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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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May 31, 2018

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jsc2018e051936 - Outside the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 56 prime and...

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Sep 26, 2018

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jsc2018e084490 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 57 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos...

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Jul 5, 2019

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jsc2019e038383 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 60 crewmembers Alexander Skvortsov of...

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Mar 4, 2016

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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of...

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Jul 5, 2019

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jsc2019e038389 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 60 crewmember Drew Morgan of NASA poses with...

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Apr 5, 2017

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jsc2017e039776 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 51...

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NASA image: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Christina Koch of NASA (left), Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (center) and Nick Hague of NASA (right) pose for pictures Feb. 26 as they prepared to depart for their lau
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Feb 26, 2019

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Christina Koch of NASA (left), Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (center) and Nick Hague of NASA (right) pose for pictures Feb. 26 as they prepared to depart for their lau

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Christina Koch of NASA...

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Nov 19, 2018

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jsc2018e097262 - Expedition 58 crewmembers Anne McClain of NASA (left), Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos (center) and...

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May 28, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The mobile service towers on Launch Pads 17-A (left) and 17-B (right) are silhouetted...

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Nov 19, 2018

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jsc2018e097264 - Expedition 58 crewmembers Anne McClain of NASA (top), Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos (center) and...

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Sep 5, 2019

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jsc2019e052244 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the next crew to launch to the...

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Nov 8, 2011

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Behind their crew quarters at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of...

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Aug 28, 2017

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jsc2017e114477 (Aug. 28, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition...

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Jul 5, 2019

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jsc2019e038378 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 60 crewmember Drew Morgan of NASA undergoes a...

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Sep 25, 2018

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jsc2018e084339 - Expedition 57 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (foreground) and Nick Hague of NASA report...

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Mar 1, 2002

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JSC2002-E-08145 (1 March 2002) --- Astronaut Charles Hobaugh, standing near the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM)...

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Apr 5, 2017

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jsc2017e039774 (04/05/2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 51...

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NASA image: At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (left), Christina Koch of NASA (center) and Nick Hague of NASA (right) walk to a bus Feb. 26 to take them to their plane for a flight to
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Feb 26, 2019

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (left), Christina Koch of NASA (center) and Nick Hague of NASA (right) walk to a bus Feb. 26 to take them to their plane for a flight to

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of...

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Sep 26, 2018

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jsc2018e084487 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 57 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA flashes a...

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Mar 24, 2013

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Inside the Gagarin Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 35/36 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy...

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NASA image: STS-104 crew trains in building 5
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Nov 17, 2000

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JSC2000-07282 (17 November 2000)--- Astronaut Charles O. Hobaugh, STS-104 pilot, is assisted by suit technician Mike...

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Sep 9, 2016

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At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49 crewmember Shane Kimbrough of...

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Sep 18, 2019

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jsc2019e053717 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the next crew to launch to the...

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Oct 6, 2018

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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum in Kazakhstan, Expedition 57 Nick Hague of NASA (left) and Alexey Ovchinin of...

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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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