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 "solar observatory"
1,978 results found - Page 1 of 83
On Sept. 10, 2025, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the Sun. SDO is managed by NASA's...
The Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO spacecraft, shown above the Earth as it faces toward the Sun. SDO is designed to...
An artist conception of one of NASA Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory STEREO spacecraft. The two observatories...
Madhulika Guhathakurta, SDO Program Scientist, speaks during a briefing to discuss the upcoming launch of NASA's...
Richard Fisher, Heliophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters, speaks during a briefing to discuss the...
Scientists presented the first images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory [SDO] during a special "first...
On Jan. 23-24, 2017, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as a solar prominence rose up along the edge of the sun...
A substantial coronal hole had rotated so that it temporarily faced right towards Earth May, 17-19, 2016. This...
A large, dark coronal hole at the bottom of the Sun has been the most dominant feature this week Jan. 29, 2014 as...
The magnetic field lines of three active regions in close proximity to one another interacted with each other over...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals...
Dean Pesnell, SDO project scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. speaks during a briefing to...
Richard Fisher, Heliophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters, left, speaks during a briefing to discuss the...
Three substantial coronal holes rotated across the face of the Sun the week of Sept. 8-10, 2015 as seen by NASA...
Madhulika Guhathakurta, SDO Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, speaks during a briefing to...
The dark region seen on the face of the sun at the end of March 2013 is a coronal hole just above and to the right...
This still image from an animation from NASA GSFC Solar Dynamics Observatory shows arches of magnetic field lines...
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a long coronal hole has rotated so that was temporarily facing right towards...
This still image from an animation from NASA GSFC Solar Dynamics Observatory shows dark strands of plasma hovering...
This still image from an animation from NASA GSFC Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a single plume of plasma, many...
Scientists presented the first images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory [SDO] during a special "first...
Scientists presented the first images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory [SDO] during a special "first...
The magnetic field lines between a pair of active regions formed a beautiful set of swaying arches rising up above...
As an active region rotated into view, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe well-defined magnetic...