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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: NASA Spacecraft Images Mexican Volcanic Eruption
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Apr 24, 2012

NASA Spacecraft Images Mexican Volcanic Eruption

NASA Terra spacecraft shows Mexico active Popocatepetl volcano, located about 40 miles southeast of Mexico City,...

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NASA image: Planetary Hot Spot Not Under the Glare of Star Artist Concept
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Oct 19, 2010

Planetary Hot Spot Not Under the Glare of Star Artist Concept

This artist concept based on data found by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows upsilon Andromedae b, a hot gas giant...

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NASA image: Move to Fuel Barn
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Feb 18, 2022

Move to Fuel Barn

The X-59 is transported to the fuel barn at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas to undergo fuel tank calibration...

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NASA image: Land of Three Suns Artist Concept Animation
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Jul 13, 2005

Land of Three Suns Artist Concept Animation

This frame from an artist animation shows the view from a hypothetical moon in orbit around the first known planet...

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NASA image: A Shocking Outflow
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Jul 28, 2010

A Shocking Outflow

This image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211. The...

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NASA image: Blacker than Black Artist Concept
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May 9, 2007

Blacker than Black Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a hot...

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NASA image: A Burst of Spring
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Mar 10, 2010

A Burst of Spring

In the winter a layer of carbon dioxide ice dry ice covers the north polar sand dunes as shown by NASA Mars...

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NASA image: ASTER Tracks Continuing Popocatepetl Eruption
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Apr 27, 2012

ASTER Tracks Continuing Popocatepetl Eruption

NASA Terra spacecraft shows Popocatepetl, the nearly 18.000-foot-high volcano about 40 miles southeast of Mexico...

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NASA image: First Map of Alien World animation
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May 9, 2007

First Map of Alien World animation

This image shows the first-ever map of the surface of an exoplanet, or a planet beyond our solar system. Showing...

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NASA image: The Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star
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Feb 13, 2007

The Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star

This image, taken by NASA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the colorful last hurrah of a star like our Sun. The star is...

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NASA image: Hubble Captures View of Mystic Mountain
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Apr 22, 2010

Hubble Captures View of Mystic Mountain

NASA Hubble Space Telescope captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that...

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NASA image: Pointing a Finger at Star Formation
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Mar 4, 2011

Pointing a Finger at Star Formation

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured this image of a star-forming cloud of dust and gas located in the...

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NASA image: Galactic Halos of Hydrogen
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Jul 25, 2005

Galactic Halos of Hydrogen

This image shows two companion galaxies, NGC 4625 top and NGC 4618 bottom, and their surrounding cocoons of cool...

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NASA image: Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past
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Mar 7, 2007

Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past

This enhanced image from the far-ultraviolet detector on NASA Galaxy Evolution shows a ghostly shell of ionized gas...

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NASA image: WISE Catches a Runaway Star in Flames
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Nov 24, 2010

WISE Catches a Runaway Star in Flames

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey captured this view of a runaway star racing away from its original home. Surrounded...

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NASA image: How to Find a Planetary Hot Spot
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Oct 19, 2010

How to Find a Planetary Hot Spot

This graph of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows how astronomers located a hot spot on a distant gas...

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NASA image: Validating Carbon Dioxide Measurements from NASA OCO-2 Over Los Angeles
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Oct 1, 2014

Validating Carbon Dioxide Measurements from NASA OCO-2 Over Los Angeles

This image shows NASA OCO-2 measurements of carbon dioxide levels over Pasadena and the northern Los Angeles basin...

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NASA image: Capturing the Coma
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Jun 24, 2005

Capturing the Coma

This picture of Tempel 1 was taken by NASA Deep Impact. Even though the spacecraft was over 10 days away from the...

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NASA image: Galaxy Packs Big Star-Making Punch
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Apr 23, 2013

Galaxy Packs Big Star-Making Punch

The tiny red spot in this image is one of the most efficient star-making galaxies ever observed, converting gas into...

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NASA image: Bizarre Planetary System  Artist Concept
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May 28, 2009

Bizarre Planetary System Artist Concept

This artist diagram compares our solar system below to the VB 10 star system. Astronomers successfully used the...

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NASA image: Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy
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Aug 15, 2012

Hot and Cold in the M100 Galaxy

The galaxy Messier 100, or M100, shows its swirling spiral in this infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope....

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NASA image: Galaxy NGC 4013
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Dec 15, 1999

Galaxy NGC 4013

An amazing edge-on view of a spiral galaxy 55 million light years from Earth has been captured by the Hubble Space...

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NASA image: Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast
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Jan 6, 2009

Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast

This photograph from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the young star cluster NGC 2362. By studying it, astronomers...

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NASA image: Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After All
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Mar 12, 2009

Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After All

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope captured the Cat’s Eye nebula, or NGC 6543, is a well-studied example of a planetary...

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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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