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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: The city lights of Türkiye sparkle below the International Space Station
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Jan 6, 2026

The city lights of Türkiye sparkle below the International Space Station

iss074e0225549 (Jan. 6, 2026) --- The city lights of Türkiye sparkle 261 miles below the International Space Station...

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NASA image: City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow
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Sep 18, 2025

City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow

iss073e0703552 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow...

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NASA image: The city lights of Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs dominate the nightscape
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May 16, 2025

The city lights of Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs dominate the nightscape

iss073e0088816 (May 16, 2025) --- The International Space Station was soaring 259 miles above central Mexico with a...

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NASA image: The city lights of Barnaul in Siberia, Russia, contrast with the extreme winter landscape
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Jan 3, 2026

The city lights of Barnaul in Siberia, Russia, contrast with the extreme winter landscape

iss074e0044122 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- The city lights of Barnaul in Siberia, Russia, contrast with the extreme winter...

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NASA image: The city lights of Erciş, Türkiye, and its suburbs and villages, surround Lake Van
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Jan 3, 2026

The city lights of Erciş, Türkiye, and its suburbs and villages, surround Lake Van

iss074e0043930 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- The amber high-pressure sodium lights of Erciş, Türkiye (top), along with its...

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NASA image: Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia, light up the Central European nightscape
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Jan 18, 2026

Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia, light up the Central European nightscape

iss074e0149548 (Jan. 18, 2026) --- Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia, light up the Central European...

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NASA image:  The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the International Space Station
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Jun 17, 2025

The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the International Space Station

iss073e0257211 (June 17, 2025) --- The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the...

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NASA image: Kepler Supernova Remnant: A View from Hubble Space Telescope
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Oct 6, 2004

Kepler Supernova Remnant: A View from Hubble Space Telescope

This image represents a view of NASA Kepler supernova remnant taken in X-rays, visible light, and infrared...

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NASA image: SDO: Year One
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Apr 21, 2011

SDO: Year One

April 21, 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) First Light press conference,...

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NASA image: Night Lights
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Jul 25, 2006

Night Lights

The Cassini spacecraft looks across the unlit ringplane as Mimas glides silently in front of Dione

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NASA image: Stacks of Light
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Oct 25, 2007

Stacks of Light

These two images show tacked Chandra images for two different classes of distant, massive galaxy detected with NASA...

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NASA image: Lights In The Night
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Jan 9, 1997

Lights In The Night

This NASA Voyager 1 image was taken of Jupiter darkside on March 5, 1979 when the spacecraft was in Jupiter shadow,...

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NASA image: Light and Shadow
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Feb 28, 2012

Light and Shadow

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows an area in Vesta northern hemisphere that has been illuminated by the...

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NASA image: Quasars' Multiple Images Shed Light on Tiny Dark Matter Clumps
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Jan 8, 2020

Quasars' Multiple Images Shed Light on Tiny Dark Matter Clumps

Each of these Hubble Space Telescope snapshots reveals four distorted images of a background quasar (an extremely...

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NASA image: STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF
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Jul 9, 1992

STS-50 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS-50 Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, main landing gear touches down on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: FLITECAM at Work
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Jun 27, 2015

FLITECAM at Work

Technicians fill SOFIA’s instrument with liquid nitrogen and helium to keep the detectors cold. The now retired...

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NASA image: Roman Coronagraph Instrument Color Filter Assembly
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Dec 21, 2022

Roman Coronagraph Instrument Color Filter Assembly

This image shows a series of color filters on the Color Filter Assembly for the Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's...

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NASA image: Seeing Our Home in a Whole New Light: Space Station Benefits
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Jul 25, 2022

Seeing Our Home in a Whole New Light: Space Station Benefits

From its orbit 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the International Space Station collects a variety of data...

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NASA image: Star trails and city lights streak as the International Space Station orbits Earth
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Feb 21, 2026

Star trails and city lights streak as the International Space Station orbits Earth

iss074e0319988 (Feb. 19, 2026) --- Star trails and city lights streak by in this long-duration photograph—exposed...

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NASA image: 2018 ASGSR’s Advanced Colloids Experiments (ACE) Video
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Jul 11, 2018

2018 ASGSR’s Advanced Colloids Experiments (ACE) Video

NASA Glenn’s video presentation on Advanced Colloids Experiments (ACE) for the American Society for Gravitational...

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NASA image: 2018 ASGSR’s Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS) Video
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Jul 11, 2018

2018 ASGSR’s Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS) Video

NASA Glenn’s video presentation on Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS) for the American Society...

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NASA image: 2018 ASGSR’s Zero-Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) Video
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Jul 11, 2018

2018 ASGSR’s Zero-Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) Video

NASA Glenn Research Center’s video presentation highlighting work on Zero-Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) on the ISS with the...

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NASA image: Uplifted Blocks of Light-Toned Layered Deposits
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Jul 9, 2018

Uplifted Blocks of Light-Toned Layered Deposits

Acquired on April 1, 2018, this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Aram Chaos, a 280...

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NASA image: Moonlight casts a silvery light on a set of the space station's main solar arrays and rollout solar arrays
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Apr 23, 2025

Moonlight casts a silvery light on a set of the space station's main solar arrays and rollout solar arrays

iss073e0039722 (April 23, 2025) --- Moonlight casts a silvery light on a set of the International Space Station's...

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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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