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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: Celestial Sea of Stars
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Dec 8, 2008

Celestial Sea of Stars

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new, infrared view of the choppy star-making cloud called M17, or the...

JPL
NASA image: Blobs House Twin Stars
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May 20, 2010

Blobs House Twin Stars

This image is one of six images taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, showing that tight-knit twin, or binary stars...

JPL
NASA image: A Real Shooting Star Artist Concept
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Aug 15, 2007

A Real Shooting Star Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates a star flying through our galaxy at supersonic speeds, leaving a 13-light-year-long...

JPL
NASA image: Star Formation Everywhere You Look
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Jun 24, 2011

Star Formation Everywhere You Look

This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights several star-forming regions. There are five...

JPL
NASA image: Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars Slowly
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Oct 15, 2014

Sluggish Galaxy Grows Stars Slowly

A small galaxy, called Sextans A, is shown here in a multi-wavelength mosaic captured by the ESA Herschel mission....

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NASA image: Cluster of Stars in Kepler Sight
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Apr 16, 2009

Cluster of Stars in Kepler Sight

This image zooms into a small portion of NASA Kepler full field of view, an expansive, 100-square-degree patch of...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Sees a "Mess of Stars"
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees a "Mess of Stars"

Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of stars — this NASA/ESA Hubble...

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NASA image: Kepler Diamond Mine of Stars
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Apr 16, 2009

Kepler Diamond Mine of Stars

This image from NASA Kepler mission shows the telescope full field of view an expansive star-rich patch of sky in...

JPL
NASA image: Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C
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Oct 16, 2019

Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C

Andrew Denio, a Marshall information technology specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and...

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NASA image: Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C
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Oct 16, 2019

Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C

Andrew Denio, a Marshall information technology specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and...

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NASA image: Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C
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Oct 16, 2019

Ghostbuster and Star Wars Themed Cars at Marshall Space Flight C

Andrew Denio, a Marshall information technology specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and...

MSFC
NASA image: Tycho's Star Shines in Gamma Rays
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Dec 8, 2017

Tycho's Star Shines in Gamma Rays

NASA image relase December 13, 2011 Gamma-rays detected by Fermi's LAT show that the remnant of Tycho's supernova...

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NASA image: Expedition 6 Press Conference
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May 5, 2003

Expedition 6 Press Conference

Expedition 6 International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit speaks during a press conference at the Gagarin...

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NASA image: Expedition 9 Landing
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Oct 24, 2004

Expedition 9 Landing

Expedition 9 Flight Engineer Michael Fincke, lower left, greets his wife and children for the first time in six...

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NASA image: Star Trackers for Europa Clipper
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Feb 4, 2025

Star Trackers for Europa Clipper

Engineers on NASA's Europa Clipper mission work with a piece of hardware called star trackers before they are...

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NASA image: Iceberg in North Star Bay, Greenland
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Dec 8, 2017

Iceberg in North Star Bay, Greenland

For five years, Jeremy Harbeck has worked as a support scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission...

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NASA image: Cannonballs Shoot from Star (Artist Concept)
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Oct 6, 2016

Cannonballs Shoot from Star (Artist Concept)

This four-panel graphic illustrates how the binary-star system V Hydrae is launching balls of plasma into space....

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NASA image: Firestorm Of Star Birth In The Active Galaxy Centaurus A
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Dec 8, 2017

Firestorm Of Star Birth In The Active Galaxy Centaurus A

NASA image release June 16, 2011 Resembling looming rain clouds on a stormy day, dark lanes of dust crisscross the...

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NASA image: Expedition 9 Landing
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Oct 24, 2004

Expedition 9 Landing

The crew return bus pulls away from the Gargarin Cosmonaut Training Center's airplane in Star City, Russia. The...

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NASA image: Expedition 30 Landing
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Apr 28, 2012

Expedition 30 Landing

Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin is welcomed home by colleagues and family in Star City, Russia on...

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NASA image: Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Core Collapse Supernova)
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Mar 26, 2018

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Core Collapse Supernova)

This image from an animation shows a gigantic star exploding in a "core collapse" supernova. As atoms fuse inside...

JPL
NASA image: Star Party
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Nov 7, 2013

Star Party

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden greets Lucas Yaroschuk, 3, of Arlington, Va., during a stargazing event at...

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NASA image: Star Party
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Nov 7, 2013

Star Party

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden gestures while making remarks before a stargazing event at Hoffman-Boston...

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NASA image: Astronomers Find the First 'Wind Nebula' Around a Rare Ultra-Magnetic Neutron Star
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Dec 8, 2017

Astronomers Find the First 'Wind Nebula' Around a Rare Ultra-Magnetic Neutron Star

Astronomers have discovered a vast cloud of high-energy particles called a wind nebula around a rare ultra-magnetic...

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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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