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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: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-12
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-12

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

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NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-10
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-10

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

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NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-06
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-06

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

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NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-02
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-02

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-07
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-07

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

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NASA image: ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-03
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Mar 20, 2002

ARC-2002-ACD02-0055-03

Sun-Earth Day WEBCAST - NASA TV; Host Paul Mortfield, Astronomer Stanford Solar Center and visiting students from...

ARC
NASA image: Spotless Days
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Feb 7, 2018

Spotless Days

The sun has had no sunspots for almost two weeks (as of Feb. 1, 2018) and just has a single, tiny one that appeared...

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NASA image: Puffing Sun Gives Birth To Reluctant Eruption
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Dec 8, 2017

Puffing Sun Gives Birth To Reluctant Eruption

This combination of three wavelengths of light from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows one of the multiple jets...

GSFC
NASA image: Coronal Hole Faces Earth
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Aug 14, 2017

Coronal Hole Faces Earth

A substantial coronal hole rotated into a position where it is facing Earth (Aug. 9-11, 2017). Coronal holes are...

JPL
NASA image: SDO: Year 7
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Feb 11, 2017

SDO: Year 7

Our sun is ever-changing, and the Solar Dynamics Observatory has a front-row seat. On Feb. 11, 2010, NASA launched...

GSFC
NASA image: SDO Transit - September 2015
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Sep 14, 2015

SDO Transit - September 2015

On Sept. 13, 2015, as NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, kept up its constant watch on the sun, its view was...

GSFC
NASA image: Tangled up in Blue
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Sep 2, 2015

Tangled up in Blue

A small, but complex mass of plasma gyrated and spun about over the course of 40 hours above the surface of the Sun...

JPL
NASA image: Two Prominences Unraveling
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May 16, 2017

Two Prominences Unraveling

At the edge of the sun, a large prominence and a small prominence began to shift, turn and fall apart in less than...

JPL
NASA image: Weak Thrusts
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Jul 9, 2016

Weak Thrusts

One active region at the edge of the Sun pushed out about ten thrusts of plasma in just over a day long period (July...

JPL
NASA image: Dynamic Loops in Profile
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Mar 28, 2017

Dynamic Loops in Profile

As an active region rotated into view, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe well-defined magnetic...

JPL
NASA image: Astronomers Image Lowest-mass Exoplanet Around a Sun-like Star
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Dec 8, 2017

Astronomers Image Lowest-mass Exoplanet Around a Sun-like Star

Caption: Glowing a dark magenta, the newly discovered exoplanet GJ 504b weighs in with about four times Jupiter's...

GSFC
NASA image: CME Blow Out
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Jun 25, 2015

CME Blow Out

A substantial coronal mass ejection, or CME, blew out from side of the Sun, giving us a great view of the event in...

GSFC
NASA image: Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot
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Aug 4, 2017

Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot

On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region — an area of intense and...

GSFC
NASA image: Elongated Coronal Hole
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Mar 19, 2018

Elongated Coronal Hole

Over the past week, the single, largest feature on the sun was a long coronal hole that stretched out across more...

JPL
NASA image: Shifting Plasma
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May 9, 2017

Shifting Plasma

Strands of plasma at the sun edge shifted and twisted back and forth over a 22-hour period, May 2-3, 2017. In this...

JPL
NASA image: Detailed Loops Above an Active Region
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Jul 24, 2018

Detailed Loops Above an Active Region

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in to watch close-up the dynamics of this single active region on the...

JPL
NASA image: The Sun's glint reflects off the Gulf of Mexico
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Jan 26, 2019

The Sun's glint reflects off the Gulf of Mexico

iss058e005915 (Jan. 27, 2019) --- The Sun's glint reflects off the Gulf of Mexico and outlines the coasts of Texas...

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NASA image: Mercury Transit of the Sun, Seen From Mars
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Jun 10, 2014

Mercury Transit of the Sun, Seen From Mars

This frame from an animation shows five versions of observations that NASA Curiosity made about one hour apart while...

JPL
NASA image: Where the Sun Sets Twice Artist Concept
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Sep 15, 2011

Where the Sun Sets Twice Artist Concept

NASA Kepler mission has discovered a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. The planet,...

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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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