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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-08pd3549
Image
Nov 6, 2008

KSC-08pd3549

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A C-130 airplane flown by U.S. Marines stops at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-04-S-00159
Video
May 3, 2004

KSC-04-S-00159

NASA's Glenn Research Center gets a boost to its icing research project with the addition of an S-3 Viking jet. The...

KSC
NASA image: AfriSAR, an Introduction: The Carbon in the Trees
Video
Feb 25, 2016

AfriSAR, an Introduction: The Carbon in the Trees

NASA researchers have their boots on the ground and wings in the skies in Gabon, on Africa¹s west coast, for a...

GSFC
NASA image: KSC-2011-1208
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Jan 27, 2011

KSC-2011-1208

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Flowers lay at the foot of the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-2011-1213
Image
Jan 27, 2011

KSC-2011-1213

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- President and C.E.O. of The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Stephen Feldman displays a single...

KSC
NASA image: F8U-3 aircraft
Image
Sep 10, 1959

F8U-3 aircraft

Crusader on runway. Navy aircraft number 6340. L59-6101 caption: The Navy's Vought XF8U-3 Supersonic Fighter was an...

LARC
NASA image: EC01-0136-2
Image
Apr 25, 2001

EC01-0136-2

Engineers Jim Murray and Joe Pahle prepare a deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment flown by...

AFRC
NASA image: KSC-04-S-00360
Video
Nov 19, 2004

KSC-04-S-00360

Accelerating to speeds of nearly Mach 9.8, or 7,000 miles per hour, NASA's supersonic combustion ramjet or scramjet,...

KSC
NASA image: GOLD Resources: Video File
Video
Jan 24, 2018

GOLD Resources: Video File

The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, mission is designed to explore the nearest reaches of...

GSFC
NASA image: Around Marshall
Image
Sep 1, 2003

Around Marshall

A team of NASA researchers from Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and Dryden Flight Research center have proven...

MSFC
NASA image: Wright Flyer detail in Bob McCall's Centennial of Flight mural
Image
Jun 5, 2003

Wright Flyer detail in Bob McCall's Centennial of Flight mural

The mural was created to celebrate the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright and to commemorate a century of...

AFRC
NASA image: FLIGHT ENGINEER WATCHING A TWO DIMENSIONAL RAM JET ATTACHED TO P-61 (aka F-61) AIRPLANE
Image
Dec 20, 1948

FLIGHT ENGINEER WATCHING A TWO DIMENSIONAL RAM JET ATTACHED TO P-61 (aka F-61) AIRPLANE

Flight engineer and photographer William Wynne (pictured) worked with photographer Arthur Laufman to execute a photo...

GRC
NASA image: F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.
Image
Sep 6, 1963

F-5D Airplane modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

3/4 front view of Douglas F5D Skylancer modified to "ogee" platform inlet plug installed in Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel.

ARC
NASA image: Armstrong X-57 team brief NASA Administrator Bridenstine about the progress of making a combustion aircraft into an all-electric airplane. X-57 is in Scaled Composites hangar at Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Model of the final aircraft design sta
Image
Aug 28, 2018

Armstrong X-57 team brief NASA Administrator Bridenstine about the progress of making a combustion aircraft into an all-electric airplane. X-57 is in Scaled Composites hangar at Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Model of the final aircraft design sta

Administrator Bridenstine hears about the progress to modify the Tecnam P2006T from a combustion aircraft to an...

AFRC
NASA image: Expedition 65 Crew Arrival in Baikonur
Image
Mar 26, 2021

Expedition 65 Crew Arrival in Baikonur

Expedition 65 backup crew members Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, first, NASA astronaut Anne...

HQ
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-01489
Image
May 26, 2021

GRC-2021-C-01489

The Lockheed Viking S-3B aircraft was parked for re-fulling out near the hangar at Glenn Research Center in...

GRC
NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
Image
Apr 16, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson leaving the hangar for a test flight in NASA Glenn Research Center’s PC-12 aircraft on Wednesday,...

GRC
NASA image: Explore NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (2018 Highlights)
Video
Dec 31, 2018

Explore NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (2018 Highlights)

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California supported the agency in 2018 by...

AFRC
NASA image: Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test
Image
Aug 3, 1975

Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test

Photographed on: 08/03/75. -- By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original...

LRC
NASA image: GRIP Experiment 2010
Image
Aug 16, 2010

GRIP Experiment 2010

Errol Korn, seated left, deploys a dropsonde experiment over the Gulf of Mexico during a flight aboard the NASA DC-8...

HQ
NASA image: Expedition 65 Crew Arrival in Baikonur
Image
Mar 26, 2021

Expedition 65 Crew Arrival in Baikonur

Expedition 65 prime crew members, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy of...

HQ
NASA image: Orion EM-1 Vessel Ships to KSC
Image
Feb 1, 2016

Orion EM-1 Vessel Ships to KSC

Artemis I Orion departs Michoud Assembly Facility for Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 1, 2016. The vessel...

JSC
NASA image: NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson
Image
Apr 16, 2025

NASA SkillBridge Research Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson leaving the hangar for a test flight in NASA Glenn Research Center’s PC-12 aircraft on Wednesday,...

GRC
NASA image: Orion EM-1 Vessel Ships to KSC
Image
Feb 1, 2016

Orion EM-1 Vessel Ships to KSC

Artemis I Orion departs Michoud Assembly Facility for Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 1, 2016. The vessel...

JSC
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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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