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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: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1973

Skylab

This chart describes Skylab's Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) Coronal Spectroheliograph, one of the eight Apollo Telescope...

MSFC
NASA image: Skylab
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Apr 1, 1971

Skylab

This photograph shows Skylab's Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) Spectroheliograph during an acceptance test and checkout...

MSFC
NASA image: Extremely Bright Area
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Mar 21, 2012

Extremely Bright Area

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows the brightest area seen on asteroid Vesta so far. It shows a crater...

JPL
NASA image: Extreme Planets  Artist Concept
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Apr 5, 2006

Extreme Planets Artist Concept

This artist concept depicts the pulsar planet system discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan in 1992. Wolszczan used the...

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NASA image: Phillip Neudeck with Venus Durable Integrated Circuit Electronic
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Oct 22, 2019

Phillip Neudeck with Venus Durable Integrated Circuit Electronic

Phil Neudeck- Can Take the Heat When it comes to the heat of extreme environments like Venus, electronics can get...

GRC
NASA image: Brazil’s Extreme Drought Seen From Space
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Oct 28, 2015

Brazil’s Extreme Drought Seen From Space

Empty water reservoirs, severe water rationing, and electrical blackouts are the new status quo in major cities...

GSFC
NASA image: GRC-2022-C-00971
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Mar 3, 2022

GRC-2022-C-00971

Daniel Gerges, Technician, poses for a portrait in the Glenn Extreme Environments Rig, GEER Lab

GRC
NASA image: Tour of Planet with Extreme Temperature Swings
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Jan 28, 2009

Tour of Planet with Extreme Temperature Swings

This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a computer simulation of the planet HD 80606b from an observer...

JPL
NASA image: Global View of Iapetus Dichotomy
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Dec 10, 2009

Global View of Iapetus Dichotomy

These two global images of Iapetus taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft show the extreme brightness dichotomy on the...

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NASA image: Multicolor Mimas
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Dec 28, 2006

Multicolor Mimas

This extreme false-color view of Mimas shows color variation across the moon surface

JPL
NASA image: Intriguing Texture
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Dec 14, 2006

Intriguing Texture

An extreme enhancement of the original image, presented at right, reveals the grainy region with greater clarity

JPL
NASA image: Eroded Moon
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Aug 4, 2006

Eroded Moon

This extreme false-color view of Hyperion shows color variation across the impact-blasted surface of the tumbling moon

JPL
NASA image: Transition on Tethys
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Oct 10, 2006

Transition on Tethys

An extreme false-color view of Tethys reveals a surface detail not visible in a monochrome view taken at the same time

JPL
NASA image: GRC-2022-C-00970
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Mar 3, 2022

GRC-2022-C-00970

Juno testing in Glenn Extreme Environments Rig, GEER Laboratory. Juno is a solar-powered NASA spacecraft that spans...

GRC
NASA image: Yin and Yang
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Dec 23, 2013

Yin and Yang

Iapetus is a moon of extreme contrasts. The light and dark features give the moon a distinctive yin and yang...

JPL
NASA image: Color Composite of Solar Features
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Feb 17, 2001

Color Composite of Solar Features

This composite image combines NASA Extreme Ultravoilet Imaging Telescope images from three wavelengths into one that...

JPL
NASA image: Bay of Fundy
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May 30, 2006

Bay of Fundy

The highest tides on Earth occur in the Minas Basin, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada....

JPL
NASA image: Drawing Out Details
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Feb 26, 2007

Drawing Out Details

Rhea displays a marked color contrast from north to south that is particularly easy to see in the extreme...

JPL
NASA image: Scrambled Hellas
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Sep 30, 2006

Scrambled Hellas

This MOC image shows an example of the extremely odd, seemingly scrambled layered rocks exposed by erosion near the...

JPL
NASA image: Space to Ground: Extreme Exposure: 04/26/2019
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Apr 25, 2019

Space to Ground: Extreme Exposure: 04/26/2019

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA image: Exoplanet is Extremely Hot and Incredibly Close Artist Concept
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Jul 18, 2012

Exoplanet is Extremely Hot and Incredibly Close Artist Concept

Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is an alien world just two-thirds the...

JPL
NASA image: Bright Lights, Green City
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Jul 28, 2010

Bright Lights, Green City

Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the new GLIMPSE360 survey from NASA Spitzer...

JPL
NASA image: MAVEN EUV Broll
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Jul 30, 2012

MAVEN EUV Broll

MAVEN's Extreme Ultraviolet instrument (EUV) is tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The...

GSFC
NASA image: Pan in Action
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Aug 4, 2010

Pan in Action

Saturn small, ring-embedded moon Pan, on the extreme right of this NASA Cassini spacecraft image, can be seen...

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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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