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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: Drilling Candidate Site Bonanza King on Mars
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Aug 15, 2014

Drilling Candidate Site Bonanza King on Mars

This Aug. 12, 2012, image from the Mastcam on NASA Curiosity Mars rover shows an outcrop that includes the Bonanza...

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NASA image: Curiosity View From Arrival Point at The Kimberley Waypoint
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Apr 3, 2014

Curiosity View From Arrival Point at The Kimberley Waypoint

NASA Curiosity Mars rover recorded this view of various rock types at waypoint called the Kimberley shortly after...

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NASA image: Chlorinated Forms of Methane at John
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Mar 12, 2013

Chlorinated Forms of Methane at John

NASA Curiosity rover has detected the simple carbon-containing compounds chloro- and dichloromethane from the...

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NASA image: Confidence Hills Drill Powder in Scoop
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Nov 4, 2014

Confidence Hills Drill Powder in Scoop

This image from NASA Curiosity rover shows a sample of powdered rock extracted by the rover drill from the...

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NASA image: Gibson Panorama by Spirit at Home Plate False Color
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Mar 6, 2006

Gibson Panorama by Spirit at Home Plate False Color

This image shows finely layered rocks interspersed with sand sloping downward and inward toward the center of the...

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NASA image: Barnacle Bill in Super Resolution from Insurance Panorama
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Jul 3, 1998

Barnacle Bill in Super Resolution from Insurance Panorama

Barnacle Bill is a small rock immediately west-northwest of NASA Mars Pathfinder lander and was the first rock...

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NASA image: Dust from Mars Drilling: Tailings and Discard Piles
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Apr 8, 2013

Dust from Mars Drilling: Tailings and Discard Piles

This image shows the first holes into rock drilled by NASA Mars rover Curiosity, with drill tailings around the...

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NASA image: Layers with Carbonate Content Inside McLaughlin Crater on Mars
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Jan 20, 2013

Layers with Carbonate Content Inside McLaughlin Crater on Mars

This view of layered rocks on the floor of McLaughlin Crater shows sedimentary rocks that contain spectroscopic...

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NASA image: Super Resolution Anaglyph of Barnacle Bill
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Mar 16, 1998

Super Resolution Anaglyph of Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill is a small rock immediately west-northwest of NASA Mars Pathfinder lander and was the first rock...

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NASA image: Dark Slope Streak
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Mar 25, 2010

Dark Slope Streak

Dark slope streaks, like the ones in this unnamed crater in Terra Sabaea, are believed to be formed when surface...

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NASA image: Laser Hits on Martian Drill Tailings
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Feb 13, 2013

Laser Hits on Martian Drill Tailings

A day after NASA Mars rover Curiosity drilled the first sample-collection hole into a rock on Mars, the rover...

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NASA image: View Across Endeavour Crater
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Aug 19, 2011

View Across Endeavour Crater

The large rock on the left in the foreground, informally named Tisdale 1. It is part of a group of rocks that appear...

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NASA image: South Layers
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May 20, 2006

South Layers

This MOC image shows remnants of layered materials near the west rim of South Crater, Mars. The composition of these...

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NASA image: Spirit Paige Panorama of the Interior of Home Plate False Color
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Mar 6, 2006

Spirit Paige Panorama of the Interior of Home Plate False Color

This panorama shows two rock-strewn slopes on the left and right sides of a broad, U-shaped dip in the middle. The...

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NASA image: Rock Spire in Spirit of St. Louis Crater on Mars Stereo
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Apr 30, 2015

Rock Spire in Spirit of St. Louis Crater on Mars Stereo

An elongated crater called "Spirit of St. Louis," with a rock spire in it, dominates this stereo view from NASA's...

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NASA image: Marias Pass, Contact Zone of Two Martian Rock Units
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Dec 17, 2015

Marias Pass, Contact Zone of Two Martian Rock Units

This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) in NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the "Marias Pass" area where a lower...

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NASA image: Perseverance's PIXL Instrument Examines 'Thunderbolt Peak'
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Jul 16, 2024

Perseverance's PIXL Instrument Examines 'Thunderbolt Peak'

This image of a rock target nicknamed "Thunderbolt Peak" was created by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using the...

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NASA image: View of large boulder found by Apollo 14 crew
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Feb 6, 1971

View of large boulder found by Apollo 14 crew

AS14-68-9453 (6 Feb. 1971) --- Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, whose shadow is in the foreground,...

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NASA image: NASA Update on Implementation of National Space Policy
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Mar 24, 2026

NASA Update on Implementation of National Space Policy

Moon rocks are seen as NASA Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan speaks during an event where NASA is...

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NASA image: View of large boulder found by Apollo 14 crew
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Feb 6, 1971

View of large boulder found by Apollo 14 crew

AS14-68-9452 (5-6 Feb. 1971) --- A hammer and a small collection bag lie atop a lunar boulder to give some...

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NASA image: Silicon and Titanium Correlation in Selected Rocks at Gale Crater, Mars
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Dec 17, 2015

Silicon and Titanium Correlation in Selected Rocks at Gale Crater, Mars

The yellow triangles on this graph indicate concentrations of the elements titanium and silicon in selected rock...

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NASA image: Rock Spire in Spirit of St. Louis Crater on Mars False Color
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Apr 30, 2015

Rock Spire in Spirit of St. Louis Crater on Mars False Color

An elongated crater called "Spirit of St. Louis," with a rock spire in it, dominates a recent scene from the...

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NASA image: Juling Crater's Floor
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Mar 14, 2018

Juling Crater's Floor

This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows the floor of Ceres' Juling Crater. The crater floor shows evidence of the...

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NASA image: Curiosity's 36th Drill Hole at Canaima
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Oct 19, 2022

Curiosity's 36th Drill Hole at Canaima

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this image of its 36th successful drill...

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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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