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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: 2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation
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Nov 13, 2017

2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation

Tracking the aerosols carried on the winds let scientists see the currents in our atmosphere. This visualization...

GSFC
NASA image: MMS First Results
Video
May 12, 2016

MMS First Results

Like sending sensors up into a hurricane, NASA has flown four spacecraft through an invisible maelstrom in space,...

GSFC
NASA image: Solar Highlights of 2016/2017: Plasma Rain
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Jun 24, 2016

Solar Highlights of 2016/2017: Plasma Rain

On July 24, 2016, NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, captured a mid-level solar flare: a sudden...

GSFC
NASA image: MMS Tetrahedron Orbit
Video
May 12, 2014

MMS Tetrahedron Orbit

Scientist John Dorelli explains the MMS mission's orbit and why the four spacecraft fly in a tetrahedron formation....

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NASA image: Solar Highlights of 2016/2017: Bursts of Solar Material
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Jun 24, 2016

Solar Highlights of 2016/2017: Bursts of Solar Material

Solar material repeatedly bursts from the sun in this close-up captured on July 9-10, 2016, by NASA’s Solar Dynamics...

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NASA image: 3 Days in 1 Minute: Stacking the MMS Spacecraft
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Apr 18, 2014

3 Days in 1 Minute: Stacking the MMS Spacecraft

The Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission stacked all four of its spacecraft in preparation for vibration...

GSFC
NASA image: Pre-Dawn Clouds Over Mars
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Aug 28, 1997

Pre-Dawn Clouds Over Mars

These are more wispy blue clouds from Sol 39 as seen by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder. The bright clouds near the...

JPL
NASA image: Icy Wonderland
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Feb 4, 2015

Icy Wonderland

Although the season is late spring, carbon dioxide ice still covers much of the surface at this high latitude site....

JPL
NASA image: GLORY Mission Press Conference
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Jan 20, 2011

GLORY Mission Press Conference

Brian Cairns, from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, talks about the launch of the GLORY mission during a...

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NASA image: ISS Materials Research
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Jan 9, 2017

ISS Materials Research

Deena Dombrosky (Zin Technologies Engineer) is shown here filling a Procter & Gamble (P & G) sample that will be...

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NASA image: Coleman cuts Kondratyev's hair in the JPM
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Jan 15, 2011

Coleman cuts Kondratyev's hair in the JPM

ISS026-E-017689 (15 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman assists cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev of...

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NASA image: Large Boulders at Landing Site
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Jul 5, 1997

Large Boulders at Landing Site

Large boulders are visible in this enlargement of pictures taken by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) lander...

JPL
NASA image: IBEX Maps Solar System's Tail
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Jul 10, 2013

IBEX Maps Solar System's Tail

NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, recently mapped the boundaries of the solar system’s tail, called...

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NASA image: iss061e058273
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Nov 22, 2019

iss061e058273

iss061e058273 (Nov. 22, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and spacewalker Andrew Morgan points his camera, protected from the...

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NASA image: Technology Box Experiment - (Tetr’ISS)
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Jul 13, 2021

Technology Box Experiment - (Tetr’ISS)

jsc2021e029746(7/13/2021) --- A preflight view of the TECHNOLOGY BOX platform. The main objective of Technology Box...

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NASA image: iss068e042079
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Jan 25, 2023

iss068e042079

iss068e0420749 (Jan. 25, 2023) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 68 Commander Sergey Prokopyev connects valves...

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NASA image: NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #13 Deploy
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Nov 20, 2017

NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) #13 Deploy

iss053e235256 (11/20/2017) --- A view of the Dellingr/RBLE Satellite deployment from the NanoRacks CubeSate Deployer...

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NASA image: iss057e074494
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Nov 7, 2018

iss057e074494

iss057e074494 (Nov. 7, 2018) --- Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Sergey Prokopyev is pictured...

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NASA image: Solar Golden Arches
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May 1, 2017

Solar Golden Arches

The magnetic field lines between a pair of active regions formed a beautiful set of swaying arches rising up above...

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NASA image: Tyurin and Dezhurov assemble NASDA exposure experiment cases during Expedition Three
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Oct 12, 2001

Tyurin and Dezhurov assemble NASDA exposure experiment cases during Expedition Three

ISS003-E-6571 (12 October 2001) --- Cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin (foreground) and Vladimir N. Dezhurov, both Expedition...

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1979-A79-7108
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Jul 10, 1979

ARC-1979-A79-7108

Range : 1.5 million km ( 930,000 miles ) This high resolution view of Jupitor's ring, part of a set obtained by...

ARC
NASA image: Ford works with the InSpace-3 Hardware in the U.S. Laboratory
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Jan 24, 2013

Ford works with the InSpace-3 Hardware in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS034-E-033733 (24 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, works with the InSPACE-3...

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NASA image: Rover Tracks
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Jul 7, 1997

Rover Tracks

Tracks made by the Sojourner rover are visible in this image, taken by one of the cameras aboard Sojourner on Sol 3....

JPL
NASA image: Aurora Impact
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Dec 8, 2017

Aurora Impact

Illustration of a CME particle cloud blasted from the sun impacting Earth and creating aurora (in actual photo of...

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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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