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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: Champanzee Ham - Suit
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Jan 23, 1961

Champanzee Ham - Suit

S63-20800 (31 Jan. 1961) --- Chimpanzee "Ham" being assisted into "spacesuit" prior to the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2)...

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NASA image: Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds
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Jan 11, 2021

Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds

A Great Blue Heron glides close to a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center...

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NASA image: Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds
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Jan 11, 2021

Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds

Several sandpipers search for food on the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: Creative Photography, Wildlife - Pigs
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Jan 11, 2021

Creative Photography, Wildlife - Pigs

Wild pigs cross a roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border...

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NASA image: Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds
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Jan 11, 2021

Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds

A Great Egret stands in a marsh near a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The...

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NASA image: Creative Photography - Nature/Wildlife
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Oct 28, 2020

Creative Photography - Nature/Wildlife

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center occupies a scenic stretch of land along Florida’s east coast, including miles of...

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NASA image: Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds
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Jan 11, 2021

Creative Photography, Wildlife - Birds

A pelican soars above a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a...

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NASA image: Expedition 61 - Spacewalk EVA 64 animation
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Jan 24, 2020

Expedition 61 - Spacewalk EVA 64 animation

Expedition 61 AMS EVA 4 Virtual Lab Animation Show more

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NASA image: Fine Guidance Sensor Installation EVA Animation
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Aug 22, 2008

Fine Guidance Sensor Installation EVA Animation

Hubble uses three Fine Guidance Sensors for steady pointing and measurement. Astronauts will exchange one of these...

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NASA image: Spotting Dust Storms on Titan
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Sep 24, 2018

Spotting Dust Storms on Titan

This frame from an animation -- based on images captured by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer on NASA's...

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NASA image: NASA's Juno Mission Explores the Magnetic Connection Between Jupiter and Ganymede
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Dec 14, 2022

NASA's Juno Mission Explores the Magnetic Connection Between Jupiter and Ganymede

This animation illustrates how the magnetic field surrounding Jupiter's moon Ganymede (represented by the blue...

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NASA image: Curiosity's Proposed Path up Mount Sharp
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May 15, 2019

Curiosity's Proposed Path up Mount Sharp

This animation shows a proposed route for NASA's Curiosity rover, which is climbing lower Mount Sharp on Mars. The...

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NASA image: Circling Occator
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Sep 9, 2015

Circling Occator

This still from an animation, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, features a color-coded topographic...

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NASA image: Juno's Perijove 17 (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 19, 2018

Juno's Perijove 17 (Artist's Concept)

Juno's 53-day orbit has presented the opportunity to observe Jupiter's dark side. This animation is an artist's...

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NASA image: The Day Job for Juno's SRU (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 19, 2018

The Day Job for Juno's SRU (Artist's Concept)

This animation illustrates how the Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) star camera aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft supports...

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NASA image: Artemis_SLS_Animation with NASA Logotype pan camF10B_Final
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Oct 7, 2020

Artemis_SLS_Animation with NASA Logotype pan camF10B_Final

This animation shows NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Mobile Launcher at the agency’s Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-22 Squid Experiment
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May 20, 2021

SpaceX CRS-22 Squid Experiment

Inside the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Jamie Foster, principal...

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NASA image: TROPICS Animation
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Apr 25, 2023

TROPICS Animation

Four CubeSats, one mission: to study tropical cyclones, like hurricanes.

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NASA image: Looking Into Io's Loki Patera (Artist's Concept)
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Apr 18, 2024

Looking Into Io's Loki Patera (Artist's Concept)

Created using data collected by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft, this animation is an artist's...

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NASA image: Oscillating Cyclones at Jupiter's South Pole
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Oct 28, 2021

Oscillating Cyclones at Jupiter's South Pole

In this animation, forces created by movement toward the south pole of a circumpolar cyclone (farthest right)...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 1, 1985

Spacelab

Spacelab-3 launched aboard STS-51B, with the major science objective being to perform engineering tests on two new...

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NASA image: Around Marshall
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Jun 1, 1985

Around Marshall

Spacelab-3 launched aboard STS-51B, with the major science objective being to perform engineering tests on two new...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Jun 1, 1985

Spacelab

Spacelab-3 launched aboard STS-51B, with the major science objective being to perform engineering tests on two new...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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May 1, 1985

Spacelab

Spacelab-3 launched aboard STS-51B, with the major science objective being to perform engineering tests on two new...

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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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