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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: Down Under on Pan
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Jul 27, 2006

Down Under on Pan

Hiding within the Encke gap is the small moon Pan, partly in shadow and party cut off by the outer A ring in this...

JPL
NASA image: F Ring Strands
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Mar 23, 2007

F Ring Strands

Bright strands in Saturn ever changing F ring emerge from the planet shadow. The F ring usually has a single bright...

JPL
NASA image: Jupiter's Ring
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Dec 19, 2018

Jupiter's Ring

Juno's Radiation Monitoring Investigation used the Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) star camera to collect this image of...

JPL
NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 122
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Jul 1, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 122

Two overlapping, unnamed craters with long shadows are seen high in the northern hemisphere of Ceres. The scene is...

JPL
NASA image: Juling Crater
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Mar 14, 2018

Juling Crater

This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows where ice has been detected in the northern wall of Ceres' Juling Crater,...

JPL
NASA image: Three Waves at Jupiter
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Oct 23, 2018

Three Waves at Jupiter

Three waves can be seen in this image, which is an excerpt of a JunoCam image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during Juno's...

JPL
NASA image: Alice Solar Occultation
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Jul 17, 2015

Alice Solar Occultation

This figure shows how the Alice instrument count rate changed over time during the sunset and sunrise observations....

JPL
NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Feb 7, 2001

Space Shuttle Projects

This awesome image depicts the full moon, sunset launch of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis STS-98 mission on...

MSFC
NASA image: ARC-1980-AC80-7003
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Oct 18, 1980

ARC-1980-AC80-7003

Range : 34 million km. ( 21.1 million miles) P-22993C This Voyager 1 photograph of Saturn was taken on the last day...

ARC
NASA image: Mission Animation: NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS
Video
Oct 7, 2019

Mission Animation: NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS

This video is an updated animation of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, mission. On...

ARC
NASA image: Neptune Clouds Showing Vertical Relief
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Jan 29, 1996

Neptune Clouds Showing Vertical Relief

NASA's Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of...

JPL
NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-7038
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Aug 26, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-7038

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before...

ARC
NASA image: ARC-1989-A89-7047
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Aug 25, 1989

ARC-1989-A89-7047

Range : 660,000 km. ( 412,000 miles ) P-34711 This Voyager 2 wide angle photograph shows the shadow of Neptune on...

ARC
NASA image: From the Night Side
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Sep 14, 2015

From the Night Side

The night sides of Saturn and Tethys are dark places indeed. We know that shadows are darker areas than sunlit...

JPL
NASA image: LRO's Diviner Takes the Moon's Temperature During Eclipse: Shadow Line
Video
Jun 17, 2011

LRO's Diviner Takes the Moon's Temperature During Eclipse: Shadow Line

During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...

GSFC
NASA image: A Shot in the Dark
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Mar 18, 2015

A Shot in the Dark

The image shown here was acquired at 24 m/pixel, the highest resolution that has been obtained for any of Mercury's...

JPL
NASA image: iss070e003364
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Oct 13, 2023

iss070e003364

iss070e003364 (Oct. 13, 2023) --- An orbital sunrise casts elongated cloud shadows in this photograph from the...

JSC
NASA image: iss061e097961
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Dec 26, 2019

iss061e097961

iss061e097961 (Dec. 26, 2019) --- The shadow of the Moon is cast over portions of Malaysia and the Philippines...

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-18
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Feb 2, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-18

View of Installation with Pete Zell, Tom Aiken (In Cap) and Felton Smith and Richard McLimoil (In Shadow). Wright...

ARC
NASA image: Solar Array and Earth Observation
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Sep 7, 2013

Solar Array and Earth Observation

View of the solar array over an Earth limb taken during a day pass by an Expedition 36 crew member on board the...

JSC
NASA image: Zarya & Node 1 as Atlantis makes its initial approach during STS-106
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Sep 9, 2000

Zarya & Node 1 as Atlantis makes its initial approach during STS-106

S106-E-5061 (10 September 2000) --- The U.S.-built Unity node is heavily covered with shadow in this electronic...

JSC
NASA image: Earth observation taken by Expedition 68 crew
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Nov 13, 2022

Earth observation taken by Expedition 68 crew

iss068e022267 (Nov. 13, 2022) --- Cloud shadows stretch across the Earth during an orbital sunset as the...

JSC
NASA image: Mother Earth
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Apr 5, 2026

Mother Earth

art002e009205 (April 4, 2026) - A thin arc glowing in the darkness of space. Sunlight traces the curves of the ocean...

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1999-AC99-0030-15
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Feb 2, 1999

ARC-1999-AC99-0030-15

View of Installation with Pete Zell, Tom Aiken (In Cap) and Felton Smith and Richard McLimoil (In Shadow). Wright...

ARC
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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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