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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.

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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: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Warm Water Pool is Increasing, Nov. 10, 1997
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Nov 20, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Warm Water Pool is Increasing, Nov. 10, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by the U.S./French...

JPL
NASA image: Colored Height and Shaded Relief, Kamchatka Peninsula
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Nov 14, 2002

Colored Height and Shaded Relief, Kamchatka Peninsula

Russia Kamchatka Peninsula, lying between the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean to the...

JPL
NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Satellite shows Pacific Stabilizing, July 11, 1998
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Jul 21, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Satellite shows Pacific Stabilizing, July 11, 1998

Height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French TOPEX/Poseidon satellite. The image shows sea surface height relative...

JPL
NASA image: Titan North
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Dec 12, 2013

Titan North

This colorized mosaic from NASA Cassini mission shows the most complete view yet of Titan northern land of lakes and...

JPL
NASA image: Shaded Relief and Radar Image with Color as Height, Bosporus Strait and Istanbul, Turkey
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Apr 22, 2002

Shaded Relief and Radar Image with Color as Height, Bosporus Strait and Istanbul, Turkey

The Bosporus also spelled Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara in the center of...

JPL
NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Images Some of Earth Newest Real
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Jan 20, 2012

NASA Spacecraft Images Some of Earth Newest Real

In December, 2011, NASA Terra spacecraft captured this image of a new volcanic island forming in the Red Sea. This...

JPL
NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Double
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Dec 8, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Double

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S./French...

JPL
NASA image: Wilma Trek Through Warm Caribbean/Gulf Waters
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Oct 21, 2005

Wilma Trek Through Warm Caribbean/Gulf Waters

This sea surface height map of the Gulf of Mexico and the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with the Florida peninsula on...

JPL
NASA image: Big Year for NASA’s IceBridge in 2017
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Feb 13, 2018

Big Year for NASA’s IceBridge in 2017

From the South Pole to Greenland, from Alaska’s glaciers to Svalbard, NASA’s Operation IceBridge covered the icy...

GSFC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, begins a tour of the Banana River, this alligator sunning itself attracts attention. Holloway-Adkins is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.
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Feb 5, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, begins a tour of the Banana River, this alligator sunning itself attracts attention. Holloway-Adkins is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, begins a tour of the Banana River,...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From a boat on the Banana River the Vehicle Assembly Building looms over the water. The boat holds Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, who is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.
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Feb 5, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From a boat on the Banana River the Vehicle Assembly Building looms over the water. The boat holds Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, who is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From a boat on the Banana River the Vehicle Assembly Building looms over the water. The...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, at the helm of a boat on the Banana River, heads for a research area. She is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.
Image
Feb 5, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, at the helm of a boat on the Banana River, heads for a research area. She is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, at the helm of a boat on the Banana...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, takes the helm on the boat as she begins a tour of the Banana River. She is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.
Image
Feb 5, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, takes the helm on the boat as she begins a tour of the Banana River. She is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, takes the helm on the boat as she...

KSC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, searches the Banana River for a grass specimen. In the background is one of the launch pads. The biologist is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.
Image
Feb 5, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, searches the Banana River for a grass specimen. In the background is one of the launch pads. The biologist is studying the life history of sea turtles, especially what they eat, where they lay their eggs and what factors might harm their survival. On the boat trip she is also monitoring the growth of sea grasses and algae and the water quality of estuaries and lagoons used by sea turtles and other aquatic wildlife.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Karen Holloway-Adkins, KSC wildlife specialist, searches the Banana River for a grass...

KSC
NASA image: Oblique photograph looking northwest into Sea of Tranquility
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Dec 24, 1968

Oblique photograph looking northwest into Sea of Tranquility

AS08-13-2344 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- This oblique photograph looks generally northwest from the Apollo 8 spacecraft...

JSC
NASA image: greenland_summer_campaign_1
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Dec 8, 2017

greenland_summer_campaign_1

Laurence Smith, chair of geography at University of California, Los Angeles, deploys an autonomous drift boat...

GSFC
NASA image: greenland_summer_campaign_3
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Dec 8, 2017

greenland_summer_campaign_3

Streams and rivers that form on top of the Greenland ice sheet during spring and summer are the main agent...

GSFC
NASA image: STS-57 Earth observation of the Eastern Mediterranean, Nile River, Asia Minor
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Jul 1, 1993

STS-57 Earth observation of the Eastern Mediterranean, Nile River, Asia Minor

STS057-73-075 (21 June-1 July 1993) --- Eastern Mediterranean from an unusually high vantage point over the Nile...

JSC
NASA image: City lights beneath the clouds highlight the North China Plain near the Yellow Sea
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Aug 30, 2025

City lights beneath the clouds highlight the North China Plain near the Yellow Sea

iss073e0742298 (Aug. 30, 2025) --- City lights beneath the clouds highlight the North China Plain near the Yellow...

JSC
NASA image: The blue-green lights of fishing boats dot the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait
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Aug 26, 2025

The blue-green lights of fishing boats dot the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait

iss073e0688699 (Aug. 26, 2025) --- The blue-green lights of fishing boats, designed to lure squid, sardines, or...

JSC
NASA image: Space Shuttle Enterprise Move to Intrepid
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Jun 6, 2012

Space Shuttle Enterprise Move to Intrepid

The space shuttle Enterprise is towed by barge next to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum where it will lifted...

HQ
NASA image: Entire Island of Crete
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Jun 22, 1973

Entire Island of Crete

SL2-05-364 (22 June 1973) --- Lying in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the entire Island of Crete (35.0N, 25.0E) can...

JSC
NASA image: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as seen from STS-60
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Feb 9, 1994

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as seen from STS-60

STS060-84-063 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This is an excellent photograph of the coastal city of Santo Domingo on the...

JSC
NASA image: Space Shuttle Enterprise Move to Intrepid
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Jun 6, 2012

Space Shuttle Enterprise Move to Intrepid

The space shuttle Enterprise is towed by barge next to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum where it will lifted...

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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.
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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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