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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: Best-Ever Pinning Down When a Space Rock Hit Mars
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May 22, 2014

Best-Ever Pinning Down When a Space Rock Hit Mars

These two images taken one day apart by the MARCI weather camera on NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal when an...

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NASA image: Happy Mars Solstice!
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Jun 27, 2008

Happy Mars Solstice!

This image was acquired by NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Surface Stereo Imager SSI in the late afternoon of the 30th...

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NASA image: Full-Circle Vista During Curiosity Approach to Dingo Gap Stereo
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Jan 29, 2014

Full-Circle Vista During Curiosity Approach to Dingo Gap Stereo

This stereo mosaic of images from NASA Mars rover Curiosity shows the terrain surrounding the rover position on the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Sees Pluto
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Apr 2, 2007

New Horizons Sees Pluto

The Long Range Reconnaissance Imager on NASA New Horizons acquired images of the Pluto field three days apart in...

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NASA image: Dark Skies and Clouds Move in at Phoenix site
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Dec 15, 2008

Dark Skies and Clouds Move in at Phoenix site

Clouds of dust and ice swirl past the Surface Stereo Imager SSI camera on NASA Phoenix Mars Lander in this frame...

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NASA image: Ice on Mars - Now You See It
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Jun 23, 2008

Ice on Mars - Now You See It

This color image was acquired by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA Phoenix Mars Lander on the 21st day of the...

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NASA image: Phobos Transit Viewed by Opportunity on Sol 3078
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Oct 15, 2012

Phobos Transit Viewed by Opportunity on Sol 3078

This image shows Phobos, the larger of Mars two moons, as it transits in front of the sun. This image was taken by...

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NASA image: Lincoln Penny on Mars in Camera Calibration Target
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Sep 10, 2012

Lincoln Penny on Mars in Camera Calibration Target

The penny in this image is part of a camera calibration target on NASA Mars rover Curiosity. The MAHLI camera on the...

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NASA image: Movement from Spirit Second Extrication Drive
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Nov 19, 2009

Movement from Spirit Second Extrication Drive

This image is one of two images which documents very slight forward movement of NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit...

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NASA image: Martian Sunrise at Phoenix Landing Site, Sol 101
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Sep 30, 2008

Martian Sunrise at Phoenix Landing Site, Sol 101

This frame from a sequence of nine images taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA Phoenix Mars Lander shows the...

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NASA image: Rover, Airbags, & Surrounding Rocks
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Jul 5, 1997

Rover, Airbags, & Surrounding Rocks

This image of the Martian surface was taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) before sunset on July 4, 1997...

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NASA image: MRO MARCI Weather Report for the week of 3 November 2008 – 9 November 2008
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Nov 12, 2008

MRO MARCI Weather Report for the week of 3 November 2008 – 9 November 2008

NASA MARCI acquires a global view of the red planet and its weather patterns every day. This image was taken on Nov....

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NASA image: Deep Impact Spacecraft First Glimpse of Comet Hartley 2
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Sep 8, 2010

Deep Impact Spacecraft First Glimpse of Comet Hartley 2

This first image of comet 103P/Hartley 2 was taken from NASA Deep Impact spacecraft 60 days prior to the spacecraft...

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NASA image: The So-called Face
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Jan 24, 2003

The So-called Face

This pair of infrared images from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the so-called face on Mars landform viewed...

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NASA image: A Strengthening Eastern Pacific Storm
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Jul 13, 2006

A Strengthening Eastern Pacific Storm

These July 11, 2006 images from NASA Terra Satellite show then Tropical Storm Bud as it was intensifying into a...

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NASA image: MISR Images Lingering Floods from Tohoku-oki Earthquake Tsunami
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Mar 20, 2011

MISR Images Lingering Floods from Tohoku-oki Earthquake Tsunami

This image pair from NASA Terra spacecraft includes the area around the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power...

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NASA image: Haiti Earthquake Landslides
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Jan 18, 2010

Haiti Earthquake Landslides

An instrument on NASA Terra spacecraft captured a simulated natural color image of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, area,...

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NASA image: Curiosity Arm Holding Steady, Sol 915
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Mar 6, 2015

Curiosity Arm Holding Steady, Sol 915

This image from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the position in which the rover...

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NASA image: Spirit View of Own Underbelly, Sol 1925 Stereo
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Aug 21, 2009

Spirit View of Own Underbelly, Sol 1925 Stereo

This stereo view combines a pair of images taken by the microscopic imager on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit...

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NASA image: Faces of Pluto
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Jun 11, 2015

Faces of Pluto

These images, taken by NASA's New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), show four different "faces" of...

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NASA image: Dawn Survey Orbit Image 38
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Jul 31, 2015

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 38

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows cratered terrain near the day-night line, called the terminator,...

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NASA image: Neptune - Great Dark Spot and Scooter
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Jan 29, 1996

Neptune - Great Dark Spot and Scooter

This image of clouds in Neptune atmosphere is the first that tests the accuracy of the weather forecast that was...

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NASA image: InSight's Dusty Solar Panel
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May 17, 2022

InSight's Dusty Solar Panel

NASA's InSight Mars lander captured this image of one of its dust-covered solar panels on April 24, 2022, the...

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NASA image: Ingenuity at Third Airfield
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May 27, 2021

Ingenuity at Third Airfield

This image of Ingenuity was taken on May 23, 2021 – the day after its sixth flight – by the Mastcam-Z instrument...

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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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