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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: Testing Perseverance's Regolith Bit Here on Earth
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Dec 7, 2022

Testing Perseverance's Regolith Bit Here on Earth

Optimism, a full-scale replica of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, tests a model of Perseverance's regolith bit in a...

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NASA image: Europa Clipper With Instruments Aboard
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Jan 30, 2024

Europa Clipper With Instruments Aboard

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is seen in the main clean room of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at the agency's...

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NASA image: Europa Clipper: Equipped for Discovery (Artist's Concept)
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Sep 10, 2024

Europa Clipper: Equipped for Discovery (Artist's Concept)

To conduct its detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft carries a...

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NASA image: Abrasion Patch on Rochette
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Sep 10, 2021

Abrasion Patch on Rochette

NASA's Perseverance rover took this image of the Martian rock nicknamed "Rochette" on Aug. 27, 2021, shortly after...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z Video of Ingenuity Taking Off and Landing
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Apr 22, 2021

Mastcam-Z Video of Ingenuity Taking Off and Landing

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter takes off and lands in this video captured on April 19, 2021, by Mastcam-Z, an...

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NASA image: Perseverance Looks Toward 'Santa Cruz'
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Mar 17, 2022

Perseverance Looks Toward 'Santa Cruz'

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover looks out at an expanse of boulders on the landscape in front of a location nicknamed...

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NASA image: Perseverance's WATSON Views Bettys Rock
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Dec 15, 2022

Perseverance's WATSON Views Bettys Rock

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its WATSON camera, located on the end of its robotic arm, to view the texture of...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Drill Bits
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Dec 7, 2022

Perseverance's Drill Bits

The drill bits used by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover are seen before being installed prior to launch. The regolith...

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NASA image: In-Flight Image From Ingenuity's Second Flight
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Apr 22, 2021

In-Flight Image From Ingenuity's Second Flight

The downward-looking navigation camera aboard NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took this image of the rotorcraft's...

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NASA image: Perseverance Cores 'Bunsen Peak'
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Apr 3, 2024

Perseverance Cores 'Bunsen Peak'

This animation shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover collecting a sample from a rock the science team calls "Bunsen...

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NASA image: Close-Up of Perseverance Descent Stage on the Martian Surface
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Feb 22, 2021

Close-Up of Perseverance Descent Stage on the Martian Surface

The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was able to...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Abrasion Patch at 'Walhalla Glades'
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Jun 26, 2024

Perseverance's Abrasion Patch at 'Walhalla Glades'

This image shows the WATSON camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover gathering data on the "Walhalla Glades"...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Stages of Descent (Illustration)
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Jan 27, 2021

Perseverance's Stages of Descent (Illustration)

This illustration depicts the some of the major milestones NASA's Perseverance rover will go through during its...

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NASA image: Perseverance's SuperCam Views the Ingenuity Helicopter
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Jun 11, 2021

Perseverance's SuperCam Views the Ingenuity Helicopter

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is viewed here through the Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera, part of the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Checks Out Ingenuity
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Aug 7, 2023

Perseverance Checks Out Ingenuity

This view of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was generated using data collected by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard...

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NASA image: Perseverance Expels Rock Fragments
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Jan 21, 2022

Perseverance Expels Rock Fragments

A portion of a cored-rock sample is ejected from the rotary percussive drill on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The...

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NASA image: Perseverance Views Slippery Terrain
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Dec 12, 2024

Perseverance Views Slippery Terrain

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its navigation cameras, or navcams, to capture this scene while driving up to...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up
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Apr 6, 2021

Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard...

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NASA image: A Map of Perseverance's Samples
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Dec 15, 2022

A Map of Perseverance's Samples

Shown here is a representation of the 21 sample tubes (containing rock, regolith, atmosphere, and witness materials)...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Cameras, Tallies of Their Images
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Dec 15, 2022

Perseverance's Cameras, Tallies of Their Images

This annotated image points out the various cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover; the list on the right...

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NASA image: Star Trackers for Europa Clipper
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Feb 4, 2025

Star Trackers for Europa Clipper

Engineers on NASA's Europa Clipper mission work with a piece of hardware called star trackers before they are...

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NASA image: First Images From NASA's Europa Clipper
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Feb 4, 2025

First Images From NASA's Europa Clipper

This mosaic of a star field was made from three images captured Dec. 4, 2024, by star tracker cameras aboard NASA's...

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NASA image: Avoiding Hazards at Jezero Crater
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Feb 18, 2021

Avoiding Hazards at Jezero Crater

NASA's Perseverance rover was able to use its new Terrain-Relative Navigation technology to avoid hazards and find a...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Route to the Delta
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Mar 18, 2022

Perseverance's Route to the Delta

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will follow the proposed route to Jezero Crater's delta shown in this annotated...

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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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