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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: Snow Water Equivalent for Tuolumne River Basin
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May 2, 2013

Snow Water Equivalent for Tuolumne River Basin

NASA Airborne Snow Observatory measurements of snow water equivalent top image and snow albedo, or reflectivity...

JPL
NASA image: Mixing Waters and Moving Ships off the North Carolina Coast
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Sep 13, 2001

Mixing Waters and Moving Ships off the North Carolina Coast

These images of mixing waters and moving ships off the North Carolina Coast were acquired by NASA Terra satellite on...

JPL
NASA image: NASA, Northrop Grumman Test Fire SLS BOLE Booster
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Jun 26, 2025

NASA, Northrop Grumman Test Fire SLS BOLE Booster

Teams from NASA and Northrop Grumman fire a ground-based version of a booster for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch...

MSFC
NASA image: SWOT Satellite's Sea Level 'First Light'
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Mar 24, 2023

SWOT Satellite's Sea Level 'First Light'

This visualization shows sea surface height measurements in the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina and...

JPL
NASA image: Water balls and Alka Seltzer
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May 31, 2015

Water balls and Alka Seltzer

ISS043E276537 (05/31/2015) --- Expedition 43 Commander and NASA astronaut Terry Virts creates a sphere of bubbles in...

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NASA image: Orion water drop test
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May 6, 2016

Orion water drop test

Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...

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NASA image: Orion water drop test
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May 6, 2016

Orion water drop test

Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...

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NASA image: Faces in water bubbles
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Jul 12, 2013

Faces in water bubbles

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberger, Expedition 36 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between her and...

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NASA image: Turquoise Waters in the Bahamas
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Aug 15, 2023

Turquoise Waters in the Bahamas

iss069e060929 (August 15, 2023) -- Small scatters of clouds lightly hang over the dark blue and turquoise waters of...

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NASA image: Landsat Helps Feed the Birds: Sacramento Surface Water
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Sep 24, 2015

Landsat Helps Feed the Birds: Sacramento Surface Water

The BirdReturns program, created by The Nature Conservancy of California, is an effort to provide "pop-up habitats"...

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NASA image: Science project
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Aug 23, 2012

Science project

DRIFTER sensor devices were designed by the Applied Science and Technology Project Office as inexpensive tools that...

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NASA image: Europa, taken from Voyager 1 to Jupiter
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Mar 1, 1979

Europa, taken from Voyager 1 to Jupiter

Range : 5.9 million kilometers (3.66 million miles) Europa is Jupiter's 2nd Galilean satellites from the planet and...

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NASA image: Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
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Aug 5, 1968

Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico

S68-46605 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205)...

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NASA image: Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
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Aug 5, 1968

Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico

S68-46604 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is seen in...

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NASA image: Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
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Aug 5, 1968

Apollo 7 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico

S68-42197 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission, Apollo 7, participates in water...

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NASA image: Apollo 9 prime crew participate in water egress training
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Nov 1, 1968

Apollo 9 prime crew participate in water egress training

S68-54859 (November 1968) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space...

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NASA image: Water Egress
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Jul 21, 1965

Water Egress

S65-39907 (21 July 1965) --- Prime crew for the Gemini-Titan 5 (GT-5) spaceflight, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (in...

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NASA image: SWOT Measures Tuvalu Sea Level
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Jun 27, 2023

SWOT Measures Tuvalu Sea Level

The recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission collected data on sea levels around two of...

JPL
NASA image: SWOT Spacecraft Arrival
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Oct 16, 2022

SWOT Spacecraft Arrival

NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrives from France aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy...

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NASA image: Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater
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Jun 22, 2000

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater

JPL
NASA image: Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Clues Regarding the Relative Youth of Martian Gullies
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Jun 22, 2000

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Clues Regarding the Relative Youth of Martian Gullies

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Clues Regarding the Relative Youth of Martian Gullies

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NASA image: Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Gullies at 70°S in Polar Pit Walls
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Jun 22, 2000

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Gullies at 70°S in Polar Pit Walls

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Gullies at 70°S in Polar Pit Walls

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NASA image: Global Views of Atmospheric Water Vapor:<br />First Data from OSTM/Jason-2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer
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Jul 15, 2008

Global Views of Atmospheric Water Vapor:<br />First Data from OSTM/Jason-2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer

Global Views of Atmospheric Water Vapor:First Data from OSTM/Jason-2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer

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NASA image: Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater
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Nov 1, 2000

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Channeled Aprons in a Small Crater within Newton Crater

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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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