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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: Curling Prominence
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Dec 18, 2017

Curling Prominence

A small prominence observed in profile arched up and sent streams of plasma curling back into the sun over a 30-hour...

JPL
NASA image: Active Regions Blossoming
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Oct 28, 2015

Active Regions Blossoming

As a pair of active regions began to rotate into view, their towering magnetic field lines above them bloomed into a...

JPL
NASA image: Reversing Prominence
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Jan 18, 2018

Reversing Prominence

A prominence rose up above the sun, sent an arch of plasma to link up magnetically with an active region over a...

JPL
NASA image: Voyager: System Test Configuration
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Jul 5, 2017

Voyager: System Test Configuration

This archival photo shows the system test configuration for Voyager on October 1, 1976. The spacecraft's 10-sided...

JPL
NASA image: Kinked Loop Stretching Between Two Active Regions
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Jul 25, 2017

Kinked Loop Stretching Between Two Active Regions

Numerous arches of magnetic field lines danced and swayed above a large active region over about a 30-hour period...

JPL
NASA image: Sole Active Region in Profile
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Oct 17, 2018

Sole Active Region in Profile

The Sun's rotation brought a new active region into view, revealing the dynamic arches and twisting streams of its...

JPL
NASA image: Jumpy Active Region
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Jan 3, 2017

Jumpy Active Region

A close-up view of one day in the life of a rather small active region shows the agitation and dynamism of its...

JPL
NASA image: Small but Dynamic Active Region
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Apr 20, 2018

Small but Dynamic Active Region

The sun featured just one, rather small active region over the past few days, but it developed rapidly and sported a...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Peers into the Most Crowded Place in the Milky Way
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Peers into the Most Crowded Place in the Milky Way

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky...

GSFC
NASA image: New Lone Sunspot Group
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Jul 12, 2017

New Lone Sunspot Group

A prominence at the edge of the sun provided us with a splendid view of solar plasma as it churned and streamed over...

JPL
NASA image: Streaming Prominence
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Jul 5, 2017

Streaming Prominence

A prominence at the edge of the sun provided us with a splendid view of solar plasma as it churned and streamed over...

JPL
NASA image: Skylab
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Aug 9, 1973

Skylab

Some of the prominences that float like lazy clouds above the solar surface suddenly erupt and break away from the...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-08pd1542
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May 31, 2008

KSC-08pd1542

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A videographer with NASA's Kennedy Space Center captures the arch of space shuttle...

KSC
NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jan 1, 1961

Mercury Project

A three-year-old chimpanzee, named Ham, in the biopack couch for the MR-2 suborbital test flight. On January 31,...

MSFC
NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jan 31, 1961

Mercury Project

A three-year-old chimpanzee, named Ham, in the biopack couch for the MR-2 suborbital test flight. On January 31,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts at the National Park Service
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Jun 9, 2022

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts at the National Park Service

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur points to the shadow of the Gateway Arch on the Mississippi River in St. Louis while...

HQ
NASA image: Sorting through Layers
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Mar 8, 2017

Sorting through Layers

Several small sunspots appeared this week, giving NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory a chance to illustrate their...

JPL
NASA image: Flight 12 View of South Séítah
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Aug 25, 2021

Flight 12 View of South Séítah

This image sand dunes, boulders, and rocky outcrops of the "South Séítah" region of Mars' Jezero Crater was captured...

JPL
NASA image: Space Science
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Oct 1, 2001

Space Science

Auroras are caused when high-energy electrons pour down from the Earth's magnetosphere and collide with atoms. Red...

MSFC
NASA image: Two Long Filaments
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Sep 8, 2016

Two Long Filaments

The two most noteworthy features on the sun this week were a pair of elongated filaments (Sept. 8, 2016). The...

JPL
NASA image: Spun and Confused [video]
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Dec 8, 2017

Spun and Confused [video]

A long arch of plasma (called a prominence) was pulled this way and that by magnetic forces for a week before it...

GSFC
NASA image: Spun and Confused
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Dec 8, 2017

Spun and Confused

A long arch of plasma (called a prominence) was pulled this way and that by magnetic forces for a week before it...

GSFC
NASA image: Coronal Rain, Solar Storm
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Dec 8, 2017

Coronal Rain, Solar Storm

Explanation: In this picture, the Sun's surface is quite dark. A frame from a movie recorded on November 9th by the...

GSFC
NASA image: America National Parks Viewed in 3D by NASA MISR Anaglyph 1
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Aug 25, 2016

America National Parks Viewed in 3D by NASA MISR Anaglyph 1

Just in time for the U.S. National Park Service's Centennial celebration on Aug. 25, NASA's Multiangle Imaging...

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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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