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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: The lunar surface
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Dec 5, 2022

The lunar surface

art001e002164 (Dec. 5, 2022): Cameras mounted on the crew module of the Orion spacecraft captured these views of the...

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Jul 1, 1969

Saturn Apollo Program

The crowning achievement for the Saturn V rocket came when it launched Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin...

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NASA image: The lunar surface
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Dec 5, 2022

The lunar surface

art001e002164 (Dec. 5, 2022): Cameras mounted on the crew module of the Orion spacecraft captured these views of the...

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NASA image: The lunar surface
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Dec 5, 2022

The lunar surface

art001e002164 (Dec. 5, 2022): Cameras mounted on the crew module of the Orion spacecraft captured these views of the...

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NASA image: Along the Lunar Terminator
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Apr 6, 2026

Along the Lunar Terminator

art002e014045 (April 6, 2026) - This view of the Moon captures the terminator—the shifting boundary between day and...

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NASA image: Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color Animation
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Jul 3, 2015

Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color Animation

This is a frame from the first movie created by New Horizons to reveal color surface features of Pluto and its...

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NASA image: The Colors of Tethys I
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Jul 29, 2015

The Colors of Tethys I

This enhanced-color mosaic of Saturn's icy moon Tethys shows a range of features on the moon's trailing hemisphere....

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NASA image: Moon's Farside in the Foreground, Earth Beyond
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Apr 6, 2026

Moon's Farside in the Foreground, Earth Beyond

art002e015228 (April 6, 2026) - Seen from behind the Moon during Artemis II, the Moon and Earth align in the same...

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NASA image: Chaos Transition
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May 1, 2020

Chaos Transition

The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded...

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NASA image: Artemis II Crew Lunar Flyby Photography Training
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Jan 27, 2026

Artemis II Crew Lunar Flyby Photography Training

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen...

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NASA image: Fission Surface Power Technology Demonstration Unit
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Nov 9, 2016

Fission Surface Power Technology Demonstration Unit

NASA Glenn Technician Mark Springowski works on a 10-kilowatt Stirling Power Conversion Unit, which is part of the...

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NASA image: Simulated View of Thermal Emissions from Europa
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Oct 11, 2024

Simulated View of Thermal Emissions from Europa

This image is a simulation of how NASA's Europa Clipper will understand which areas of the Jovian moon Europa are...

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NASA image: KSC-04-S-00352
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Nov 5, 2004

KSC-04-S-00352

The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft completes a second pass over Titan in preparation for a January touchdown. In a move...

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NASA image: NASA to Demonstrate Revolutionary Autonomous Navigation System on Moon
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Feb 7, 2024

NASA to Demonstrate Revolutionary Autonomous Navigation System on Moon

Demonstrating autonomous navigation, the Lunar Node 1 experiment, or LN-1, is a radio beacon designed to support...

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NASA image: ARC-1979-AC79-7014
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Mar 4, 1979

ARC-1979-AC79-7014

2:30 pm Photographer : JPL Range : 2.6 million km. ( 1.6 million miles ) Ganymede is Jupiter's largest satellite (...

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NASA image: Moon Express Media Event
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Nov 3, 2014

Moon Express Media Event

Members of the media watch a demonstration of the Regolith Advanced Surface System Operations Robot, or RASSOR,...

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NASA image: Ridges on Europa
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Dec 18, 1997

Ridges on Europa

This view of Jupiter's moon Europa shows a portion of the surface that has been highly disrupted by fractures and...

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NASA image: Chasms on Dione
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Aug 17, 2015

Chasms on Dione

While not bursting with activity like its sister satellite Enceladus, the surface of Dione is definitely not boring....

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NASA image: Gateway - Lunar Space Station Trailer
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Mar 22, 2024

Gateway - Lunar Space Station Trailer

The Gateway space station will be humanity's first space station to orbit the Moon in support of the Artemis...

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NASA image: A Dark Duo
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Dec 29, 2005

A Dark Duo

Epimetheus 116 kilometers, or 72 miles across, at right and Janus 181 kilometers, or 113 miles across, at left are...

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NASA image: Flight Day 19: Orion Approaches the Moon
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Dec 3, 2022

Flight Day 19: Orion Approaches the Moon

art001e002000 (Dec. 4, 2022) On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, the Moon grows larger in frame as Orion...

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NASA image: MSolo Preparations for Lunar Mission
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Sep 25, 2020

MSolo Preparations for Lunar Mission

Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSolo) Preparations for Lunar Mission NASA working with U.S. companies...

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NASA image: Flight Day 19: Orion Approaches the Moon
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Dec 3, 2022

Flight Day 19: Orion Approaches the Moon

art001e001999 (Dec. 4, 2022) On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, the Moon grows larger in frame as Orion...

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NASA image: Flight Day 6: Orion Approaches Moon
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Nov 21, 2022

Flight Day 6: Orion Approaches Moon

art001m1013251138 (Nov. 21, 2022) On flight day 6, Orion approached the Moon for the outbound powered flyby, when it...

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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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