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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.

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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: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

A C-17 Globemaster aircraft with the science canister from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission aboard takes off from Michael...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

Recovery team members load a container with the science canister from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission onto a C-17...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

A container with the science canister from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft,...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

A container with the science canister from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft,...

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NASA image: A Touch of History for Asteroid Sample Return Mission on This Week @NASA October 23, 2020
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Oct 23, 2020

A Touch of History for Asteroid Sample Return Mission on This Week @NASA October 23, 2020

A touch of history for our first asteroid sample return mission, a safe return from the International Space Station,...

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NASA image: NASA Johnson Curation Lab Ready to Reveal OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample
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Oct 12, 2023

NASA Johnson Curation Lab Ready to Reveal OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample

On Sept. 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith...

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NASA image: Earth Return Orbiter Infographic
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Apr 6, 2023

Earth Return Orbiter Infographic

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) would be the biggest spacecraft to ever orbit Mars. The...

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NASA image: Mars 2020 Search for Ancient Life Briefing
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Feb 17, 2021

Mars 2020 Search for Ancient Life Briefing

Mars Sample Return program manager, JPL, Bobby Braun, shows a concept model of NASA's orbiting sample container,...

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NASA image: Mars 2020 Search for Ancient Life Briefing
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Feb 17, 2021

Mars 2020 Search for Ancient Life Briefing

Mars Sample Return program manager, JPL, Bobby Braun, shows a concept model of NASA's orbiting sample container,...

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NASA image: How to Bring Mars Sample Tubes Safely to Earth (Mars News Report Oct. 19, 2022)
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Oct 26, 2022

How to Bring Mars Sample Tubes Safely to Earth (Mars News Report Oct. 19, 2022)

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is filling sample tubes with rocky material on the Red Planet as the agency works on...

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NASA image: Asteroid Bennu: Selecting Site Nightingale
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Feb 27, 2020

Asteroid Bennu: Selecting Site Nightingale

OSIRIS-REx is a NASA mission to explore near-Earth asteroid Bennu and return a sample to Earth. Prior to arriving at...

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NASA image: Sample Return Capsule Parachuting Down To Earth Artist Concept
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Nov 3, 2005

Sample Return Capsule Parachuting Down To Earth Artist Concept

Artist rendering of NASA Stardust capsule returning to Earth. The Stardust spacecraft will bring back samples of...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Flight Operations Interviews Sandy Freund
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Oct 19, 2020

OSIRIS-REx Flight Operations Interviews Sandy Freund

NASA’s OSRIS-REx mission is designed to study near-Earth asteroid Bennu and return a sample of Bennu to Earth in...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx_flight_operations_BeauBierhaus
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Oct 19, 2020

OSIRIS-REx_flight_operations_BeauBierhaus

NASA’s OSRIS-REx mission is designed to study near-Earth asteroid Bennu and return a sample of Bennu to Earth in...

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NASA image: 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges Sample Return Robot Challenge
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Jun 14, 2014

2014 NASA Centennial Challenges Sample Return Robot Challenge

Members of team Mountaineers pose with officials from the 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges Sample Return Robot...

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Jun 14, 2014

2014 NASA Centennial Challenges Sample Return Robot Challenge

The NASA Centennial Challenges prize, level one, is presented to team Mountaineers for successfully completing level...

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NASA image: Rocket-Lovers Watch OSIRIS-REx Launch
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Sep 9, 2016

Rocket-Lovers Watch OSIRIS-REx Launch

OSIRIS-REx launched Thursday, September 8 at 7:05PM on an Atlas V rocket on a journey to study asteroid Bennu and...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Panorama of Potential Mars Sample Return Landing Site
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Jul 11, 2022

Perseverance's Panorama of Potential Mars Sample Return Landing Site

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take this panorama of a proposed landing site...

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NASA image: Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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Jul 11, 2022

Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take this image of flat terrain in Jezero...

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NASA image: Imaging Asteroid Bennu
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May 11, 2021

Imaging Asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx has imaged Bennu better than we have Earth and our own Moon. Since its arrival at the asteroid on...

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NASA image: Stardust Photo documentation of Stardust Sample Return and Tray Separation at JSC
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Jan 17, 2006

Stardust Photo documentation of Stardust Sample Return and Tray Separation at JSC

Stardust Photo documentation of Stardust Sample Return and Tray Separation at bldg 31, Stardust laboratory at JSC....

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return and Reveal B-roll
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Oct 11, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return and Reveal B-roll

00.00 OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Ready for Reveal Video B-roll 05:11:43 Members of the OSIRIS-REx Lockheed Martin...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in Houston
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Sep 25, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in Houston

After a seven-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule landed in the Utah...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx: Above and Beyond
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Sep 18, 2020

OSIRIS-REx: Above and Beyond

Since arriving at asteroid Bennu in Dec. 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has achieved many feats – from setting 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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