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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:  Ice-Exposing Impact Crater Surrounded by Polygon Terrain
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Oct 26, 2023

Ice-Exposing Impact Crater Surrounded by Polygon Terrain

The ice-exposing impact crater at the center of this image is an example of what scientists look for when mapping...

JPL
NASA image: Tracking Agricultural Water Use from Space
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Oct 15, 2015

Tracking Agricultural Water Use from Space

Water managers in 15 states across the United States currently use METRIC technology to track agricultural water...

GSFC
NASA image: Artemis I OSA Secondary Payloads - CuSP and LunaHMap
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Jul 14, 2021

Artemis I OSA Secondary Payloads - CuSP and LunaHMap

A team prepares the LunaH-Map before its installation in the Space Launch System rocket Orion stage adapter at...

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NASA image: Global Map of Epithermal Neutrons
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May 28, 2002

Global Map of Epithermal Neutrons

Observations by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft show a global view of Mars in intermediate-energy, or...

JPL
NASA image: NIMS Ganymede Surface Map
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Mar 26, 1998

NIMS Ganymede Surface Map

Galileo has eyes that can see more than ours can. By looking at what we call the infrared wavelengths, the NIMS...

JPL
NASA image: VIPER Drill
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Oct 29, 2019

VIPER Drill

NASA is sending a mobile robot to the south pole of the Moon to get a close-up view of the location and...

ARC
NASA image: Lunar Trailblazer to Support NASA's Artemis Program
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Dec 2, 2020

Lunar Trailblazer to Support NASA's Artemis Program

Peering into the Moon's permanently shadowed regions, Lunar Trailblazer will detect signatures of water ice in...

JPL
NASA image: Drought-Stressed Forest Fueled Amazon Fires
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Nov 5, 2019

Drought-Stressed Forest Fueled Amazon Fires

NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) sensor measured the...

JPL
NASA image: From Marathon Valley to Gully on Endeavour Rim
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Oct 7, 2016

From Marathon Valley to Gully on Endeavour Rim

This map show a portion of Endeavour Crater's western rim that includes the "Marathon Valley" area investigated...

JPL
NASA image:  SPHEREx in Horizontal Orientation
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Jan 23, 2025

SPHEREx in Horizontal Orientation

NASA's SPHEREx observatory is oriented in a horizontal position, revealing all three layers of photon shields as...

JPL
NASA image: Infrared Eye Yields New Spectral Map
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Jun 13, 2019

Infrared Eye Yields New Spectral Map

The false-color image at right shows spectral mapping of Saturn's A, B and C rings, captured by Cassini's Visible...

JPL
NASA image: SPHEREx Spacecraft Nears Completion
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Jan 23, 2025

SPHEREx Spacecraft Nears Completion

The SPHEREx observatory sits in a clean room after environmental testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in...

JPL
NASA image: SPHEREx Spacecraft During Integration and Testing
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Jan 23, 2025

SPHEREx Spacecraft During Integration and Testing

NASA's SPHEREx observatory undergoes integration and testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in April 2024....

JPL
NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1970

Skylab

This 1970 photograph shows Skylab's Multispectral Scanner, one of the major components of an Earth Resources...

MSFC
NASA image: Final Assembly of SPHEREx Observatory
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Jan 23, 2025

Final Assembly of SPHEREx Observatory

Final assembly of NASA's SPHEREx spacecraft is shown at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in March 2024. Short for...

JPL
NASA image: SPHEREx Team at Caltech
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Jan 23, 2025

SPHEREx Team at Caltech

Members of the SPHEREx mission team pose for a photo on the campus of Caltech in Pasadena, California, in October...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-02pd1537
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Oct 15, 2002

KSC-02pd1537

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on the deck of the Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval...

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NASA image: Shadows in the South
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Apr 16, 2015

Shadows in the South

This view from NASA MESSENGER spacecraft is an orthographic projection of Mercury south polar region, colored by an...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-02pd1535
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Oct 15, 2002

KSC-02pd1535

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sonar mapping equipment lies on the deck of the Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd1536
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Oct 15, 2002

KSC-02pd1536

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on the deck of the Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval...

KSC
NASA image: Haulani Crater Topographic Map
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Jul 28, 2017

Haulani Crater Topographic Map

Haulani Crater (21 miles, 34 kilometers in diameter) is one of the youngest craters on Ceres, as evidenced by its...

JPL
NASA image: Hydrologic Modeling of Relatively Recent Martian Streams and Lake
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Sep 15, 2016

Hydrologic Modeling of Relatively Recent Martian Streams and Lake

This map of an area within the Arabia Terra region on Mars shows where hydrologic modeling predicts locations of...

JPL
NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew
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Apr 14, 2005

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 10 crew

ISS010-E-24596 (14 April 2005) --- Dallas, Texas is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 10 crew...

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NASA image: NASA is sending a rover to hunt for water on the Moon (Raw Animations)
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Oct 25, 2019

NASA is sending a rover to hunt for water on the Moon (Raw Animations)

Silent animations of the VIPER rover for use by the media and others. About the size of a golf cart, the Volatiles...

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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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