the Shuttle Atlantis Middeck

S125-E-011450 (18 May 2009) --- Astronaut Scott Altman, STS-125 commander, works with lithium hydroxide (LiOH)...

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NASA image: iss069e086485
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Sep 11, 2023

iss069e086485

iss069e086485 (Sept. 11, 2023) --- Lithium mining activities are pictured in northern Argentina from the...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew
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Dec 15, 2009

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew

ISS022-E-012224 (15 Dec. 2009) --- Evaporation ponds in the Salar de Atacama, Chile are featured in this image...

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NASA image: STS-125 MS2 McArthur works with the LiOH Cannisters on the Middeck
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May 19, 2009

STS-125 MS2 McArthur works with the LiOH Cannisters on the Middeck

S125-E-011510 (19 May 2009) --- Astronaut Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, works with lithium hydroxide...

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NASA image: Poindexter and Yamazaki with LIOH Canisters
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Apr 13, 2010

Poindexter and Yamazaki with LIOH Canisters

S131-E-009609 (13 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration...

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NASA image: Phillips and Acaba work with LiOH cartridges on Middeck (MDDK)
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Mar 25, 2009

Phillips and Acaba work with LiOH cartridges on Middeck (MDDK)

S119-E-008447 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips (left) and Joseph Acaba, both STS-119 mission specialists,...

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NASA image: 1301259
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Dec 10, 2013

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MARK HILBURGER, PROJECT ENGINEER FROM LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) WITH THE ALUMINUM-LITHIUM CYLINDER USED IN THE...

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NASA image: iss063e049941
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Jul 16, 2020

iss063e049941

iss063e049941 (July 16, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy works during a six-hour spacewalk to install three...

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NASA image: Rominger and Jernigan during LiOH canister changeout
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Dec 26, 1996

Rominger and Jernigan during LiOH canister changeout

STS080-331-030 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Astronauts Kent V. Rominger, STS-80 pilot, and Tamara E. Jernigan, mission...

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NASA image: iss061e130001
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Jan 15, 2020

iss061e130001

iss061e126557 (Jan. 15, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a...

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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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