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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: Portrait of APXS on Mars
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Sep 12, 2012

Portrait of APXS on Mars

This image shows the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer APXS on NASA Curiosity rover, with the Martian landscape in...

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NASA image: Icy Particle Spray
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Nov 18, 2010

Icy Particle Spray

Images obtained by NASA EPOXI mission spacecraft show an active end of the nucleus of comet Hartley 2. Icy particles...

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NASA image: Curiosity Sees Streaks and Specks During 2024 Solar Storm
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Jun 10, 2024

Curiosity Sees Streaks and Specks During 2024 Solar Storm

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured evidence of a solar storm's charged particles arriving at the Martian surface...

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NASA image: Sifting Martian Samples
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Feb 20, 2013

Sifting Martian Samples

This image shows the location of the 150-micrometer sieve screen on NASA Mars rover Curiosity, a device used to...

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NASA image: Dust-covered Surface with Fresh Small Craters
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Feb 29, 2012

Dust-covered Surface with Fresh Small Craters

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a relatively smooth part of asteroid Vesta surface. This smooth texture...

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NASA image: Bright Particle in Hole Dug by Scooping of Martian Soil
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Oct 18, 2012

Bright Particle in Hole Dug by Scooping of Martian Soil

The mission science team assessed the bright particles in this scooped pit to be native Martian material rather than...

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NASA image: Jupiter Scar in Infrared
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Jan 26, 2011

Jupiter Scar in Infrared

These infrared images obtained from NASA Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, show before and...

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NASA image: Pushing and Pulling
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Jul 30, 2010

Pushing and Pulling

This image taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft shows that rather than being an unchanging disk of peaceful particles,...

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NASA image: The Spoke Zone
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Nov 20, 2006

The Spoke Zone

The spoke-producing region of the B ring displays fine-scale asymmetry in the azimuthal direction -- the direction...

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NASA image: Looming Enceladus
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Nov 30, 2010

Looming Enceladus

Small water ice particles fly from fissures in the south polar region of Saturn moon Enceladus in this image taken...

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NASA image: Pan and Waves
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Jul 8, 2013

Pan and Waves

The shepherd moon Pan orbits Saturn in the Encke gap while the A ring surrounding the gap displays wave features...

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NASA image: Ejecta from a Fresh Crater Covering Older Craters and Crater Chains
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Nov 10, 2011

Ejecta from a Fresh Crater Covering Older Craters and Crater Chains

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft is dominated by a wide, young, fresh crater on asteroid Vesta. Surrounding this...

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NASA image: The Huygens Gap
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Aug 15, 2006

The Huygens Gap

The sharp outer boundary of Saturn B ring, which is the bright ring region seen to the right in this image, is...

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NASA image: CERN Collider, France-Switzerland
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Aug 23, 2013

CERN Collider, France-Switzerland

This image, acquired by NASA Terra spacecraft, is of the CERN Large Hadron Collider, the world largest and...

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NASA image: Hartley 2, Close Up
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Nov 18, 2010

Hartley 2, Close Up

This image from the High-Resolution Instrument on NASA EPOXI mission spacecraft shows part of the nucleus of comet...

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NASA image: Comet Ejecta in Aerogel
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Feb 21, 2006

Comet Ejecta in Aerogel

This image from NASA shows a particle impact on the aluminum frame that holds the aerogel tiles. The debris from the...

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NASA image: Pebbly Sandstone Conglomerate Rock at Curiosity Waypoint 1
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Sep 23, 2013

Pebbly Sandstone Conglomerate Rock at Curiosity Waypoint 1

This mosaic of nine images taken at a location called Darwin, inside Gale Crater, were taken by NASA Mars rover...

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NASA image: Updrafts of Large Ammonia Crystals in Saturn Storm
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May 19, 2011

Updrafts of Large Ammonia Crystals in Saturn Storm

This false-color infrared image, obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft, shows clouds of large ammonia ice particles...

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NASA image: Black Hole Spills Kaleidoscope of Color
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Jul 21, 2006

Black Hole Spills Kaleidoscope of Color

This new false-colored image from NASA Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes shows a giant jet of particles...

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NASA image: Equinoctial Clumps
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Sep 16, 2010

Equinoctial Clumps

Clumps of ring material are revealed along the edge of Saturn A ring in this image taken during the planet August...

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NASA image: Making Celestial Tracks
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Oct 19, 2006

Making Celestial Tracks

This image shows the tracks left by two comet particles after they impacted NASA Stardust spacecraft comet dust...

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NASA image: Scattered Ice, Scattered Light
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Jun 14, 2006

Scattered Ice, Scattered Light

An enhanced close-up view shows at least two distinct jets spraying a mist of fine particles from the south polar...

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NASA image: Before Saturn Limb
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Nov 30, 2010

Before Saturn Limb

Jets of water ice particles spew from Saturn moon Enceladus in this image obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft on...

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NASA image: Out of the Noise
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Dec 5, 2006

Out of the Noise

A ghostly view of Enceladus reveals the specter of the moon icy plume of fine particles. Scientists continue to...

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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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