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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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: Lunar Umbra (solar eclipse shadow) over western Africa
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Dec 8, 2017

Lunar Umbra (solar eclipse shadow) over western Africa

Solar eclipse over western Africa (afternoon overpass) at 14:45 UTC. Satellite: Aqua A rare “hybrid” solar eclipse...

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NASA image: Lunar Umbra (solar eclipse shadow) over western Africa
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Dec 8, 2017

Lunar Umbra (solar eclipse shadow) over western Africa

Solar eclipse over western Africa (morning overpass) at 11:45 UTC. Satellite: Terra A rare “hybrid” solar eclipse...

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NASA image: The 2024 Eclipse Umbra Pictured from Space
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Apr 8, 2024

The 2024 Eclipse Umbra Pictured from Space

iss071e002694 (April 8, 2024) -- Orbiting 260 miles above the Northeastern coast of the United States, the...

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Aug 21, 2017

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iss052e056245 (Aug. 21, 2017) --- As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the...

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NASA image: iss052e056222
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Aug 21, 2017

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iss052e056222 (Aug. 21, 2017) --- As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the...

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NASA image: iss052e056122
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Aug 21, 2017

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iss052e056122 (Aug. 21, 2017) --- As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the...

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Aug 21, 2017

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iss052e056225 (Aug. 21, 2017) --- As millions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the...

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Apr 7, 2024

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iss071e002903 (April 8, 2024) --- The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian...

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Apr 8, 2024

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iss071e002842 (April 8, 2024) --- The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian...

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Apr 8, 2024

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iss071e002844 (April 8, 2024) --- The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian...

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Apr 8, 2024

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iss071e002836 (April 8, 2024) --- The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of the Canadian...

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NASA image: iss070e003785
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Oct 14, 2023

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iss070e003785 (Oct. 14, 2023) --- The Moon passes in front of the sun casting its shadow, or umbra, and darkening a...

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NASA image: Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state's Desert National Conservation.
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Jan 31, 2017

Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state's Desert National Conservation.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Lauren Hughes takes photos of the Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse...

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NASA image: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s communications facility with radar dish and antennas is shown having the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.
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Jan 31, 2018

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s communications facility with radar dish and antennas is shown having the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.

California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s photographer Carla Thomas takes photos on January 31 of the...

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NASA image: Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state’s Desert National Conservation.
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Jan 31, 2017

Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state’s Desert National Conservation.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Lauren Hughes takes photos of the Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse...

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NASA image: NASA photographer captures Super Blue Blood Moon beginning its eclipse January 31 from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center on the West Coast.
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Jan 31, 2018

NASA photographer captures Super Blue Blood Moon beginning its eclipse January 31 from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center on the West Coast.

California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Carla Thomas takes photos on January 31 of the rare...

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NASA image: Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state’s Desert National Conservation.
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Jan 31, 2017

Image shows Trona Pinnacles near California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon. Trona Pinnacles is an unusual geological feature of the state’s Desert National Conservation.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Lauren Hughes takes photos of the Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse...

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NASA image: Image shows January 31 Super Blue Blood Moon starting the lunar eclipse over NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's mission support building located in California.
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Jan 31, 2018

Image shows January 31 Super Blue Blood Moon starting the lunar eclipse over NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's mission support building located in California.

California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Carla Thomas takes photos on January 31 of the rare...

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NASA image: Image is NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's aircraft hangar that houses the jets and other aircraft with the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.
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Jan 31, 2018

Image is NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's aircraft hangar that houses the jets and other aircraft with the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.

California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Carla Thomas takes photos on January 31 of the rare...

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NASA image: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's communications facility with radar dish and the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.
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Jan 31, 2018

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's communications facility with radar dish and the eclipsed moon overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.

California's NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Carla Thomas takes photos on January 31 of the rare...

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NASA image: The Moon's Role in a Solar Eclipse
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Jul 21, 2017

The Moon's Role in a Solar Eclipse

While the sun is the main focus of a solar eclipse, our moon plays the most crucial role in creating this unique...

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NASA image: Image is NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s mission support building with a composite of 16 images of the eclipsed moons overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.
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Jan 31, 2018

Image is NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s mission support building with a composite of 16 images of the eclipsed moons overhead during Jan. 31 Super Blue Blood Moon.

California’s NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center photographer Ken Ulbrich takes photos of Super Blue Blood Moon...

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NASA image: Space to Ground: Above the Umbra: April. 12, 2024
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Apr 11, 2024

Space to Ground: Above the Umbra: April. 12, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA image: Apollo 15 Lunar eclipse views
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Aug 1, 1971

Apollo 15 Lunar eclipse views

S71-58222 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- During the lunar eclipse that occurred during the Apollo 15 lunar landing...

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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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