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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: Spitzer Reveals Stellar Family Tree
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Aug 22, 2008

Spitzer Reveals Stellar Family Tree

Generations of stars can be seen in this new infrared portrait from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy...

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NASA image: Arabia Terra
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Dec 19, 2002

Arabia Terra

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows deposits in a crater located in Arabia Terra. Arabia is generally dust...

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NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 64
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Apr 11, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 64

This view from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a portion of Ertedank Planum, a large, generally flat area in the northern...

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NASA image: Looking Westward Across the Fortuna Tessera Left Member of a Synthetic Stereo Pair
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Jun 4, 1998

Looking Westward Across the Fortuna Tessera Left Member of a Synthetic Stereo Pair

This perspective view of Venus, generated by computer from NASA Magellan data and color-coded with emissivity, is a...

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NASA image: Cape Town, South Africa, Perspective View, Landsat Image over SRTM   Elevation
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Jun 17, 2004

Cape Town, South Africa, Perspective View, Landsat Image over SRTM Elevation

Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, appear in the foreground of this perspective view generated from...

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NASA image: Daybreak at Gale Crater
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Jul 22, 2011

Daybreak at Gale Crater

This computer-generated view depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight, with an area...

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NASA image: Severe Exoplanetary Storm
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Jan 28, 2009

Severe Exoplanetary Storm

These computer-generated images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope chart the development of severe weather patterns...

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NASA image: Magellan Perspective View of Ovda Regio, 15° N, 77° E
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Jun 4, 1998

Magellan Perspective View of Ovda Regio, 15° N, 77° E

This perspective view of Venus, generated by computer from NASA Magellan data and color-coded with emissivity, shows...

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NASA image: Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009
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Nov 9, 2009

Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009

Created with data acquired by JPL Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument during July 2009 this image shows...

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NASA image: Cylindrical Projection of Jupiter
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Jan 29, 1996

Cylindrical Projection of Jupiter

This computer generated map of Jupiter was made from 10 color images of Jupiter taken Feb. 1, 1979, by NASA Voyager...

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NASA image: Finding Bubbles in the Milky Way
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Mar 8, 2012

Finding Bubbles in the Milky Way

A team of volunteers from the general public has pored over observations from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and...

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NASA image: Kamoamoa Flow Field Animation
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Feb 6, 2012

Kamoamoa Flow Field Animation

This frame from an animation, which depicts the growth of the Kamoamoa Flow Field, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, was...

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NASA image: SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Santa Barbara, California
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Jan 11, 2001

SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California, is often called America Riviera as seen in this image generated from NASA Shuttle Radar...

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NASA image: Perspective View with Radar Image Overlaid, Color as Height: Mt. Fuji and Tokyo, Japan
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Dec 21, 2000

Perspective View with Radar Image Overlaid, Color as Height: Mt. Fuji and Tokyo, Japan

Japan Mt. Fuji presents a beautiful backdrop for the city of Tokyo as seen in this image generated from NASA Shuttle...

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NASA image: Shaded Relief with Height as Color and Landsat, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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Mar 6, 2003

Shaded Relief with Height as Color and Landsat, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

The top picture is a shaded relief image of the northwest corner of Mexico Yucatan Peninsula generated from NASA...

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NASA image: Mapping Lunar Highlands
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Dec 5, 2012

Mapping Lunar Highlands

This graphic depicting the bulk density of the lunar highlands on the near and far sides of the moon was generated...

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NASA image: Behold Spirit
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Jan 23, 2004

Behold Spirit

This high-resolution image shows a computer-generated model of Spirit lander at Gusev Crater as engineers and...

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NASA image: Oblique view of Gale Crater from the Northwest
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Jul 22, 2011

Oblique view of Gale Crater from the Northwest

This computer-generated view based on multiple orbital observations shows Mars Gale crater as if seen from an...

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NASA image: Tumbling Asteroid Toutatis
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Dec 14, 2012

Tumbling Asteroid Toutatis

This image of asteroid Toutatis was generated with data collected using NASA Deep Space Network antenna at...

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NASA image: Hiss from Aurora Caused by Enceladus
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Apr 20, 2011

Hiss from Aurora Caused by Enceladus

This graphic demonstrates the hiss-like radio noise generated by electrons moving along magnetic field lines from...

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NASA image: Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle of Mercury Southern Half H-3
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Sep 23, 1996

Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle of Mercury Southern Half H-3

This computer generated photomosaic from NASA Mariner 10 is of the southern half of Mercury Shakespeare Quadrangle,...

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NASA image: SRTM Stereo Pair with Landsat Overlay: Miquelon and Saint Pierre Islands
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Oct 20, 2000

SRTM Stereo Pair with Landsat Overlay: Miquelon and Saint Pierre Islands

This stereoscopic satellite image showing Miquelon and Saint Pierre Islands, located south of Newfoundland, Canada,...

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NASA image: Laser Hits on Martian Drill Tailings
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Feb 13, 2013

Laser Hits on Martian Drill Tailings

A day after NASA Mars rover Curiosity drilled the first sample-collection hole into a rock on Mars, the rover...

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NASA image: Magnetic Field Lines Intensifying Artist Concept
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Dec 16, 2011

Magnetic Field Lines Intensifying Artist Concept

This artist concept shows NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft in a new region at the edge of our solar system where the...

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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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