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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: NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes

NASA image captured March 27, 2012 NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its...

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NASA image: NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes

NASA image captured March 27, 2012 NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its...

GSFC
NASA image: Fisheye view of Atlantis from Mir space station
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Jun 29, 1995

Fisheye view of Atlantis from Mir space station

STS071-741-004 (27 June-7 July 1995) --- Docked already with Russia's Mir Space Station and backdropped against a...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1472
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Jul 9, 2005

KSC-05pd-1472

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...

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NASA image: E-959
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Apr 27, 1953

E-959

The aircraft in this 1953 photo of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) hangar at South Base of...

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NASA image: Advanced Concept
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Jan 1, 2002

Advanced Concept

An artist's rendering of the air-breathing, hypersonic X-43B, the third and largest of NASA's Hyper-X series flight...

MSFC
NASA image: Satellite Shows an "Arctic Blanket" Over the U.S.
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Shows an "Arctic Blanket" Over the U.S.

View detail image here: bit.ly/1bvJlaN Arctic air has surged into the U.S. pushing into the Southeastern states and...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00035
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Feb 2, 2005

KSC-05-S-00035

Every day, Todd Dugan brings the Space Shuttle closer to Return to Flight by lending a hand... and an arm. Todd is...

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NASA image: Shifting Plasma
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Dec 8, 2017

Shifting Plasma

Strands of solar material at the sun's edge shifted and twisted back and forth over a 22-hour period in this footage...

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NASA image: Wooden Fan Blades in the Icing Research Tunnel
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Feb 23, 1979

Wooden Fan Blades in the Icing Research Tunnel

The drive fan for the Icing Research Tunnel at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1470
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Jul 9, 2005

KSC-05pd-1470

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...

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NASA image: Sea Ice Patterns
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Dec 8, 2017

Sea Ice Patterns

On July 20, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy steamed south in the Arctic Ocean toward the edge of the sea ice. The...

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NASA image: NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Launches Five Rockets in Five Minutes

NASA image captured March 27, 2012 NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its...

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NASA image: Cat's Eye Nebula
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Dec 8, 2017

Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula, one of the first planetary nebulae discovered, also has one of the most complex forms known to...

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NASA image: NASA's Hubble Zooms in on a Space Oddity
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Hubble Zooms in on a Space Oddity

NASA image release January 10, 2011 In this image by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an unusual, ghostly green blob...

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NASA image: Large-scale Fractal Motion of Clouds
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Dec 8, 2017

Large-scale Fractal Motion of Clouds

NASA image acquired September 15, 1999 This Landsat 7 image of clouds off the Chilean coast near the Juan Fernandez...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

Release date: July 1, 2008 SN 1006 Supernova Remnant (Hubble) A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy....

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NASA image: NASA Gets an Eye-Opening Look at Typhoon Soulik
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Gets an Eye-Opening Look at Typhoon Soulik

NASA satellite imagery from July 10 revealed a very clear and cloudless eye in the Northwestern Pacific’s Typhoon...

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NASA image: Prometheus and Pandora
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Apr 15, 2004

Prometheus and Pandora

Cassini has sighted Prometheus and Pandora, the two F-ring-shepherding moons whose unpredictable orbits both...

JPL
NASA image: Solar Scientist Confirm Existence of Flux Ropes on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

Solar Scientist Confirm Existence of Flux Ropes on the Sun

Caption: This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on July 18,...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00301
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Oct 14, 2005

KSC-05-S-00301

Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Space Shuttle Discovery roared into space and successfully completed a...

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NASA image: Hubble Spies a UFO
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spies a UFO

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a UFO — well, the UFO Galaxy, to be precise. NGC 2683 is a spiral galaxy seen...

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NASA image: Blue Marble, Eastern Hemisphere March 2014
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Dec 8, 2017

Blue Marble, Eastern Hemisphere March 2014

Of all the planets NASA has explored, none have matched the dynamic complexity of our own. Earth is constantly...

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NASA image: Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Malaspina Glacier, Alaska

The ice of a piedmont glacier spills from a steep valley onto a relatively flat plain, where it spreads out...

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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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