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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: Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell
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Sep 25, 2019

Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, and Expedition 61 astronaut Jessica...

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NASA image: Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad
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Dec 3, 2018

Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad

Expedition 58 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos is walked to the Soyuz vehicle for launch by Dmitry...

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NASA image: Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell
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Sep 25, 2019

Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition 61 astronaut Jessica...

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NASA image: Equatorial Wave Line, Pacific Ocean
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Jan 19, 1993

Equatorial Wave Line, Pacific Ocean

STS054-95-042 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- The Equatorial Pacific Ocean is represented in this 70mm view. The international...

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NASA image: Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad
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Dec 3, 2018

Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques is walked to the Soyuz vehicle for launch by Sylvain Laporte,...

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NASA image: Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad
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Dec 3, 2018

Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA is walked to the Soyuz vehicle for launch by Bill Gerstenmaier,...

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NASA image: Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad
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Dec 3, 2018

Expedition 58 Crew Wave At the Pad

Expedition 58 crew, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight...

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NASA image: Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell
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Sep 25, 2019

Expedition 61 Crew Wave Farewell

Spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, left, Expedition 61 cosmonaut Oleg...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-3267
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May 1, 2011

KSC-2011-3267

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Lockheed Martin technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla.,...

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NASA image: Measuring the Pulse of Mars
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Jan 25, 2018

Measuring the Pulse of Mars

An artist's rendition of Mars, highlighting one of InSight's goals -- to figure out just how tectonically active...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-3264
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May 1, 2011

KSC-2011-3264

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- In the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., the Radio and Plasma Wave...

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NASA image: NASA/French Satellite Data Reveal New Details of Tsunami
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Jan 12, 2005

NASA/French Satellite Data Reveal New Details of Tsunami

Displayed in blue color is the height of sea surface (shown in blue) measured by the Jason satellite two hours after...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-3265
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May 1, 2011

KSC-2011-3265

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Lockheed Martin technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla.,...

KSC
NASA image: Earth Observations taken by Expedition 38 crewmember
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Jan 28, 2014

Earth Observations taken by Expedition 38 crewmember

ISS038-E-036501 (28 Jan. 2014) --- This wide field-of-view image photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member on the...

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NASA image: Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-60
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Feb 9, 1994

Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-60

STS060-88-070 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This view shows sunglint in the Strait of Gibralter. In this photograph a high...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by Expedition 34 crewmember
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Jan 18, 2013

Earth Observations taken by Expedition 34 crewmember

ISS034-E-032377 (18 Jan. 2013) --- Internal waves off Northern Trinidad are featured in this image photographed by...

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NASA image: Alignment of the Primary Mirror Segments of The James Webb Space Telescope
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Mar 13, 2019

Alignment of the Primary Mirror Segments of The James Webb Space Telescope

Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston used light waves to align the James Webb Space Telescope’s...

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NASA image: NanoRacks-SwampSat-II
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Sep 27, 2019

NanoRacks-SwampSat-II

jsc2019e056549 (9/27/2019) --- Preflight overall view of SwampSat-II . SwampSat II measures very low frequency (VLF)...

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NASA image: STS-41G earth observations
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Oct 12, 1984

STS-41G earth observations

41G-34-098 (5-13 Oct 1984) --- Strait of Gibraltar and western Mediterranean photographed sunglint. Sun reflection...

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NASA image: NanoRacks-SwampSat-II
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Sep 27, 2019

NanoRacks-SwampSat-II

jsc2019e056548 (9/27/2019) --- Preflight overall view of SwampSat-II . SwampSat II measures very low frequency (VLF)...

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02732
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Sep 17, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02732

The X-59 Commercial Supersonic Transport model is installed upside down in the test section of the GRC 8x6...

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NASA image: Nazare, Portugal
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Jan 21, 2022

Nazare, Portugal

The fishing and tourist village of Nazare, Portugal was practically unknown, until 2000, when surfers first braved...

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NASA image: RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)
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Oct 8, 2020

RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)

Perseverance's Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX) uses radar waves to probe the ground, revealing...

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NASA image: AirBOS4
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Dec 12, 2018

AirBOS4

Composite image of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) data (contour) with a cut-out images of the T-38’s during a...

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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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