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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: Chaos Transition
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May 1, 2020

Chaos Transition

The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded...

JPL
NASA image: Embedded Moons Sculpt Saturn's Rings
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Jun 13, 2019

Embedded Moons Sculpt Saturn's Rings

This enhanced-color image mosaic shows Daphnis, one of the moons embedded in Saturn's rings, in the Keeler gap on...

JPL
NASA image: Perseverance Rover's SHERLOC Studies 'Quartier'
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Jul 12, 2023

Perseverance Rover's SHERLOC Studies 'Quartier'

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this image of a rock target nicknamed "Quartier" with the WATSON (Wide Angle...

JPL
NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 13 crew
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May 20, 2006

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 13 crew

ISS013-E-23272 (8 June 2006) --- Tenerife Island, Spain is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13...

JSC
NASA image: Enceladus in the Infrared
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Sep 18, 2020

Enceladus in the Infrared

New composite images made from NASA's Cassini spacecraft data are the most detailed global infrared views ever...

JPL
NASA image: A Galactic Spectacle
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Aug 5, 2010

A Galactic Spectacle

NASA image release August 5, 2010 A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great...

GSFC
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Dec 12, 1972

Saturn Apollo Program

In this Apollo 17 onboard photo, Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan adjusts the U.S. flag deployed upon the Moon....

MSFC
NASA image: Early Voyager 1 Images of Jupiter
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Sep 26, 1996

Early Voyager 1 Images of Jupiter

These Jupiter photographs are part of a set taken by NASA Voyager 1 on December 10 and 11, 1978 from a distance of...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Dec 13, 1972

Saturn Apollo Program

In this Apollo 17 onboard photo, a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is parked beside a huge boulder near the Valley of...

MSFC
NASA image: Exposed Fractured Bedrock in the Central Pit of a Crater
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Nov 9, 2016

Exposed Fractured Bedrock in the Central Pit of a Crater

This HiRISE image shows the central pit feature of an approximately 20-kilometer diameter complex crater in located...

JPL
NASA image: Pluto Methane Snowcaps on the Edge of Darkness
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Aug 31, 2016

Pluto Methane Snowcaps on the Edge of Darkness

This area is south of Pluto's dark equatorial band informally named Cthulhu Regio, and southwest of the vast...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Dec 13, 1972

Saturn Apollo Program

This view of the Lunar surface was taken during the Apollo 17 mission. The seventh and last manned lunar landing and...

MSFC
NASA image: Comet ISON Seen Coming and Going
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Dec 8, 2017

Comet ISON Seen Coming and Going

"Timelapse" series of images of comet ISON as viewed by ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or...

GSFC
NASA image: ARC-1985-A86-7001
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Nov 28, 1985

ARC-1985-A86-7001

Range: 72.3 million km. ( 44.9 million miles ) P-29314B/W This Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus shows the planets...

ARC
NASA image: Wright Stuff
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Jan 14, 2016

Wright Stuff

Scientists with NASA New Horizons mission have assembled the highest-resolution color view of one of two potential...

JPL
NASA image: Layered Craters and Icy Plains
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Dec 5, 2015

Layered Craters and Icy Plains

This highest-resolution image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveals new details of Pluto's rugged, icy...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Dec 13, 1972

Saturn Apollo Program

In this Apollo 17 onboard photo, Lunar Module pilot Harrison H. Schmitt collects rock samples from a huge boulder...

MSFC
NASA image: Saturn Apollo Program
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Jan 1, 1972

Saturn Apollo Program

This is the Apollo 17 insignia or logo. The seventh and last manned lunar landing and return to Earth mission, the...

MSFC
NASA image: Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint

Showcased at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS...

GSFC
NASA image: Natural and False Color Views of Europa
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Nov 18, 1997

Natural and False Color Views of Europa

This image, taken on September 7, 1996 by NASA Galileo orbiter, shows two views of the trailing hemisphere of...

JPL
NASA image: Textures in the C Ring
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Jul 24, 2017

Textures in the C Ring

Recent images of features in Saturn's C ring called "plateaus" have deepened the mystery surrounding them. It turns...

JPL
NASA image: Pluto Methane Snowcaps on the Edge of Darkness context
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Aug 31, 2016

Pluto Methane Snowcaps on the Edge of Darkness context

This area is south of Pluto's dark equatorial band informally named Cthulhu Regio, and southwest of the vast...

JPL
NASA image: EMIT Instrument's First Light
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Oct 12, 2022

EMIT Instrument's First Light

The mineral map shows an area of southwestern Libya in the Sahara Desert observed by NASA's Earth Surface Mineral...

JPL
NASA image: Panorama with Active Linear Dune in Gale Crater, Mars
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May 4, 2017

Panorama with Active Linear Dune in Gale Crater, Mars

This 360-degree mosaic from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looks out over a portion of the...

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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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