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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: Edge-on View of Near-Earth Asteroids
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May 16, 2012

Edge-on View of Near-Earth Asteroids

NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting portion of NASA WISE mission, illustrates the differences between orbits of a typical...

JPL
NASA image: Lump of Planetary Stuff  Artist Concept
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Sep 23, 2009

Lump of Planetary Stuff Artist Concept

This artist conception shows a lump of material in a swirling, planet- forming disk. Astronomers using NASA Spitzer...

JPL
NASA image: NASA AIRS Movies Show Evolution of U.S. 2011 Heat Wave
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Jul 26, 2011

NASA AIRS Movies Show Evolution of U.S. 2011 Heat Wave

NASA Aqua spacecraft has illustrated surface air and skin temperature for the period from July 16-24, showing...

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NASA image: Curiosity Wheel During Descent
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Aug 7, 2012

Curiosity Wheel During Descent

This color thumbnail image was obtained by NASA Curiosity rover illustrating the first appearance of the left front...

JPL
NASA image: AllWISE Brings Galaxies Out of Hiding
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Nov 14, 2013

AllWISE Brings Galaxies Out of Hiding

The new AllWISE catalog will bring distant galaxies that were once invisible out of hiding, as illustrated in this...

JPL
NASA image: Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Jun 25, 2012

Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

A short animation illustrating the relationship of temperature and wavelength. Hotter objects have a shorter...

GSFC
NASA image: Titan Haze is Falling
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May 5, 2011

Titan Haze is Falling

The change in Titan haze layer is illustrated in this figure, derived from data obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft....

JPL
NASA image: Mast Camera and Its Calibration Target on Curiosity Rover
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Mar 18, 2013

Mast Camera and Its Calibration Target on Curiosity Rover

This set of images illustrates the twin cameras of the Mastcam instrument on NASA Curiosity Mars rover upper left,...

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NASA image: Portrait of Our Dusty Past  Artist Concept
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Dec 20, 2005

Portrait of Our Dusty Past Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates a solar system that is a much younger version of our own. Dusty disks, like the one...

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NASA image: What Lies Beneath: Close Up View Artist Concept
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Jul 28, 2014

What Lies Beneath: Close Up View Artist Concept

This artist rendering shows a cross-section of the ice shell immediately beneath one of Enceladus geyser-active...

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NASA image: How to Measure the Spin of a Black Hole Artist Concept
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Feb 27, 2013

How to Measure the Spin of a Black Hole Artist Concept

Black holes are tremendous objects whose immense gravity can distort and twist space-time, the fabric that shapes...

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NASA image: Computer Reconstruction of Spirit Predicament
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Nov 4, 2009

Computer Reconstruction of Spirit Predicament

A screen shot from software used by the Mars Exploration Rover team for assessing movements by Spirit and...

JPL
NASA image: Forecast for Exotic Weather Artist Concept
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Jan 8, 2013

Forecast for Exotic Weather Artist Concept

This artist conception illustrates the brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026. NASA Hubble and Spitzer space...

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NASA image: Mars Has Ways to Make Organics Hard to Find
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Dec 16, 2014

Mars Has Ways to Make Organics Hard to Find

This illustration portrays some of the reasons why finding organic chemicals on Mars is challenging. Whatever...

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NASA image: Zeroing in on Mars
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May 24, 2008

Zeroing in on Mars

This map illustrates where NASA Phoenix Mars Lander was targeted to land on May 25, 2008, based on expectations as...

JPL
NASA image: Changes on Dune Slip Face, Nili Patera, Mars
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Mar 4, 2010

Changes on Dune Slip Face, Nili Patera, Mars

Before and after images from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter illustrate occurrence of new streaks on the slip face...

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NASA image: Black Holes: Monsters in Space Artist Concept
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Feb 27, 2013

Black Holes: Monsters in Space Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun....

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NASA image: Masking Out Galaxies
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Nov 6, 2014

Masking Out Galaxies

This graphic illustrates how the Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment, or CIBER, team measures a diffuse glow of...

JPL
NASA image: Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth Artist Animation
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Jul 27, 2011

Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth Artist Animation

This artist concept illustrates the first known Earth Trojan asteroid, discovered by NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting...

JPL
NASA image: The SAM Suite
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Apr 8, 2013

The SAM Suite

This illustration shows the instruments and subsystems of the Sample Analysis at Mars SAM suite on the Curiosity...

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NASA image: Phoenix on Target
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May 24, 2008

Phoenix on Target

This topography map illustrates where NASA Phoenix Mars Lander was targeted to land on May 25, 2008, based on...

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NASA image: Oxygen in Orion
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Aug 1, 2011

Oxygen in Orion

This graphic illustrates where astronomers at last found oxygen molecules in space -- near the star-forming core of...

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NASA image: Fires in the Australian Capital Territory
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Jan 22, 2003

Fires in the Australian Capital Territory

The height and extent of billowing smoke plumes from bushfires near Canberra, the Australian capital, are...

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NASA image: Weird Warm Spot on Exoplanet
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Oct 19, 2010

Weird Warm Spot on Exoplanet

This frame from an animation based on NASA Spitzer Space Telescope data illustrates an unexpected warm spot on the...

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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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