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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: Dusty Death of a Massive Star
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Jun 6, 2006

Dusty Death of a Massive Star

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the supernova remnant 1E0102.2-7219 sits next to the nebula N76 in a bright,...

JPL
NASA image: Dead Star Rumbles
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Jun 10, 2005

Dead Star Rumbles

This Spitzer Space Telescope composite shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A white ball and surrounding clouds of...

JPL
NASA image: Dusty Dead Star
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Mar 29, 2010

Dusty Dead Star

A composite image from NASA Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes shows the dusty remains of a collapsed star, a...

JPL
NASA image: Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Dec 8, 2006

Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud

This is a composite image of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light in the Large Magellanic Cloud;...

JPL
NASA image: Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A
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Feb 19, 2014

Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A

This is the first map of radioactivity in a supernova remnant, the blown-out bits and pieces of a massive star that...

JPL
NASA image: Evolution of a Supernova
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Feb 19, 2014

Evolution of a Supernova

A massive star left, which has created elements as heavy as iron in its interior, blows up in a tremendous explosion...

JPL
NASA image: A Year in the Life of an Infrared Echo
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Jun 10, 2005

A Year in the Life of an Infrared Echo

These images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, taken one year apart, show the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A yellow...

JPL
NASA image: Radioactive Core of a Dead Star
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Feb 19, 2014

Radioactive Core of a Dead Star

NASA NuSTAR has, for the first time, imaged the radioactive guts of a supernova remnant, the leftover remains of a...

JPL
NASA image: An Explosion of Infrared Color
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Dec 9, 2010

An Explosion of Infrared Color

This oddly colorful nebula is the supernova remnant IC 443 as seen by NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer; the...

JPL
NASA image: Sizzling Remains of a Dead Star
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Jan 7, 2013

Sizzling Remains of a Dead Star

This new view of the historical supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, located 11,000 light-years away, was taken by NASA...

JPL
NASA image: A Supernova Shockwaves
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Jun 13, 2007

A Supernova Shockwaves

Supernovae are the explosive deaths of the universe most massive stars. This false-color composite from NASA Spitzer...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks
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Jul 1, 2008

Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. This image, taken by NASA Hubble Space Telescope, is a very...

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NASA image: Tycho Supernova Remnant
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Jul 12, 2010

Tycho Supernova Remnant

This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer takes in several interesting objects in the constellation...

JPL
NASA image: LMC P3
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Oct 10, 2016

LMC P3

This composite image contains data from Chandra (purple) that provides evidence for the survival of a companion star...

GSFC
NASA image: Hardy Star Survives Supernova Blast
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Mar 20, 2014

Hardy Star Survives Supernova Blast

This composite image contains data from Chandra (purple) that provides evidence for the survival of a companion star...

GSFC
NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Aug 1, 1999

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

This is an extraordinary first image from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A,...

MSFC
NASA image: Suzaku Finds "Fossil" Fireballs from Supernovae
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Dec 8, 2017

Suzaku Finds "Fossil" Fireballs from Supernovae

Suzaku Finds "Fossil" Fireballs from Supernovae In a supernova remnant known as the Jellyfish Nebula,...

GSFC
NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Mar 1, 2000

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has captured this spectacular image of G292.0+1.8, a young, oxygen-rich supernova...

MSFC
NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Aug 1, 1999

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

This x-ray image of the Cassiopeia A (CAS A) supernova remnant is the official first light image of the Chandra...

MSFC
NASA image: Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Type Ia Supernova from a White Dwarf Merger)
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Mar 26, 2018

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars (Type Ia Supernova from a White Dwarf Merger)

This frame from an animation shows the merger of two white dwarfs. A white dwarf is an extremely dense remnant of a...

JPL
NASA image: Tracing Titanium Escape
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May 7, 2015

Tracing Titanium Escape

The plot of data from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR (right), amounts to a "smoking gun" of...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble views a spectacular supernova with interstellar material over 160,000 light-years away
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble views a spectacular supernova with interstellar material over 160,000 light-years away

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the remnants of a long-dead star. These rippling wisps of...

GSFC
NASA image: Supernova with Expanding Shell
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Jan 26, 2010

Supernova with Expanding Shell

Stars which are 8 times or more massive than our Sun end their lives in a most spectacular way; they go supernova. A...

GSFC
NASA image: New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Trace Shock Wave
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Dec 8, 2017

New Hubble Observations of Supernova 1987A Trace Shock Wave

Image release September 2, 2010 ABOUT THIS IMAGE: This image shows the entire region around supernova 1987A. 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.
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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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