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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-2011-1891
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Feb 28, 2011

KSC-2011-1891

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the solid rocket boosters used during space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch is...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-1895
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Feb 28, 2011

KSC-2011-1895

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the solid rocket boosters used during space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch is...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-1897
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Feb 28, 2011

KSC-2011-1897

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Solid Rocket Booster Disassembly Facility at Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force...

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NASA image: Shipbreaking, Bangladesh
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May 16, 2014

Shipbreaking, Bangladesh

This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the Bangladeshi coast north of Chittagong, where ships from around the...

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NASA image: GPM: Journey to Launch: Shipout, Takeoff
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Nov 26, 2013

GPM: Journey to Launch: Shipout, Takeoff

Short video montage of the GPM shipping container leaving Goddard Space Flight Center for Joint Base Andrews, Md....

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NASA image: Aquarius/SAC-D Removed from Service Platform
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Apr 19, 2011

Aquarius/SAC-D Removed from Service Platform

After months of integration and testing at the INVAP facility Bariloche, Argentina, NASA Aquarius/SAC-D is removed...

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NASA image: Tropical Cyclone Gonu Observed by QuikSCAT
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Jun 6, 2007

Tropical Cyclone Gonu Observed by QuikSCAT

NASA QuikScat observed a rare tropical cyclone in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, threatening the petroleum...

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NASA image: Moving Juno to Environmental Testing
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Dec 16, 2010

Moving Juno to Environmental Testing

Technicians transfer NASA Juno spacecraft from its rotation fixture to the base of its shipping container in...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container
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Jun 13, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container

NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is uncrated inside the airlock of the Astrotech...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container
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Jun 13, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container

NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is uncrated inside the airlock of the Astrotech...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container
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Jun 13, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Spacecraft Removal from Shipping Container

NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is uncrated and is being prepared for its move to the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, photographers pause at the mockup of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing.  About 83,000 pieces of debris from Columbia were shipped to KSC from search and recovery efforts in East Texas.  About 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC, which represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.  The debris is being packaged for storage in an area of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Sep 11, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, photographers pause at the mockup of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing. About 83,000 pieces of debris from Columbia were shipped to KSC from search and recovery efforts in East Texas. About 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC, which represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds. The debris is being packaged for storage in an area of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, photographers pause at the mockup of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, a photographer gets a close-up of the mockup of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing.  About 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC from search and recovery efforts in East Texas.  About 83,000 pieces of debris from Columbia were shipped to KSC, which represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds.  The debris is being packaged for storage in an area of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Sep 11, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, a photographer gets a close-up of the mockup of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing. About 83,000 pieces of debris were shipped to KSC from search and recovery efforts in East Texas. About 83,000 pieces of debris from Columbia were shipped to KSC, which represents about 38 percent of the dry weight of Columbia, equaling almost 85,000 pounds. The debris is being packaged for storage in an area of the Vehicle Assembly Building.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a media tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar, a photographer gets a close-up of...

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NASA image: Expedition 68 SpaceX Dragon CRS-27 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking -March 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023

Expedition 68 SpaceX Dragon CRS-27 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking -March 16, 2023

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-27 cargo ship automatically docked to the...

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NASA image: The Soyuz Taxi crew pose with the ISS ship log in Node 1 during Expedition Three
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Oct 23, 2001

The Soyuz Taxi crew pose with the ISS ship log in Node 1 during Expedition Three

ISS003-E-7084 (23-31 October 2001) --- The Soyuz Taxi crewmembers, Flight Engineer Konstantin Kozeev (left),...

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NASA image: Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - Nov. 9, 2023
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Nov 11, 2023

Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - Nov. 9, 2023

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, an unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo ship automatically docked to the...

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NASA image: Expedition 67 SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station - July 16, 2022
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Jul 16, 2022

Expedition 67 SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Cargo Ship Docks to International Space Station - July 16, 2022

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX CRS-25 cargo ship automatically docked to the...

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NASA image: GPM Ships Out to Japan for Launch: Crane Loading AAFB
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Nov 25, 2013

GPM Ships Out to Japan for Launch: Crane Loading AAFB

This is footage of the GPM Core spacecraft leaving Goddard Space Flight Center and traveling to Andrews Air Force...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken during STS-136
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Jul 4, 1995

Earth observations taken during STS-136

STS071-745-006 (27 June-7 July 1995) --- This view shows a ship track, probably in the northern Pacific Ocean, where...

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NASA image: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown
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Jan 14, 2026

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

The SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON is seen in the Pacific Ocean as the recovery team prepares for the landing of the...

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NASA image: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown
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Jan 15, 2026

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Splashdown

A cruise ship is seen off in the disctance as the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft lands with NASA astronauts...

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NASA image: Boeing's Starliner Packout & Ship
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Nov 11, 2018

Boeing's Starliner Packout & Ship

On Nov. 12, 2018, inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: MSolo Assembly for Shipping
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Sep 23, 2021

MSolo Assembly for Shipping

Team members working inside the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on...

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NASA image: Boeing's Starliner Packout & Ship
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Nov 11, 2018

Boeing's Starliner Packout & Ship

On Nov. 12, 2018, inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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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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