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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: Psyche's Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer Up Close
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Oct 4, 2021

Psyche's Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer Up Close

An engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California inspects the gamma ray and neutron...

JPL
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: KSC-03pd1240
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Apr 24, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the early morning light, the mated Pegasus XL and Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)...

KSC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Retracting
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Retracting

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Install
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Install

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Positioning
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Positioning

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Opening Plate
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Opening Plate

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Unpacking
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Unpacking

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Fixture
Video
Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Fixture

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: Lucy Liftoff
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Oct 16, 2021

Lucy Liftoff

Shown is a view from the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Oct. 16, 2021...

KSC
NASA image: Insights on Comet Tails Are Blowing in the Solar Wind
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Nov 2, 2018

Insights on Comet Tails Are Blowing in the Solar Wind

Oliver Price, a planetary science PhD student at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the...

GSFC
NASA image: KSC-03pd1281
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Apr 28, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the early morning hours at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Orbital Sciences'...

KSC
NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Mission Arrives at Asteroid Bennu
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Dec 3, 2018

OSIRIS-REx Mission Arrives at Asteroid Bennu

Asteroids are the leftover building blocks of the solar system, remnants from the dawn of planet formation that may...

GSFC
NASA image: Drive Fan for the Icing Research Tunnel
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Nov 23, 1944

Drive Fan for the Icing Research Tunnel

View of the drive fan for the Icing Research Tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)...

GRC
NASA image: KSC-99pc0126
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Jan 28, 1999

KSC-99pc0126

In the early morning, the Stardust spacecraft, with the third stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket attached, arrives...

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NASA image: Flooded Impact Craters in Hebrus Valles
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Jun 27, 2022

Flooded Impact Craters in Hebrus Valles

Hebrus Valles are a complex set of channels in the northern lowlands of Mars just to the west of the Elysium...

JPL
NASA image: HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Pull Out
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Aug 22, 2008

HST SM4 WFC3 Installation EVA Pull Out

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...

GSFC
NASA image: Tracing the History of Starlight with NASA's Fermi Mission
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Nov 29, 2018

Tracing the History of Starlight with NASA's Fermi Mission

Scientists using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have measured all the starlight produced over 90...

GSFC
NASA image: Panorama with Active Linear Dune in Gale Crater, Mars
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May 4, 2017

Panorama with Active Linear Dune in Gale Crater, Mars

This 360-degree mosaic from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks out over a portion of the...

JPL
NASA image: Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks
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Dec 8, 2017

Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks

NASA image release June 6, 2010 Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like...

GSFC
NASA image: Hubble Sweeps a Messy Star Factory
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sweeps a Messy Star Factory

This sprinkle of cosmic glitter is a blue compact dwarf galaxy known as Markarian 209. Galaxies of this type are...

GSFC
NASA image: A young elliptical
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Nov 16, 2015

A young elliptical

At the centre of this amazing image is the elliptical galaxy NGC 3610. Surrounding the galaxy are a wealth of other...

GSFC
NASA image: ASTHROS Mission in Flight (Illustration)
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Jun 29, 2022

ASTHROS Mission in Flight (Illustration)

NASA's Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths...

JPL
NASA image: A water-cannon salute from two Air Force fire trucks heralds NASA research pilot Gordon Fullerton's final mission as his NASA F/A-18 taxis beneath the spray.
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Dec 21, 2007

A water-cannon salute from two Air Force fire trucks heralds NASA research pilot Gordon Fullerton's final mission as his NASA F/A-18 taxis beneath the spray.

Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying...

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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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