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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: NASA Spacecraft Images Oregon Wildfire
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Sep 21, 2012

NASA Spacecraft Images Oregon Wildfire

This image, acquired by NASA Terra spacecraft, is of the Pole Creek fire southwest of Sisters, Ore., which had grown...

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NASA image: Pitting from Sublimation of Underlying Dry-Ice Layer
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Apr 21, 2011

Pitting from Sublimation of Underlying Dry-Ice Layer

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took these images of an area near Mars south pole where coalescing or elongated...

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NASA image: Stormy North
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Aug 5, 2013

Stormy North

The area within Saturn north polar hexagon is shown by NASA Cassini spacecraft to contain myriad storms of various...

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NASA image: Shifting Northern Hazes
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Apr 28, 2006

Shifting Northern Hazes

The complex and dynamic atmosphere of Titan displays multiple haze layers near the north pole in this view, which...

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NASA image: Dione Polar Maps - October 2010
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Feb 18, 2011

Dione Polar Maps - October 2010

The northern and southern hemispheres of Dione are seen in these polar stereographic maps of the north pole,...

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NASA image: Polar Dunes
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May 8, 2014

Polar Dunes

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraf shows part of Aspledon Undae, one of several dune fields near the...

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NASA image: Orange and Blue Hazes
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Dec 22, 2011

Orange and Blue Hazes

This view from NASA Cassini spacecraft look toward the south polar region of Saturn largest moon, Titan, and show a...

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NASA image: Olympia Undae
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Jul 7, 2014

Olympia Undae

Dunes cover all but the highest hill of this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft. These dunes are...

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NASA image: Lines of Craters
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Mar 26, 2012

Lines of Craters

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows is located in asteroid Vesta Rheasilvia quadrangle, near Vesta south...

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NASA image: Detectors See Gravitational Waves from Dawn of Universe
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Mar 17, 2014

Detectors See Gravitational Waves from Dawn of Universe

This image shows an array of the 512 superconducting detectors used on the BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole. The...

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NASA image: Circumpolar Bands
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Mar 30, 2007

Circumpolar Bands

The rapidly rotating clouds above Titan northernmost latitudes stretch into streaks that circumscribe the pole. The...

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NASA image: Dione on a Diagonal
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Jan 30, 2012

Dione on a Diagonal

Saturn and Dione appear askew in this view from NASA Cassini spacecraft, with the north poles rotated to the right,...

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NASA image: Senkyo and Vortex
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Jan 28, 2013

Senkyo and Vortex

NASA Cassini spacecraft simultaneously peers through the haze in Titan equatorial region down to its surface and...

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NASA image: Storm Front
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Jun 18, 2012

Storm Front

Spring storms are common near the north pole. This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a storm...

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NASA image: Triton
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Aug 19, 1999

Triton

NASA Voyager 2 obtained this color image of Neptune largest satellite,Triton, on Aug. 22, 1989. The south pole of...

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NASA image: Tiger Stripes are Cubs
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Aug 30, 2005

Tiger Stripes are Cubs

This visual and infrared mapping spectrometer image captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft of Saturn moon Enceladus,...

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NASA image: Northern Clouds in Motion
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Mar 17, 2011

Northern Clouds in Motion

Clouds move above Titan large methane lakes and seas near the moon north pole in this image from NASA Cassini...

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NASA image: Snapshots of Titan North Polar Cloud
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Feb 23, 2012

Snapshots of Titan North Polar Cloud

This series of false-color images obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft shows the dissolving cloud cover over the...

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NASA image: Southern Spots
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Nov 3, 2005

Southern Spots

This VIS image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of the south polar region was collected during the summer...

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NASA image: Differently Aged Terrain
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Jul 9, 2010

Differently Aged Terrain

NASA Cassini spacecraft examines old and new terrain on Saturn fascinating Enceladus, a moon where jets of water ice...

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NASA image: Exploring the Wetlands of Titan
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Mar 16, 2007

Exploring the Wetlands of Titan

Cassini peers through the murky orange haze of Titan to spy what are believed to be bodies of liquid hydrocarbons,...

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NASA image: Odyssey over Martian Sunrise Artist Concept
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Oct 28, 2003

Odyssey over Martian Sunrise Artist Concept

NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars south pole in this artist concept illustration. The spacecraft has...

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NASA image: Polar Layers
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Oct 31, 2005

Polar Layers

This VIS image illlustrates how distinct polar layers appear with no frost cover. This image was collected during...

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NASA image: South Polar Surface
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Jul 14, 2011

South Polar Surface

It is high summer as NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft captures this image of the South Pole of Mars. The circular...

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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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