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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: KSC-07-S-00022
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Apr 20, 2007

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Ron Mueller, a Launch Services Program mission manager, explains the science goals of NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the...

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NASA image: Trident: Exploring the Mysteries of Triton
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Jun 16, 2020

Trident: Exploring the Mysteries of Triton

A new mission competing for selection under NASA's Discovery Program would explore Neptune's largest moon, Triton,...

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NASA image: Measuring the Pulse of Mars
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Jan 25, 2018

Measuring the Pulse of Mars

An artist's rendition of Mars, highlighting one of InSight's goals -- to figure out just how tectonically active...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway is photographed  inside the Dragon spacecraft
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Jan 12, 2026

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway is photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft

jsc2026e002974 (Jan. 12, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway is photographed in his...

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NASA image: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is photographed in her SpaceX pressure suit
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Jan 12, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is photographed in her SpaceX pressure suit

jsc2026e002964 (Jan. 12, 2026) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Specialist...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft
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Jan 12, 2026

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft

jsc2026e002976 (Jan. 12, 2026) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Commander Jessica Meir is photographed in her...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability.  The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 21, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number...

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NASA image: The First Commercial Moon Landing Service Providers on This Week @NASA – May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019

The First Commercial Moon Landing Service Providers on This Week @NASA – May 31, 2019

The first commercial robotic lunar landers to support our Artemis program, discussing our exploration goals, and a...

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NASA image: Radish Planting in Space Life Sciences Laboratory
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Sep 23, 2020

Radish Planting in Space Life Sciences Laboratory

Plant Habitat-02 (PH-02) Preparation for Flight. The goal of this experiment is to determine the effects of...

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NASA image: ARC-1998-AC98-0242-2
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Nov 28, 1998

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Administrator award (two) Center-Tracon Automation system Team Langley Res. CTR and Goal Award 1998, Next-Genreation...

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NASA image: Blob: jsc2021e029747
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Jul 13, 2021

Blob: jsc2021e029747

jsc2021e029747 (7/13/2021) --- A preflight view of an active Blob. The goal of the Blob investigation is to observe...

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NASA image: NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir are photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft
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Jan 12, 2026

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir are photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft

jsc2026e002978 (Jan. 12, 2026) --- NASA astronauts (from left) Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot...

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NASA image: ARCSIX Mission Preps
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May 22, 2024

ARCSIX Mission Preps

ARCSIX is the Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment. The overarching goal of ARCSIX is to...

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NASA image: NASA and NOAA Take to the Air to Chase Smoke
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Jul 22, 2019

NASA and NOAA Take to the Air to Chase Smoke

NASA, NOAA and university partners are taking to the skies, and the ground, to chase smoke from fires burning across...

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NASA image: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft
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Jan 12, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is photographed inside the Dragon spacecraft

jsc2026e002975 (Jan. 12, 2026) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Mission Specialist...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC management and other employees gather in the Center’s television studio to watch the address by President George W. Bush from NASA Headquarters stating his goals for NASA’s new mission.  Seated in the front row, left to right, are Ken Aguilar, chief, Equal Opportunity office; Lisa Malone, director of External Affairs; Bruce Buckingham, assistant to Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, KSC deputy director; Dr. Whitlow; Shannon Roberts, with External Affairs; Howard DeCastro, vice president and Space Shuttle program manager, United Space Alliance; and Bill Pickavance vice president and associate program manager of Florida Operations, USA.  The President’s goals are completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station.  Members of the Washington, D.C., audience included astronauts Eileen Collins, Ed Lu and Michael Lopez-Alegria, and former astronaut Gene Cernan.
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Jan 14, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC management and other employees gather in the Center’s television studio to watch the address by President George W. Bush from NASA Headquarters stating his goals for NASA’s new mission. Seated in the front row, left to right, are Ken Aguilar, chief, Equal Opportunity office; Lisa Malone, director of External Affairs; Bruce Buckingham, assistant to Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, KSC deputy director; Dr. Whitlow; Shannon Roberts, with External Affairs; Howard DeCastro, vice president and Space Shuttle program manager, United Space Alliance; and Bill Pickavance vice president and associate program manager of Florida Operations, USA. The President’s goals are completing the International Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle orbiters, developing a new crew exploration vehicle, and returning to the moon and beyond within the next two decades. Pres. Bush was welcomed by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale, who greeted him from the International Space Station. Members of the Washington, D.C., audience included astronauts Eileen Collins, Ed Lu and Michael Lopez-Alegria, and former astronaut Gene Cernan.

NASA image: A Valley Near the Northern Lowlands
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Dec 12, 2017

A Valley Near the Northern Lowlands

The goal of this observation from NASA' Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is to determine the source of the ridge...

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NASA image: ISS020-S-001B
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Feb 27, 2009

ISS020-S-001B

ISS020-S-001B (December 2008) --- The Expedition 20 patch symbolizes a new era in space exploration with the first...

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NASA image: ISS020-S-001A
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Feb 27, 2009

ISS020-S-001A

ISS020-S-001A (December 2008) --- The Expedition 20 patch symbolizes a new era in space exploration with the first...

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NASA image: Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center - National
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Feb 21, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center - National

Members of the National Space Council meet in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's...

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NASA image: Miranda Holton is the Main Propulsion Systems (MPS) Subsystem Ma
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Sep 12, 2018

Miranda Holton is the Main Propulsion Systems (MPS) Subsystem Ma

Miranda Holton is the Main Propulsion Systems (MPS) Subsystem Manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The goal...

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NASA image: X-57 High Voltage Testing Begins
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Mar 24, 2021

X-57 High Voltage Testing Begins

NASA's all-electric X-57 Maxwell aircraft undergoes high voltage ground testing at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research...

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NASA image: KSC Town Hall
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Mar 13, 2023

KSC Town Hall

Hortense Blackwell, Office of Communication and Public Engagement director at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center,...

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NASA image: iss067e191182
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Jul 22, 2022

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iss067e191182 (7/22/2022) --- A view of the of a Plate Habitat (PHAB) at -20°C prior to insertion into the SABL...

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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC management and other employees gather in the Center’s television studio to watch...

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