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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: Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)
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Sep 22, 2020

Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)

In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover uses the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)....

JPL
NASA image: Center Director Chris Scolese with Sobe Restaurant owners Tony a
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Sep 26, 2015

Center Director Chris Scolese with Sobe Restaurant owners Tony a

Center Director Chris Scolese with Sobe Restaurant owners Tony and Josette Simpson and Nichelle Schoultz....

GSFC
NASA image: Planetary Demolition Derby  Artist Concept
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Aug 10, 2009

Planetary Demolition Derby Artist Concept

This artist concept shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great speed into a body the size...

JPL
NASA image: An Unusual Planetary System Artist Concept
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Dec 20, 2011

An Unusual Planetary System Artist Concept

This still from an artist animation flies through the Kepler-20 star system, where NASA Kepler mission discovered...

JPL
NASA image: Timeline of Events for Planetary Landing Test
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Jun 6, 2014

Timeline of Events for Planetary Landing Test

The saucer-shaped test vehicle for NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator LDSD will undergo a series of events in...

JPL
NASA image: Planetary Scientist Profile: Emily Wilson
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Sep 16, 2013

Planetary Scientist Profile: Emily Wilson

NASA scientist Emily Wilson discusses her work developing miniaturized instruments that measure greenhouse gases in...

GSFC
NASA image: How to Find a Planetary Hot Spot
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Oct 19, 2010

How to Find a Planetary Hot Spot

This graph of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows how astronomers located a hot spot on a distant gas...

JPL
NASA image: TRAPPIST-1 Planetary Orbits and Transits
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Feb 22, 2017

TRAPPIST-1 Planetary Orbits and Transits

This frame from a video details a system of seven planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star. Spitzer was...

JPL
NASA image: Bizarre Planetary System  Artist Concept
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May 28, 2009

Bizarre Planetary System Artist Concept

This artist diagram compares our solar system below to the VB 10 star system. Astronomers successfully used the...

JPL
NASA image: Plentiful Planetary System  Artist Concept
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Nov 6, 2007

Plentiful Planetary System Artist Concept

This artist concept shows four of the five planets that orbit 55 Cancri, a star much like our own. The most recently...

JPL
NASA image: Viper Rover, in SLOPE Lab,
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Jun 27, 2022

Viper Rover, in SLOPE Lab,

The Simulated Lunar Operations Lab at NASA Glenn Research Center serve to test planetary roving vehicle systems and...

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NASA image: NASA's Planetary Radar Reveals Peanut Shape of Asteroid 1997 QK1
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Sep 2, 2025

NASA's Planetary Radar Reveals Peanut Shape of Asteroid 1997 QK1

Asteroid 1997 QK1 is shown to be an elongated, peanut-shaped near-Earth object in this series of 28 radar images...

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NASA image: NASA's Planetary Radar Spies (Another) Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
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Sep 17, 2024

NASA's Planetary Radar Spies (Another) Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

This series of radar images obtained by the Deep Space Network's Goldstone Solar System Radar near Barstow,...

JPL
NASA image: DART PreLaunch News Conference
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Nov 22, 2021

DART PreLaunch News Conference

Lindley Johnson, planetary defense officer for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, participates in a...

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NASA image: Laser Mapping The Earth
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Jun 9, 2014

Laser Mapping The Earth

NASA scientist Bryan Blair introduces a laser mapping sensor known as LVIS (the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor),...

GSFC
NASA image: International Observe the Moon Night
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Oct 28, 2017

International Observe the Moon Night

Marshall Space Flight Center retiree Ron Creel with young participant at LUROVA exhibit. The event, hosted by the...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jan 1, 1995

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

These eerie, dark, pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are...

MSFC
NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Dec 1, 1993

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

Astronaut Hoffman held the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field/Planetary Camera-1 (WF/PC1) that was replaced by...

MSFC
NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Dec 1, 1995

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

This deepest-ever view of the universe unveils myriad galaxies back to the begirning of time. Several hundred,...

MSFC
NASA image: Keeping Europa Clipper Clean
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Sep 9, 2024

Keeping Europa Clipper Clean

A planetary protection engineer in full-body protective gear carefully collects samples from NASA's Europa Clipper...

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NASA image: Venus - Lakshmi Planum
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Mar 7, 1996

Venus - Lakshmi Planum

This image is a full-resolution mosaic of several images from NASA Magellan spacecraft. The radar smooth region in...

JPL
NASA image: Artist Concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE
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Oct 8, 2004

Artist Concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE

Artist concept of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. A new NASA mission will scan the entire sky in infrared light...

JPL
NASA image: Venus - Adivar Crater
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Feb 7, 1996

Venus - Adivar Crater

Many of the impact craters of Venus revealed by NASA Magellan spacecraft have characteristics unlike craters on any...

JPL
NASA image: Repairing Hubble Exhibit Reception
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Apr 23, 2014

Repairing Hubble Exhibit Reception

John Trauger, former principal investigator for the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) at NASA's Jet Propultion...

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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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