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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: Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea
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Dec 8, 2017

Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea

NASA image acquired June 16, 2010. Papua New Guinea’s Manam Volcano released a thin, faint plume on June 16, 2010,...

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NASA image: NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility
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Nov 24, 2010

NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility

NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility with a view of New Orleans in the background.

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons team members wait for a signal from the spacecraft that it is healthy and collected data during the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons team members wait for a signal from the spacecraft that it is healthy and collected data during the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons team members wait for a signal from the spacecraft that it is healthy and collected data during the...

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NASA image: The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987a
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Dec 8, 2017

The Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987a

Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic...

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NASA image: Michoud Assembly Facility -Saturn V S-1C Production -10-5-1967
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Oct 5, 1967

Michoud Assembly Facility -Saturn V S-1C Production -10-5-1967

New Orleans, LA - Parts of the Saturn V first stage await assembly at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in October of...

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NASA image: New Arrivals Welcomed Aboard the Space Station on This Week @NASA – September 27, 2019
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Sep 27, 2019

New Arrivals Welcomed Aboard the Space Station on This Week @NASA – September 27, 2019

New arrivals in low-Earth orbit – welcome aboard the space station! More research, supplies, and other cargo heads...

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NASA image: Pluto Badlands
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Dec 5, 2015

Pluto Badlands

This highest-resolution image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft shows how erosion and faulting has sculpted this...

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NASA image: Chronicler's Induction Ceremony
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May 5, 2017

Chronicler's Induction Ceremony

A poster in the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida bears the names and photos of the six new...

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NASA image: Wink of a Star
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Jul 19, 2017

Wink of a Star

NASA's New Horizons team trained mobile telescopes on an unnamed star (circled) from a remote area of Argentina on...

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NASA image: Chaos Region
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Sep 10, 2015

Chaos Region

In the center of this 300-mile (470-kilometer) wide image of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is a large...

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NASA image: Charon in Plutoshine
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Jan 20, 2017

Charon in Plutoshine

This beautiful image obtained with the Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera aboard NASA's New Horizons...

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NASA image: Doreen Zudell takes over as the Editor of the Lewis News, Center
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Mar 1, 1990

Doreen Zudell takes over as the Editor of the Lewis News, Center

Doreen Zudell takes over as the Editor of the Lewis News, Center Newsletter

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NASA image: Christina Koch Answers Questions at Crew News Conference
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Mar 15, 2019

Christina Koch Answers Questions at Crew News Conference

Christina Koch answers questions regarding her upcoming spacewalk with Anne Mclain at the crew news conference in...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, left gives a...

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NASA image: New Venus Missions Announced on This Week @ NASA - June 4, 2021
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Jun 4, 2021

New Venus Missions Announced on This Week @ NASA - June 4, 2021

Learn about two new future missions to Venus and other reasons why the State of NASA is strong and exciting,...

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NASA image: Surface Variety
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Sep 10, 2015

Surface Variety

Mosaic of high-resolution images of Pluto, transmitted by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from Sept. 5 to 7, 2015....

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NASA image: Pluto in Twilight
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Sep 10, 2015

Pluto in Twilight

This image of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, processed in two different ways, shows how Pluto's bright,...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference
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Feb 17, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference

In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to members of the media at a...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference
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Feb 17, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference

In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to members of the media at a...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference
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Feb 17, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Prelaunch News Conference

In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to members of the media at a...

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NASA image: Charon Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain
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Jul 15, 2015

Charon Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain

Remarkable new details of Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from New Horizons' Long Range...

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NASA image: Shuttle Enterprise Flight to New York
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Apr 27, 2012

Shuttle Enterprise Flight to New York

Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies over the...

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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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