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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: GLORY Mission Press Conference
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Jan 20, 2011

GLORY Mission Press Conference

Joy Bretthauer, Glory Program Executive, NASA Headquarters, talks about the launch of the GLORY mission during a...

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NASA image: DART Employees at Work
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Oct 31, 2014

DART Employees at Work

A researcher from the University of Florida in Gainesville, checks the Dust Atmospheric Recovery Technology, or...

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NASA image: KSC-05PD-2165
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Sep 1, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. — Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: GLORY Mission Press Conference
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Jan 20, 2011

GLORY Mission Press Conference

Michael Mischenko, from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and a Glory project scientist, talks about the...

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NASA image: KSC-05PD-2164
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Sep 1, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. — Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: GLORY Mission Press Conference
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Jan 20, 2011

GLORY Mission Press Conference

Bryan Fafaul, Glory Project Manager from Goddard Space Flight Center, talks about the launch of the GLORY mission...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff
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Feb 19, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida. This is the...

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NASA image: GSFC_20221004_PACE_074263
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Oct 4, 2022

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An engineer inspects the The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 (HARP2) instrument during calibration testing...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff
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Feb 19, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida. This is the...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff
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Feb 19, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida. This is the...

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NASA image: SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff
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Feb 19, 2017

SpaceX CRS-10 Liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida. This is the...

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NASA image: KSC-05PD-2163
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Sep 1, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. — Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: GSFC_20231031_PACE_030767
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Oct 31, 2023

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The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 (HARP2) instrument (top) and the SPEXone instrument on The Plankton,...

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NASA image: Smoke from California Sand and Soberanes Fires Observed by NASA MISR
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Jul 26, 2016

Smoke from California Sand and Soberanes Fires Observed by NASA MISR

The Sand Fire in the Santa Clarita Valley area of Southern California erupted on Friday, July 22, 2016, and rapidly...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

The High-Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) is a powerful laser used to characterize clouds and small particles in the...

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NASA image: GSFC_20220613_PACE_053926
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Jun 13, 2022

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Alexander Eigenraam from SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research, moves...

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NASA image: Changing Colors in Saturn North
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Oct 21, 2016

Changing Colors in Saturn North

These two natural color images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show the changing appearance of Saturn's north polar...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00298
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Sep 16, 2005

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NASA's CALIPSO and CloudSat satellites will be launched in tandem aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force...

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NASA image: NASA: Best of 2024
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Dec 6, 2024

NASA: Best of 2024

Find out more about the NASA missions mentioned in this 2024 year-end highlight video by taking a deep dive with...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00279
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Aug 24, 2005

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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: Next question is from Junichi in Niihama City, and he's got several questions. So let's go through...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00276
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Aug 23, 2005

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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: Welcome, Andre. ANDRE'DRESS: Thank you. BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: We have some video that shows the GOES-N...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00292
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Aug 24, 2005

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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: Next question is from Ron in Minneapolis, and he asks: 'How long after launch does NASA turn over...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00277
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Aug 23, 2005

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BUCKINGHAM: Coming up, we'll be joined by Andre’ Dress of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. He's going...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00293
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Aug 24, 2005

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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: And our last question today is from Stuart in Charlottesville, and the question is: 'Why the tight...

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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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