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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: Jennifer Takeshita, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Discusses Building the Adapter for the Space Launch System Rocket
Video
Jul 17, 2020

Jennifer Takeshita, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Discusses Building the Adapter for the Space Launch System Rocket

In these video clips, Jennifer Takeshita, the Teledyne Brown Engineering manufacturing lead for the launch vehicle...

MSFC
NASA image: How to Bring Mars Sample Tubes Safely to Earth (Mars News Report Oct. 19, 2022)
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Oct 26, 2022

How to Bring Mars Sample Tubes Safely to Earth (Mars News Report Oct. 19, 2022)

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is filling sample tubes with rocky material on the Red Planet as the agency works on...

JPL
NASA image: Usachev explains the Russian segments of the ISS in Zvezda during STS-100's ingress
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Apr 23, 2001

Usachev explains the Russian segments of the ISS in Zvezda during STS-100's ingress

S100-E-5314 (23 April 2001) --- Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Expedition Two commander, holds a small-scale model of...

JSC
NASA image: Yalode Crater on Ceres
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Jun 28, 2017

Yalode Crater on Ceres

Yalode crater is so large -- at 162 miles, 260 kilometers in diameter -- that a variety of vantage points is...

JPL
NASA image: AIM being prepared for integrated testing and flight simulation
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Mar 24, 2007

AIM being prepared for integrated testing and flight simulation

At North Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the AIM spacecraft is moved into a clean room for testing. AIM,...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1621
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Jun 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Pad 17-B, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-04pd0794
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Apr 7, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Dynamac worker (left) explains the function of the KSC Space Life Sciences (SLS) Lab...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1633
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Jun 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Smoke is generated at liftoff of NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope , or GLAST,...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-5307
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Oct 2, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., NASA astronaut Mike Fincke observes as...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0990
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Apr 3, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket is...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1358
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May 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility, technicians lower NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1129
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May 3, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., the overhead crane...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0690
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Mar 15, 2007

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- In Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, workers roll the AIM...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1125
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May 3, 2008

KSC-08pd1125

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians attach the...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0787
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Mar 24, 2007

KSC-07pd0787

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Building 1555 on North Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians lift...

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NASA image: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing
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Mar 17, 2007

Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing

In a clean-room environment at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, technicians remove covers from instruments in the...

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NASA image: KSC-01PP-0617
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Mar 29, 2001

KSC-01PP-0617

KSC’s PAO videographer, Glenn Benson (left) listens to STS-100 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby explain use of the Canadian...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1000
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Apr 23, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., workers install one of the...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0974
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Apr 16, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The mated Pegasus XL rocket - AIM spacecraft is secured onto a transporter at...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0687
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Mar 15, 2007

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- In Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, workers get ready to...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0166
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Feb 6, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The truck carrying the United Launch Alliance Delta II first stage arrives at Hangar M...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1659
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Nov 7, 2000

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STS-97 Pilot Mike Bloomfield stands in a slidewire basket at the landing zone on Launch Pad 39B while a trainer...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1032
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Apr 25, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, technicians install insulation blankets around...

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NASA image: Astronaut Roger Chaffee at Lunar Lander Research Facility
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Nov 17, 1965

Astronaut Roger Chaffee at Lunar Lander Research Facility

Lunar Landing Simulator: Astronaut Roger B. Chaffee (left) receives instruction from Maxwell W. Goode, a scientist...

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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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