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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: Hubble Finds Many Bright Clouds on Uranus
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Aug 24, 2000

Hubble Finds Many Bright Clouds on Uranus

A recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope view reveals Uranus surrounded by its four major rings and by 10 of its 17...

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NASA image: Dwarf Galaxies Swimming in Tidal Tails
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Dec 1, 2005

Dwarf Galaxies Swimming in Tidal Tails

This false-color infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows little dwarf galaxies forming in the tails...

JPL
NASA image: Finding Yellowballs in our Milky Way
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Jan 27, 2015

Finding Yellowballs in our Milky Way

Yellow balls -- which are several hundred to thousands times the size of our solar system -- are pictured here in...

JPL
NASA image: The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae
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Aug 23, 2013

The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae

Massive stars can wreak havoc on their surroundings, as can be seen in this new view of the Carina nebula from NASAs...

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NASA image: Embedded Outflows from Herbig-Haro 46/47
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Dec 18, 2003

Embedded Outflows from Herbig-Haro 46/47

This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope transforms a dark cloud into a silky translucent veil, revealing the...

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NASA image: Celestial Sea of Stars
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Dec 8, 2008

Celestial Sea of Stars

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new, infrared view of the choppy star-making cloud called M17, or the...

JPL
NASA image: Peony Nebula Star Settles for Silver Medal
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Jul 15, 2008

Peony Nebula Star Settles for Silver Medal

This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows he Peony nebula star, a blazing ball of gas shines with the...

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NASA image: Extragalactic Space Balls Artist Concept
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Oct 27, 2010

Extragalactic Space Balls Artist Concept

An infrared photo of the Small Magellanic Cloud taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is shown in this artist...

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NASA image: Measuring Brightness of Super Earth 55 Cancri e
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May 8, 2012

Measuring Brightness of Super Earth 55 Cancri e

This graphic illuminates the process by which astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first...

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NASA image: Blobs House Twin Stars
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May 20, 2010

Blobs House Twin Stars

This image is one of six images taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, showing that tight-knit twin, or binary stars...

JPL
NASA image: An Important Target Date for the James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – June 3, 2022
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Jun 3, 2022

An Important Target Date for the James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – June 3, 2022

An important target date for the James Webb Space Telescope, an update about the next generation of spacesuits, and...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jan 1, 1997

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have identified what may be the most luminous star known; a...

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NASA image: Building a Buckyball Particle in Space Artist Concept
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Feb 22, 2012

Building a Buckyball Particle in Space Artist Concept

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the solid form of buckyballs in space for the first time. To form a solid...

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NASA image: The Surface of Pluto
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Mar 28, 1998

The Surface of Pluto

The never-before-seen surface of the distant planet Pluto is resolved in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope pictures,...

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NASA image: Solid as a Rock? Porosity of Asteroids
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Jun 19, 2014

Solid as a Rock? Porosity of Asteroids

Observations from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, taken in infrared light, have helped to reveal that a small asteroid...

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NASA image: Map of Pluto Surface
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Mar 28, 1998

Map of Pluto Surface

This image-based surface map of Pluto was assembled by computer image processing software from four separate images...

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NASA image: The Universe First Fireworks
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Dec 18, 2006

The Universe First Fireworks

This is an image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope of stars and galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation. This...

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NASA image: Seeing Through a Veil of Dust
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Feb 26, 2014

Seeing Through a Veil of Dust

The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades, M82 or the Cigar galaxy, has sparked a...

JPL
NASA image: Tour of Planet with Extreme Temperature Swings
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Jan 28, 2009

Tour of Planet with Extreme Temperature Swings

This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer...

JPL
NASA image: Mini Soccer Balls in Space
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Jul 22, 2010

Mini Soccer Balls in Space

This image illustrates that buckyballs -- discovered in space by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope -- closely resemble...

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NASA image: Webb Instrument Undergoes Alignment Testing
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Aug 18, 2011

Webb Instrument Undergoes Alignment Testing

The Mid-Infrared Instrument, a component of NASA James Webb Space Telescope, underwent alignment testing at the...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees the Force Awakening in a Newborn Star
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Dec 17, 2015

Hubble Sees the Force Awakening in a Newborn Star

In the center of this image from the Hubble Space Telescope, partially obscured by a dark cloud of dust, a newborn...

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NASA image: Jiggling Soccer-Ball Molecules in Space
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Jul 22, 2010

Jiggling Soccer-Ball Molecules in Space

These data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope show the signatures of buckyballs in space. Buckyballs, also called C60...

JPL
NASA image: Bow Shock Around Young Star
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Dec 10, 2018

Bow Shock Around Young Star

This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a bow shock around a very young star, LL Ori. The bow shock...

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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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