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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: AIRS Map of Carbon Monoxide Draped on Globe: Time Series from 8/1/2005 to   9/30/2005
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Jul 24, 2007

AIRS Map of Carbon Monoxide Draped on Globe: Time Series from 8/1/2005 to 9/30/2005

Map of carbon monoxide draped on globe: time Series from 8/1/2005 to 9/30/2005 from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder...

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NASA image: High Spatial Resolution Europa Coverage by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer NIMS
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Mar 26, 1998

High Spatial Resolution Europa Coverage by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer NIMS

NASA Galileo spacecraft, which was used to map the mineral and ice properties over the surfaces of the Jovian moons,...

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NASA image: Late 2016 Map of NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Mission
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Dec 13, 2016

Late 2016 Map of NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Mission

This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the location where it landed in August 2012 to...

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NASA image: Biotechnology
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Feb 9, 2003

Biotechnology

The Phantom Torso is a tissue-muscle plastic anatomical model of a torso and head. It contains over 350 radiation...

MSFC
NASA image: Map of Perseverance's Delta Top Campaign
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Dec 15, 2022

Map of Perseverance's Delta Top Campaign

This map shows the planned route NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will take across the top of Jezero Crater's delta in...

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NASA image: KSC-01PP-1026
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May 24, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Boeing...

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NASA image: KSC-01padig-235
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Jun 30, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Boeing Delta II rocket is poised for flight on Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral...

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NASA image: ksc-01pp-1238
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Jun 30, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The launch of the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP)...

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NASA image: ksc-01pp-1233
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Jun 30, 2001

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Boeing Delta II rocket is poised for flight on Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral...

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NASA image: Map - Lunar Samples
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Dec 18, 1970

Map - Lunar Samples

S70-28115 (January 1970) --- This overlay map of terrain on the lunar nearside shows the area of the landing site of...

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NASA image: White House Maker Faire
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Jun 18, 2014

White House Maker Faire

Sara Ann Wylie of Public Lab shows the do to yourself Balloon Mapping Kit, during the first ever White House Maker...

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NASA image: The Lunar Gateway Launch Map (jsc2025e037586)
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Apr 10, 2025

The Lunar Gateway Launch Map (jsc2025e037586)

The Lunar Gateway Launch, mapped. Gateway's first elements, the Power and Propulsion Element and HALO (Habitation...

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NASA image: NASA Minute: Dec. 19, 2025
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Dec 19, 2025

NASA Minute: Dec. 19, 2025

This week, Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA Administrator, DiskSat launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket,...

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NASA image: Mid-2017 Map of NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Mission
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Jul 11, 2017

Mid-2017 Map of NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Mission

This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, from the location where it landed in August 2012 to...

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NASA image: Mapping Perseverance's First Six Samples
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Dec 28, 2021

Mapping Perseverance's First Six Samples

This annotated map shows the locations where NASA's Perseverance Mars rover collected its first witness tube and...

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NASA image: Digital Elevation Map of Spirit Trek
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Dec 8, 2004

Digital Elevation Map of Spirit Trek

This digital elevation map, produced from satellite data overlain on an image taken by the Mars Orbital Camera on...

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NASA image: SMAP Global Map of Surface Soil Moisture Aug. 25-27, 2015
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Sep 2, 2015

SMAP Global Map of Surface Soil Moisture Aug. 25-27, 2015

A three-day composite global map of surface soil moisture as retrieved from NASA SMAP radiometer instrument between...

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NASA image: Topography of Earth's moon
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Dec 8, 2017

Topography of Earth's moon

Topography of Earth's moon generated from data collected by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, aboard NASA's Lunar...

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NASA image: Gravity at the Moon North Pole
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Mar 19, 2013

Gravity at the Moon North Pole

This is a polar stereographic map of gravity of the north polar region of the moon from the Gravity Recovery and...

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NASA image: Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A
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Feb 19, 2014

Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A

This is the first map of radioactivity in a supernova remnant, the blown-out bits and pieces of a massive star that...

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NASA image: Pluto: A Global Perspective
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May 2, 2016

Pluto: A Global Perspective

NASA New Horizons mission science team has produced this updated panchromatic black-and-white global map of Pluto....

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NASA image: GRAIL Final Resting Spot
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Dec 13, 2012

GRAIL Final Resting Spot

These maps of Earth moon highlight the region where the twin spacecraft of NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior...

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NASA image: The Dione Atlas
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Sep 28, 2011

The Dione Atlas

The latest version of a complete set of cartographic map sheets from a high-resolution Dione atlas was released...

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NASA image: Radar Image with Color as Height, Sman Teng, Temple, Cambodia
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Oct 11, 2002

Radar Image with Color as Height, Sman Teng, Temple, Cambodia

This image, taken by NASA Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar AIRSAR in 2002, is of Cambodia Angkor region revealing a...

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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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