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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: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jun 9, 2003

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The razor sharp eye of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) easily resolves the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104)....

MSFC
NASA image: Rabe Crater
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Jul 10, 2009

Rabe Crater

This daytime infrared image of Rabe Crater illustrates the warming effect of the sun on sand. The extensive sand...

JPL
NASA image: Tropical Cyclone Yasi Spins Through Australia Interior
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Feb 4, 2011

Tropical Cyclone Yasi Spins Through Australia Interior

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIRS instrument onboard NASA Aqua spacecraft captured this infrared image of...

JPL
NASA image: Darkness Descending
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Aug 10, 2015

Darkness Descending

Saturn unusual appearance in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft is a result of the planet being imaged via an...

JPL
NASA image: A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342
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Jul 20, 2011

A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

JPL
NASA image: Masking Out Galaxies
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Nov 6, 2014

Masking Out Galaxies

This graphic illustrates how the Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment, or CIBER, team measures a diffuse glow of...

JPL
NASA image: Sunny Side of a Comet
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Jul 4, 2005

Sunny Side of a Comet

This image composite shows comet Tempel 1 in infrared light . The infrared picture highlights the warm, or sunlit,...

JPL
NASA image: Hurricane Sandy Moving Northwest
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Oct 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Moving Northwest

Early Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy continued inland, moving to the northwest over Pennsylvania. Swaths of...

JPL
NASA image: Bonnie Takes Aim at an Oily Gulf
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Jul 24, 2010

Bonnie Takes Aim at an Oily Gulf

Tropical Storm Bonnie, now a depression, rakes South Florida in this infrared image from NASA Atmospheric Infrared...

JPL
NASA image: The Hidden Galaxy
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Jan 18, 2011

The Hidden Galaxy

Maffei 2 is the poster child for an infrared galaxy that is almost invisible to optical telescopes. But this...

JPL
NASA image: Galactic Metropolis
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May 11, 2010

Galactic Metropolis

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope contributed to the infrared component of the observations of a surprisingly large...

JPL
NASA image: Hurricane Felix
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Sep 3, 2007

Hurricane Felix

These infrared and microwave images were created with data retrieved by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIRS on...

JPL
NASA image: Jupiter Impact Scar
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Jul 20, 2009

Jupiter Impact Scar

This image shows a large impact shown on the bottom left on Jupiter south polar region captured on July 20, 2009, by...

JPL
NASA image: NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope NEOWISE Retires, Leaves Legacy
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Aug 8, 2024

NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope NEOWISE Retires, Leaves Legacy

The NEOWISE mission, NASA’s asteroid-hunting space telescope, retired in August 2024 after over a decade of...

JPL
NASA image: Tracing the Arms of our Milky Way Galaxy
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Jun 3, 2015

Tracing the Arms of our Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, are helping to trace the shape of...

JPL
NASA image: Tiny two-inch string tufts blanket the telescope cavity door and related fairings to aid visual monitoring of airflow patterns during SOFIA 747SP flight tests
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Oct 11, 2007

Tiny two-inch string tufts blanket the telescope cavity door and related fairings to aid visual monitoring of airflow patterns during SOFIA 747SP flight tests

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

AFRC
NASA image: Wide Field Camera 3: Redshift
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May 20, 2008

Wide Field Camera 3: Redshift

The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) gives Hubble greater sensitivity in Infrared wavelengths, thus enabling it to see...

GSFC
NASA image: Venus - Lower-level Nightside Clouds As Seen By NIMS
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Feb 8, 1996

Venus - Lower-level Nightside Clouds As Seen By NIMS

These images are two versions of a near-infrared map of lower-level clouds on the night side of Venus, obtained by...

JPL
NASA image: Venus - Lower-level Clouds As Seen By NIMS
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Feb 8, 1996

Venus - Lower-level Clouds As Seen By NIMS

These images are two versions of a near-infrared map of lower-level clouds on the night side of Venus, obtained by...

JPL
NASA image: Infrared (IR) Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember
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Dec 25, 2011

Infrared (IR) Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember

ISS030-E-015721 (25 Dec. 2011) --- This night time infrared image of Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose or California's...

JSC
NASA image: Infrared (IR) Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember
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Dec 25, 2011

Infrared (IR) Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember

ISS030-E-015724 (25 Dec. 2011) --- This night time infrared image of Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose or California's...

JSC
NASA image: ASTER First Views of Red Sea, Ethiopia - Thermal-Infrared TIR Image monochrome
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Mar 11, 2000

ASTER First Views of Red Sea, Ethiopia - Thermal-Infrared TIR Image monochrome

ASTER succeeded in acquiring this image at night, which is something Visible/Near Infrared VNIR) and Shortwave...

JPL
NASA image: A Pentagon of Jovian Cyclones
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Dec 12, 2019

A Pentagon of Jovian Cyclones

In this annotated infrared image, the five cyclones surrounding a sixth directly over Jupiter's south pole form a...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-04-S-00196
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Jun 15, 2004

KSC-04-S-00196

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is unraveling the mystery of how the Earth evolved out of space dust. New Spitzer...

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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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