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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: View of Building 1 from across the fish pond
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Jun 7, 1985

View of Building 1 from across the fish pond

View of Johnson Space Center Administrative Building 1 taken from across the fish pond.

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NASA image: BLDG. - MISC - VIEW ACROSS POND
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Aug 1, 1965

BLDG. - MISC - VIEW ACROSS POND

S65-41769 (1965) --- View of facilities at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Photo is taken from across...

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NASA image: Sediment Ponds in Tithonium Chasma
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Apr 29, 2024

Sediment Ponds in Tithonium Chasma

This survey of the canyon floor of Tithonium Chasma in Valles Marineris reveals terrain of two distinct ages. The...

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NASA image: Northrop Grumman Manager Discuss Arrival of SLS Rocket Motors to KSC_Mark Pond
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Jun 15, 2020

Northrop Grumman Manager Discuss Arrival of SLS Rocket Motors to KSC_Mark Pond

This video includes soundbites from Mark Pond, Sr. Program Manager, SLS Solid Rocket Motor, Northrop Grumman in...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew
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Nov 12, 2004

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew

ISS010-E-06681 (12 November 2004) --- Shark Bay, Australia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...

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NASA image: GRC-2009-C-03906
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Oct 28, 2005

GRC-2009-C-03906

Guerin Pond in the Fall

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NASA image: Vallis Alpes
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Dec 17, 2009

Vallis Alpes

A bottleneck at the start of the lunar sinuous rille within Vallis Alpes formed several morphologic features...

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NASA image: Flooded Crater
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Apr 4, 2003

Flooded Crater

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a flooded crater in Amazonis Planitia. This crater has been...

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NASA image: Shrimp Farms, Ecuador
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May 15, 2006

Shrimp Farms, Ecuador

In many parts of the world, wetlands are being converted to shrimp ponds in order to farm these crustaceans for food...

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NASA image: Huron, South Dakota
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Mar 24, 2010

Huron, South Dakota

In this simulated natural color image of Huron, South Dakota, captured by NASA Terra spacecraft on March 20, 2010,...

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NASA image: Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa
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Feb 8, 2013

Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa

The Bushveld Igneous Complex BIC is a large layered igneous intrusion within the earth crust, exposed at the edge of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two blue-winged teals swim in a pond near KSC. The species prefers marshes and shallow ponds and lakes for nesting and range from Canada to North Carolina, the Gulf Coast and Southern California, as well as Florida. KSC shares a boundary with the National Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which provides wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds.
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Oct 24, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two blue-winged teals swim in a pond near KSC. The species prefers marshes and shallow ponds and lakes for nesting and range from Canada to North Carolina, the Gulf Coast and Southern California, as well as Florida. KSC shares a boundary with the National Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, which provides wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two blue-winged teals swim in a pond near KSC. The species prefers marshes and shallow...

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NASA image: iss059e038845
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May 2, 2019

iss059e038845

iss059e038845 (5/2/2019) --- Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is photographed performing a...

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NASA image: Pluto: On Frozen Pond
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Mar 24, 2016

Pluto: On Frozen Pond

NASA New Horizons spacecraft captured this feature which appears to be a frozen, former lake of liquid nitrogen,...

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NASA image: NASA Satellite Scares Up An Eerie Image of Haunted Lakes and Ghost Ships
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Oct 29, 2011

NASA Satellite Scares Up An Eerie Image of Haunted Lakes and Ghost Ships

NASA Terra satellite presents this false color view of portions of Wisconsin and Michigan, including Devil Lake,...

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NASA image: Curiosity's Mastcam Views Flaky, Streambed Rocks
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Jun 22, 2022

Curiosity's Mastcam Views Flaky, Streambed Rocks

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of layered, flaky rocks believed to have formed in an ancient...

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NASA image: Light-Toned Gully Materials on Hale Crater Wall
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Oct 22, 2010

Light-Toned Gully Materials on Hale Crater Wall

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the southern latitude Hale Crater, a rather large, pristine...

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NASA image: iss062e112685
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Mar 25, 2020

iss062e112685

iss062e112685 (3/25/2020) --- Documentation of the Veggie Ponds Modules while module is in Veggie Bellows. Veggie...

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NASA image: KSC-99wl07
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Jan 8, 1999

KSC-99wl07

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with the Kennedy...

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NASA image: U.S. eastern seaboard with Cape Cod taken from Atlantis during STS-106
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Oct 6, 2000

U.S. eastern seaboard with Cape Cod taken from Atlantis during STS-106

STS106-710-060 (8-20 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis used a...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0727
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Mar 29, 2007

KSC-07pd0727

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Snowy egrets wade through a pond for their food. The pond is near Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew
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Dec 15, 2009

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew

ISS022-E-012224 (15 Dec. 2009) --- Evaporation ponds in the Salar de Atacama, Chile are featured in this image...

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NASA image: Sutton Island Model of Drying Lakes (Animation)
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Oct 7, 2019

Sutton Island Model of Drying Lakes (Animation)

This animation demonstrates how streams may have flowed from Mount Sharp to the floor of Gale Crater, where salty...

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NASA image: iss063e001867
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Apr 22, 2020

iss063e001867

iss063e001867 (April 22, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works inside the...

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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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