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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: MESSENGER Flyover Movie
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Aug 1, 2014

MESSENGER Flyover Movie

MESSENGER Flyover Movie. This frame from a movie consists of 214 images acquired by NASA MESSENGER Narrow Angle...

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NASA image: Comparing the Size of Mercury Rembrandt Basin with the East Coast of the USA
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May 5, 2009

Comparing the Size of Mercury Rembrandt Basin with the East Coast of the USA

To put the size of Mercury Rembrandt basin into a familiar context, a NAC mosaic of the basin is overlaid on an...

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NASA image: Europa Imaging System Narrow Angle Camera
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Apr 1, 2021

Europa Imaging System Narrow Angle Camera

Included in the payload of science instruments for NASA's Europa Clipper is the Europa Imaging System (EIS) Narrow...

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NASA image: Double Ring Crater
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Jan 30, 2008

Double Ring Crater

This scene was imaged by NASA MESSENGER spacecraft Narrow Angle Camera NAC on the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Views Mercury Horizon
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Jan 17, 2008

MESSENGER Views Mercury Horizon

As NASA MESSENGER spacecraft drew closer to Mercury for its historic first flyby, the spacecraft Narrow Angle Camera...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Views an Intriguing Crater
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Jan 20, 2008

MESSENGER Views an Intriguing Crater

NASA MESSENGER spacecraft Narrow Angle Camera NAC on the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS acquired this view of...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Dances by Matisse
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Jan 23, 2008

MESSENGER Dances by Matisse

As NASA MESSENGER spacecraft approached Mercury on Jnuary 14, 2008, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC of the Mercury Dual...

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NASA image: A Terminator View from Mercury Flyby 2
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Apr 21, 2009

A Terminator View from Mercury Flyby 2

This high-resolution NAC image shows a view of Mercury dawn terminator, the division between the sunlit dayside and...

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NASA image: Ridges and Cliffs on Mercury Surface
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Jan 20, 2008

Ridges and Cliffs on Mercury Surface

A complex history of geological evolution is recorded in this frame from the Narrow Angle Camera NAC, part of the...

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NASA image: Fresh Copernican Crater
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Dec 21, 2009

Fresh Copernican Crater

A subset of NAC Image M112162602L showing landslides bottom covering impact melt on the floor top of a fresh...

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NASA image: The Newly Discovered Rembrandt Impact Basin
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May 5, 2009

The Newly Discovered Rembrandt Impact Basin

This NAC mosaic of the newly discovered Rembrandt impact basin was presented last week during a NASA media...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Departs Mercury
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Jan 30, 2008

MESSENGER Departs Mercury

After NASA MESSENGER spacecraft completed its successful flyby of Mercury, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC, part of the...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Departing Shots
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Jan 29, 2008

MESSENGER Departing Shots

After NASA MESSENGER spacecraft completed its successful flyby of Mercury, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC, part of the...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Team Presents Latest Science Results
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Apr 30, 2009

MESSENGER Team Presents Latest Science Results

This mosaic was assembled using NAC images acquired as the MESSENGER spacecraft approached the planet during the...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Reveals Mercury Geological History
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Jan 17, 2008

MESSENGER Reveals Mercury Geological History

Shortly following NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft Narrow...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Looks to the North
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Jan 26, 2008

MESSENGER Looks to the North

As NASA MESSENGER spacecraft sped by Mercury on January 14, 2008, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC of the Mercury Dual...

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NASA image: Fading Away
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Jun 9, 2009

Fading Away

This NAC image from MESSENGER’s second Mercury flyby shows a crater with a set of light-colored rays radiating...

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NASA image: Moody Sculpts Mercury Surface
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Apr 14, 2009

Moody Sculpts Mercury Surface

The crater identified in this NAC image was named in November 2008 for Ronald Moody, a 20th century Jamaican...

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NASA image: Low Angle Impacts: A Look at Qi Baishi and Hovnatanian
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Mar 10, 2009

Low Angle Impacts: A Look at Qi Baishi and Hovnatanian

This NAC image shows Qi Baishi and Hovnatanian, two craters that were newly named in November 2008. Qi Baishi is...

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NASA image: Detailed Close-up of Mercury Previously Unseen Surface
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Jan 16, 2008

Detailed Close-up of Mercury Previously Unseen Surface

Just 21 minutes after NASA MESSENGER spacecraft closest approach to Mercury, the Narrow Angle Camera NAC took this...

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NASA image: Peaks and Hollows
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Feb 2, 2015

Peaks and Hollows

The surface shown here is located within a 73-km-diameter crater; the mounds are part of a larger central peak...

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NASA image: Cassini Closest Views of Dione I
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Aug 20, 2015

Cassini Closest Views of Dione I

The view, from the spacecraft's wide-angle camera (WAC), includes an inset view, near center left, from the...

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NASA image: NASA Advisory Council Tour
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Oct 30, 2019

NASA Advisory Council Tour

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana gestures toward work platforms while speaking to members of the NASA...

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NASA image: NASA Advisory Council Tour
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Oct 30, 2019

NASA Advisory Council Tour

Members of the NASA Advisory Council are at Launch Complex 39B during a tour of Kennedy Space Center in Florida on...

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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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