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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.

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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NASA image: New Horizons at Pluto Artist Concept
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Jul 2, 2007

New Horizons at Pluto Artist Concept

This artist conception shows NASA Phoenix Mars Lander during its more than 9-month journey to Mars.

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NASA image: Rim of Endeavour on Opportunity Horizon, Sol 2424 False Color
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Dec 16, 2010

Rim of Endeavour on Opportunity Horizon, Sol 2424 False Color

Rim of Endeavour on Opportunity Horizon, Sol 2424 False Color

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons mission managers rejoice after they received signals from the spacecraft that it is healthy and...

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NASA image: Closer Look: Majestic Mountains and Frozen Plains
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Sep 17, 2015

Closer Look: Majestic Mountains and Frozen Plains

Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft looked back...

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NASA image: Pluto Majestic Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes
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Sep 17, 2015

Pluto Majestic Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes

Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft looked back...

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NASA image: Charon Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain
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Jul 15, 2015

Charon Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain

Remarkable new details of Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from New Horizons' Long Range...

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NASA image: Jagged Horizon on Rosetta Destination Comet
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Nov 11, 2014

Jagged Horizon on Rosetta Destination Comet

A jagged horizon of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears in this image taken by the navigation...

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NASA image: NASA's New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager's Legacy o
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Aug 25, 2014

NASA's New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager's Legacy o

Dr. John Spencer, senior scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, left, Dr. Jeffrey Moore, senior scientist at...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

A sign marking the seat location of the New Horizons Flight Controller is seen as team members wait for a signal...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, celebrates...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

A New Horizons Pluto flyby coffee mug is seen as team members wait for a signal from the spacecraft that it is...

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NASA image: Deep Field Image
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Dec 31, 2015

Deep Field Image

This illustration shows some of the final images used to determine that the coast was clear for New Horizons' flight...

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NASA image: Opportunity Spies Endurance on the Horizon
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Mar 2, 2004

Opportunity Spies Endurance on the Horizon

Opportunity Spies Endurance on the Horizon

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NASA image: Endeavour on the Horizon Context View
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Apr 30, 2010

Endeavour on the Horizon Context View

This image uses a view from the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to show context for a...

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NASA image: Looking over Pluto
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Sep 10, 2015

Looking over Pluto

This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA's...

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NASA image: Three Views of Pluto
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Jul 6, 2015

Three Views of Pluto

New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) obtained these three images of Pluto between July 1-3 ,2015,...

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NASA image: Craters of All Ages and Sizes
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Nov 10, 2015

Craters of All Ages and Sizes

Locations of more than 1,000 craters mapped on Pluto by NASA New Horizons mission indicate a wide range of surface...

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NASA image: Portrait of Pluto and Charon
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Jul 17, 2015

Portrait of Pluto and Charon

These two images of Pluto and Charon were collected separately by NASA New Horizons during approach on July 13 and...

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NASA image: Cresent Earth eclipsed by silhouetted horizon of the moon
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Dec 14, 1972

Cresent Earth eclipsed by silhouetted horizon of the moon

AS17-152-23279 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- Eclipsed by the silhouetted horizon of the moon, the crescent Earth appears in...

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NASA image: Partly Cloudy on Pluto?
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Oct 18, 2016

Partly Cloudy on Pluto?

Pluto's present, hazy atmosphere is almost entirely free of clouds, though scientists from NASA's New Horizons...

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NASA image: NASA Missions Have Their Eyes Peeled on Pluto Artist Concept
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Jul 9, 2015

NASA Missions Have Their Eyes Peeled on Pluto Artist Concept

This artist concept shows NASA fleet of observatories busily gathering data before and after July 14, 2015 to help...

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NASA image: Zigzagging Across Pluto
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Dec 16, 2015

Zigzagging Across Pluto

This high-resolution swat of Pluto sweeps over the cratered plains at the west of the New Horizons' encounter...

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NASA image: Close-Up of Charon’s ‘Mountain in a Moat’
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Jul 16, 2015

Close-Up of Charon’s ‘Mountain in a Moat’

This image of an area on Pluto's largest moon Charon has a captivating feature -- a depression with a peak in the...

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NASA image: Pluto Heart: Like a Cosmic Lava Lamp
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Jun 1, 2016

Pluto Heart: Like a Cosmic Lava Lamp

Like a cosmic lava lamp, a large section of Pluto's icy surface is being constantly renewed by a process called...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
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.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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