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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: KSC-2009-1103
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Jan 12, 2009

KSC-2009-1103

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., a Ball Aerospace and...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1018
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Jan 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1018

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The shipping container holding the Kepler spacecraft is placed on the tarmac outside...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1027
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Jan 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1027

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a clean room at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., workers...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1100
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Jan 12, 2009

KSC-2009-1100

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., a Ball Aerospace and...

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NASA image: The beautiful side of IC 335
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Dec 8, 2017

The beautiful side of IC 335

Hubble sees a galaxy 60 million light-years away This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy IC...

GSFC
NASA image: A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342
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Jul 20, 2011

A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

JPL
NASA image: Fantastic Four Galaxies with Planet Artist Concept
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Aug 6, 2007

Fantastic Four Galaxies with Planet Artist Concept

This artist concept shows what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical planet around a star tossed out of...

JPL
NASA image: A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing
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Jan 10, 2012

A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing

In combined data from ESA Herschel and NASA Spitzer telescopes, irregular distribution of dust in the Small...

JPL
NASA image: A Spiral Galaxy is Visited by a Trojan War Hero
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Sep 9, 2010

A Spiral Galaxy is Visited by a Trojan War Hero

Galaxy Messier 74, with its spiral arms seen face-on, is in the center of this image captured by NASA Wide-field...

JPL
NASA image: NGC 454
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 454

NGC 454 is galaxy pair comprising a large red elliptical galaxy and an irregular gas-rich blue galaxy. This image is...

JPL
NASA image: AM 1316-241
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Apr 24, 2008

AM 1316-241

AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies—a spiral galaxy on the left of the frame in front of an...

JPL
NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Oct 1, 2000

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

This most distant x-ray cluster of galaxies yet has been found by astronomers using Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)....

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-2009-1128
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Jan 13, 2009

KSC-2009-1128

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Ball Aerospace and Technology workers adjust the light cast on solar array panels during...

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NASA image: Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers

Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken advantage of gravitational lensing to reveal the...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jun 9, 2003

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The razor sharp eye of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) easily resolves the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104)....

MSFC
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....

JPL
NASA image: KSC-2009-1973
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1973

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the engines on United...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1974
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1974

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, exhaust clouds cascade...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1956
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1956

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Delta II 7925 rocket stands ready for launch following rollback of the mobile service...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1972
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1972

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket roars into the night sky carrying NASA's Kepler...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1971
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1971

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket, with NASA's Kepler spacecraft aboard, is bathed in...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1957
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1957

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The gantry on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida shows the...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1955
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1955

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Delta II 7925 rocket stands ready for launch following rollback of the mobile service...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-1975
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Mar 6, 2009

KSC-2009-1975

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United Launch Alliance's...

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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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