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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: Soyuz MS-24 Space Station Farewells and Hatch Closing - Friday, April 5, 2024
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Apr 5, 2024

Soyuz MS-24 Space Station Farewells and Hatch Closing - Friday, April 5, 2024

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina...

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NASA image: Juno Arrival at Jupiter Artist Concept
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Jul 7, 2015

Juno Arrival at Jupiter Artist Concept

This artist's rendering shows NASA's Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter. Launched in 2011,...

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NASA image: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Hatch Close – Monday, March 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 2025

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Hatch Close – Monday, March 17, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Roscosmos...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2425
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Nov 4, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the RTG facility at Kennedy Space Center, Dave Nobles oversees the operation as...

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NASA image: The Planets Shine Bright
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Apr 7, 2026

The Planets Shine Bright

art002e015967 (April 6, 2026) - The Sun is eclipsed by the Moon in this April 6, 2026, image from NASA’s Orion. The...

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NASA image: Approach to Saturn
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Feb 26, 2004

Approach to Saturn

The narrow angle camera onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft took a series of exposures of Saturn and its rings and...

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NASA image: The Icy Mountains of Pluto
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Jul 15, 2015

The Icy Mountains of Pluto

New close-up images of a region near Pluto's equator reveal a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising...

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NASA image: "April Fool’s Day" comet to pass by Earth
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Dec 8, 2017

"April Fool’s Day" comet to pass by Earth

On April 1, 2017, comet 41P will pass closer than it normally does to Earth, giving observers with binoculars or a...

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NASA image: Goldstone Radar Observations of Asteroid 2001 FO32
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Apr 5, 2021

Goldstone Radar Observations of Asteroid 2001 FO32

On March 21, 2021, the large asteroid 2001 FO32 made a close approach with our planet, passing at a distance of...

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NASA image: Jupiter With Great Red Spot, Near Infrared, May 2017
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Jun 30, 2017

Jupiter With Great Red Spot, Near Infrared, May 2017

This composite, false-color infrared image of Jupiter reveals haze particles over a range of altitudes, as seen in...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2423
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Nov 4, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Bob Tessmer, Dave Nobles and Dan Brunson check the radioisotope thermoelectric...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2312
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Oct 7, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a technician from...

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NASA image: WATSON Views "Foux"
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Jul 20, 2021

WATSON Views "Foux"

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this close-up of a rock target nicknamed "Foux" using its WATSON (Wide Angle...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2522
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Nov 29, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The fifth and final solid rocket booster arrives at the Vertical Integration Facility...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2320
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Oct 11, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Lockheed...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2315
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Oct 7, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians from...

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NASA image: iss060m262481254_Hurricane_Dorian_Live_Views_Sept_5_2019_0905
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Sep 5, 2019

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SPACE STATION CAMERAS PROVIDE NEW VIEWS OF STRENGTHENING HURRICANE DORIAN Cameras outside the International Space...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd2319
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Oct 11, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In front of the mobile service tower on Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0742
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Mar 12, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, approaches the...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up
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Apr 6, 2021

Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard...

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NASA image: Jupiter's Southern Lights
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May 25, 2017

Jupiter's Southern Lights

The complexity and richness of Jupiter's "southern lights" (also known as auroras) are on display in this animation...

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NASA image: New Details on Pluto
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Jul 10, 2015

New Details on Pluto

This image of Pluto was taken by New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) at 4:18 UT on July 9, 2015,...

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NASA image: New Radar Images of Asteroid 2014 JO25
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May 9, 2017

New Radar Images of Asteroid 2014 JO25

This frame from a movie of asteroid 2014 JO25 was generated using radar data collected by NASA 230-foot-wide...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-2248
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Sep 26, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, technicians from...

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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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