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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 image illustrates the principals of a technique called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, which the...
The Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy, or Mini-DOAS is a telescope instrument used to measure trace gases...
Howard University graduate student LaRay Hare discusses his CubeRover project in the Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory...
Howard University student Nathan Roseboro gives NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins a demonstration of his work with...
Howard University student Miles Phillips gives NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins a demonstration of his work with...
Howard University student Miles Phillips gives NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins a demonstration of his work with...
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins asks a question after a demonstration by Howard University student Nathan Roseboro of...
Howard University student Nathan Roseboro gives NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins a demonstration of his work with...
Howard University graduate student LaRay Hare discusses his CubeRover project in the Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory...
STS066-21-029 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- On the space shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload...
ARTHUR BROWN (AST, AEROSPACE METALLIC MATERIALS) LOADS A CERAMIC COATED SILICON WAFER INTO A KRATOS (ELECTRON...
NASA Ames Astrophysics Branch (code-SSA), PAH IR Spectroscopy Lab with Andrew Mattioda and Manuel Olmedo (N-245 rm B-31)
On Dec. 7, 1968, an Atlas-Centaur rocket carrying NASA’s heaviest and most ambitious uncrewed satellite to date...
OVERVIEW OF THE MATERIALS DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY. THE NEAR END SHOWS THE SURFACE ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE...
iss066e110531_alt (1/10/2022) --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron sets up the Mochii microscope. Mochii is a miniature...
iss066e110547 (1/10/2022) --- A view of the Mochii microscope sample load aboard the International Space Station...
iss066e110556 (1/10/2022) --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron sets up the Mochii microscope. Mochii is a miniature...
iss066e110566 (1/10/2022) --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron sets up the Mochii microscope. Mochii is a miniature...
iss066e110545 (1/10/2022) --- A view of the Mochii microscope aboard the International Space Station (ISS. Mochii is...
High above the thin Martian skies, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is carrying out a mission: determine how Mars lost its...
In just seven short years, planet Mercury will have a visitor from Earth: an advanced spacecraft called MESSENGER....
iss068e016422 (Oct. 12, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins works with...
STS051-07-031 (12-22 Sept 1993) --- Astronauts Carl E. Walz, left, and James H. Newman are pictured on Discovery's...
In April 2025, just weeks after its launch, NASA's SPHEREx mission revealed a cloud of dust in a patch of sky inside...