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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: Hubble Unveils a Tapestry of Dazzling Diamond-like Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Unveils a Tapestry of Dazzling Diamond-like Stars

Resembling an opulent diamond tapestry, this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows a glittering star...

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NASA image: A Helpful Star
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Feb 5, 2007

A Helpful Star

The Cassini spacecraft gazes toward a distant star as Saturn rings slip past in the foreground. At upper left is the...

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NASA image: Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars

AUGUST 31, 2011: A team of scientists has collected enough high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope images over a...

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NASA image: Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars

AUGUST 31, 2011: A team of scientists has collected enough high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope images over a...

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NASA image: Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars

AUGUST 31, 2011: A team of scientists has collected enough high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope images over a...

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NASA image: Expedition 28 Departs Star City
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May 24, 2011

Expedition 28 Departs Star City

Expedition 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and Flight...

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NASA image: Expedition 28 Departs Star City
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May 24, 2011

Expedition 28 Departs Star City

Expedition 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and...

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NASA image: Expedition 28 Departs Star City
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May 24, 2011

Expedition 28 Departs Star City

Expedition 28 crew members, Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, left, Soyuz commander Sergei Volkov, center, and...

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NASA image: Spitzer Digs Up Hidden Stars
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May 1, 2007

Spitzer Digs Up Hidden Stars

Two rambunctious young stars are destroying their natal dust cloud with powerful jets of radiation, in an infrared...

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NASA image: Dark Disks Around Young Stars
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Jan 30, 2014

Dark Disks Around Young Stars

This image from NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows Herbig-Haro 30, the prototype of a gas-rich young stellar object...

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NASA image: WISE Reveals a Hidden Star Cluster
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Aug 3, 2010

WISE Reveals a Hidden Star Cluster

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has seen a cluster of newborn stars enclosed in a cocoon of dust and gas in...

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NASA image: Witch Head Brews Baby Stars
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Oct 30, 2013

Witch Head Brews Baby Stars

An infrared portrait of the Witch Head nebula from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, shows billowy...

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NASA image: Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust
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Feb 11, 2008

Young Stars in Their Baby Blanket of Dust

Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud...

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NASA image: Expedition 10 Landing
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Apr 24, 2005

Expedition 10 Landing

Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao, left, is greeted by his wife after arriving in Star City, Russia from...

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NASA image: Expedition 10 Landing
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Apr 24, 2005

Expedition 10 Landing

Expedition 10 Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, on bus, looks out at well wishers after arriving back at Star City,...

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NASA image: Cool Stars May Have Different Prebiotic Chemical Mix
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Apr 7, 2009

Cool Stars May Have Different Prebiotic Chemical Mix

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope detected a prebiotic, or potentially life-forming, molecule called hydrogen cyanide HCN...

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NASA image: The Serpent Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars
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May 28, 2014

The Serpent Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars

Studied by astronomers, Serpens Cloud Core is one of the youngest collections of stars ever seen in our galaxy. This...

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NASA image: A Star-Bursting Filament
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May 17, 2012

A Star-Bursting Filament

ESA Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The...

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NASA image: Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula
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Jan 29, 2014

Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula

Radiation and winds from massive stars have blown a cavity into the surrounding dust and gas, creating the Trifid...

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NASA image: Catching a Cluster of Stars
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Jul 20, 2010

Catching a Cluster of Stars

While NASA Cassini spacecraft was pointed to study Saturn F ring, it happened to catch a globular star cluster...

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NASA image: The Creation of Titanium in Stars
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Feb 19, 2014

The Creation of Titanium in Stars

This diagram illustrates why NASA NuSTAR can see radioactivity in the remains of exploded stars for the first time....

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NASA image: Coronet: A Star-Formation Neighbor
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Sep 13, 2007

Coronet: A Star-Formation Neighbor

This composite image shows the Coronet in X-rays from Chandra and infrared from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope orange,...

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NASA image: Morning Star Artist Concept
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Apr 18, 2013

Morning Star Artist Concept

This artist concept depicts in the foreground planet Kepler-62f, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of...

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NASA image: A Lesson in Counting Stars
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Aug 19, 2009

A Lesson in Counting Stars

These two photographs were made by combining data from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer spacecraft and the Cerro...

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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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