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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: Hubble Sweeps a Messy Star Factory
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sweeps a Messy Star Factory

This sprinkle of cosmic glitter is a blue compact dwarf galaxy known as Markarian 209. Galaxies of this type are...

GSFC
NASA image: NGC 520
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 520

NGC 520 is the product of a collision between two disk galaxies that started 300 million years ago. This image is...

JPL
NASA image: A Star-Bursting Filament
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May 17, 2012

A Star-Bursting Filament

ESA Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The...

JPL
NASA image: Shedding Bent Light on Dark Matter
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Nov 11, 2010

Shedding Bent Light on Dark Matter

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the distribution of dark matter in the center of the giant galaxy...

JPL
NASA image: Lone Blazar
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Apr 12, 2012

Lone Blazar

This image from NASA WISE spacecraft shows a blazar, a voracious supermassive black hole inside a galaxy with a jet...

JPL
NASA image: Dusty Death of a Massive Star
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Jun 6, 2006

Dusty Death of a Massive Star

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the supernova remnant 1E0102.2-7219 sits next to the nebula N76 in a bright,...

JPL
NASA image: M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite
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Apr 3, 2009

M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor 3-color composite

One of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope....

JPL
NASA image: Bursting with Stars and Black Holes  Artist Concept
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Oct 25, 2007

Bursting with Stars and Black Holes Artist Concept

A growing black hole, called a quasar, is seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist concept. Astronomers...

JPL
NASA image: The Little Fox and the Giant Stars
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May 27, 2016

The Little Fox and the Giant Stars

New stars are the lifeblood of our galaxy, and there is enough material revealed by ESA Herschel of the...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Spies Spectacular Sombrero
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May 5, 2005

Hubble Spies Spectacular Sombrero

Lying at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies, Messier 104, also called the Sombrero galaxy, is...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744
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Jan 7, 2014

Hubble Frontier Field Abell 2744

This long-exposure image from NASA Hubble Space Telescope of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is the deepest ever...

JPL
NASA image: Quasar Lenses
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Mar 16, 2012

Quasar Lenses

NASA Hubble Space Telescope sharp view was used to look for gravitational arcs and rings which are produced when one...

JPL
NASA image: Topsy Turvy Black Holes
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Nov 26, 2013

Topsy Turvy Black Holes

The magenta spots in this image from NASA NuSTAR show two black holes in the spiral galaxy called NGC 1313, or the...

JPL
NASA image: The Making of a Galactic Parallelogram
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Jun 1, 2004

The Making of a Galactic Parallelogram

This image taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows in unprecedented detail the galaxy Centaurus A last big meal:...

JPL
NASA image: Take a Splash Into the Cosmos
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Sep 9, 2014

Take a Splash Into the Cosmos

Millions of galaxies populate the patch of sky known as the COSMOS field, short for Cosmic Evolution Survey, a...

JPL
NASA image: M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor
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Apr 3, 2009

M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor

One of our closest galactic neighbors shows its awesome beauty in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope....

JPL
NASA image: NASA Great Observatories Witness a Galactic Spectacle
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Aug 5, 2010

NASA Great Observatories Witness a Galactic Spectacle

This image of two tangled galaxies has been released by NASA Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies are shown in...

JPL
NASA image: Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation
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May 9, 2012

Artist Concept: Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation

Herschel Space Observatory has shown that galaxies with the most powerful, active, supermassive black holes at their...

JPL
NASA image: Explore our Home Planet and the Universe With NASA Podcasts
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Sep 30, 2022

Explore our Home Planet and the Universe With NASA Podcasts

Listen up! From long form interviews with astronauts and engineers to narrative shows that take you on a tour of the...

HQ
NASA image: A Star-Formation Laboratory
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Dec 8, 2017

A Star-Formation Laboratory

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in...

GSFC
NASA image: Hubble Sees Spiral in Serpens
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees Spiral in Serpens

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a beautiful spiral galaxy known as PGC 54493, located in the...

GSFC
NASA image: Flaring Red Dwarf Star (Illustration)
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Jun 6, 2017

Flaring Red Dwarf Star (Illustration)

This illustration shows a red dwarf star orbited by a hypothetical exoplanet. Red dwarfs tend to be magnetically...

JPL
NASA image: Quasars' Multiple Images Shed Light on Tiny Dark Matter Clumps
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Jan 8, 2020

Quasars' Multiple Images Shed Light on Tiny Dark Matter Clumps

Each of these Hubble Space Telescope snapshots reveals four distorted images of a background quasar (an extremely...

JPL
NASA image: Goddard Day in Annapolis: From Greenbelt to Galaxies
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Mar 5, 2008

Goddard Day in Annapolis: From Greenbelt to Galaxies

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), located in Greenbelt, Maryland, was named after the father of rocketry,...

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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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