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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: Space Radar Image of Vesuvius, Italy
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Apr 15, 1999

Space Radar Image of Vesuvius, Italy

Mt. Vesuvius, one of the best known volcanoes in the world primarily for the eruption that buried the Roman city of...

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NASA image: Meet Temilola Fatoyinbo-Agueh
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Dec 8, 2017

Meet Temilola Fatoyinbo-Agueh

President Obama has named six NASA individuals as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees an Aging Star Wave Goodbye
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees an Aging Star Wave Goodbye

This planetary nebula is called PK 329-02.2 and is located in the constellation of Norma in the southern sky. It is...

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NASA image: Landing Area Narrowed for 2016 InSight Mission to Mars
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Sep 4, 2013

Landing Area Narrowed for 2016 InSight Mission to Mars

The process of selecting a site for NASA's next landing on Mars, planned for September 2016, has narrowed to four...

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NASA image: New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto
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Dec 5, 2015

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto

This frame from a movie is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees Galaxies Spiraling around Leo
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees Galaxies Spiraling around Leo

Shown here is a spiral galaxy known as NGC 3455, which lies some 65 million light-years away from us in the...

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NASA image: "Pink" Full Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse on April 25, 2013
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Dec 8, 2017

"Pink" Full Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse on April 25, 2013

Share YOUR pink moon and/or partial lunar eclipse images in our Flickr Group here: www.flickr.com/groups/pinkmoon/...

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NASA image: Improved OPTIMISM
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Nov 17, 2021

Improved OPTIMISM

Updated with new features, including additional mobility software and the bulk of the sample caching system, the...

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NASA image: SuperCam Image of "Artuby"
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Jul 21, 2021

SuperCam Image of "Artuby"

NASA's Perseverance rover took these zoomed-in images of a layered outcrop (just below center of image) nicknamed...

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NASA image: Looking Up at Layers of 'Vera Rubin Ridge' on Sol 1790
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Sep 13, 2017

Looking Up at Layers of 'Vera Rubin Ridge' on Sol 1790

The Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of "Vera Rubin Ridge" about two weeks...

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NASA image: New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated
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Dec 8, 2017

New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated

This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA’s...

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NASA image: Smoke Ring for a Halo
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Dec 8, 2017

Smoke Ring for a Halo

Two stars shine through the center of a ring of cascading dust in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

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NASA image: Hubble Nets a Subtle Swarm
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Nets a Subtle Swarm

This Hubble image shows NGC 4789A, a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It certainly...

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NASA image: A Hubble Sky Full of Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

A Hubble Sky Full of Stars

So Coldplay isn't the only one to see a sky full of stars, these are 22K light-years away Located approximately...

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NASA image: Astronomers Find Elusive Planets in Decade-Old Hubble Data
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Dec 8, 2017

Astronomers Find Elusive Planets in Decade-Old Hubble Data

NASA image release Oct. 6, 2011 This is an image of the star HR 8799 taken by Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and...

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NASA image: Canary Islands
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Dec 8, 2017

Canary Islands

NASA image acquired December 21, 2011 The rugged landscape of the Canary Islands stood out in sharp contrast to the...

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NASA image: Hubble’s Hidden Galaxy
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble’s Hidden Galaxy

IC 342 is a challenging cosmic target. Although it is bright, the galaxy sits near the equator of the Milky Way’s...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 17 Crew
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May 29, 2008

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 17 Crew

ISS017-E-008188 (29 May 2008) --- Dry Tortugas islands near Florida are featured in this image photographed by an...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-5365
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Jun 1, 2009

KSC-2009-5365

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston - STS129-S-001 -- For STS-129 the sun shines brightly on the International Space...

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NASA image: NISAR Science Payload Packaged and Ready to Ship to India
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Mar 8, 2023

NISAR Science Payload Packaged and Ready to Ship to India

A specially designed, climate-controlled shipping container holding the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)...

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NASA image: Pluto Icy Plains Captured in Highest-Resolution Views from New Horizons
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Jan 8, 2016

Pluto Icy Plains Captured in Highest-Resolution Views from New Horizons

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft continues to transmit the sharpest views of Pluto that it obtained (and recorded)...

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NASA image: Angustus Labyrinthus - False Color
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Dec 10, 2021

Angustus Labyrinthus - False Color

The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 25 crew
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Oct 5, 2010

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 25 crew

ISS025-E-006121 (5 Oct. 2010) --- Doha City, Doha Bay, State of Qatar and the Persian Gulf are featured in this...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 23 Crew
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Apr 30, 2010

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 23 Crew

ISS023-E-029806 (30 April 2010) --- Kata Tjuta, Australia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 23...

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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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