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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: The Blue Ring Nebula
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Nov 18, 2020

The Blue Ring Nebula

The Blue Ring Nebula was discovered in 2004 by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission. Astronomers think...

JPL
NASA image: Our Chaotic Neighbor
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Sep 1, 2006

Our Chaotic Neighbor

This vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our...

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NASA image: A Hubble Sweep of the Dust Filaments of NGC 4217
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Dec 8, 2017

A Hubble Sweep of the Dust Filaments of NGC 4217

In this image the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope takes a close look at the spiral galaxy NGC 4217, located 60...

GSFC
NASA image: Hubble Sees Pinwheel of Star Birth
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees Pinwheel of Star Birth

NASA image release October 19, 2010 Though the universe is chock full of spiral-shaped galaxies, no two look exactly...

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NASA image: Hubble View: Wolf-Rayet Stars, Intense and Short-Lived
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble View: Wolf-Rayet Stars, Intense and Short-Lived

This NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope picture shows a galaxy named SBS 1415+437 (also called...

GSFC
NASA image: Blazar Artist Concept
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Aug 24, 2016

Blazar Artist Concept

Black-hole-powered galaxies called blazars are the most common sources detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space...

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NASA image: Winds of Change
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Dec 8, 2017

Winds of Change

Observation Date: 1 pointing on Dec 4, 2000 and 9 pointings between Nov 18 and Dec 5, 2008. Distance Estimate: About...

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NASA image: Map of Exoplanets Found in Our Galaxy Artist Concept
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Apr 14, 2015

Map of Exoplanets Found in Our Galaxy Artist Concept

Astronomers have discovered one of the most distant planets known, a gas giant about 13,000 light-years from Earth,...

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NASA image: NGC 6621/2
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 6621/2

NGC 6621/2 VV 247, Arp 81 is a strongly interacting pair of galaxies, seen about 100 million years after their...

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NASA image: Charting Ingredients for Life
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Jul 27, 2005

Charting Ingredients for Life

This graph, or spectrum, from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, charts light from a faraway galaxy located 10 billion...

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NASA image: A Tale of Two Comets: ISON
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Nov 25, 2013

A Tale of Two Comets: ISON

An optical color image of galaxies is seen here overlaid with X-ray data magenta from NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic...

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NASA image: Hiding Out Behind the Milky Way
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Apr 7, 2010

Hiding Out Behind the Milky Way

A leggy cosmic creature comes out of hiding in this new infrared view from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer....

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NASA image: The Case of the Warped Galactic Ring
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Jul 19, 2011

The Case of the Warped Galactic Ring

This image from ESA Herschel Space Observatory reveals a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for...

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NASA image: The Dirt on Andromeda
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Feb 17, 2010

The Dirt on Andromeda

This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights the dust that speckles the Andromeda galaxy...

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NASA image: Polarized Dust Lights Up Milky Way
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Feb 5, 2015

Polarized Dust Lights Up Milky Way

Our Milky Way galaxy is ablaze with dust in this new all-sky map from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with...

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NASA image: Eyes in the Sky
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Apr 26, 2006

Eyes in the Sky

NASA Hubble and Spitzer telescopes combined to make these shape-shifting galaxies taking on the form of a giant...

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NASA image: RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
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Oct 6, 2008

RCW 108: Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth

RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth....

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NASA image: Hubble Feathers the Peacock
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Sep 19, 2014

Hubble Feathers the Peacock

This picture, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2, shows a galaxy known as NGC 6872 in the...

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NASA image: Cool Andromeda
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Jan 28, 2013

Cool Andromeda

In this new view of the Andromeda, also known as M31, galaxy from the Herschel space observatory, cool lanes of...

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NASA image: Homing in on Hot Dogs
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Aug 29, 2012

Homing in on Hot Dogs

This image is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA WISE. It highlights the first of about 1,000 hot DOGs found...

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NASA image: Fun House Mirror in Space
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Aug 19, 2010

Fun House Mirror in Space

NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows the inner region of Abell 1689, an immense cluster of galaxies located 2.2 billion...

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NASA image: Backward Black Hole Shoots Powerful Jets Artist Concept
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Jun 1, 2010

Backward Black Hole Shoots Powerful Jets Artist Concept

This artist concept shows a galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its core. The black hole is shooting out jets...

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NASA image: Tale of Two Black Holes
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Jan 8, 2015

Tale of Two Black Holes

The real monster black hole is revealed in this image from NASA Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array of colliding...

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NASA image: Black Holes Shine for NuSTAR
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Sep 5, 2013

Black Holes Shine for NuSTAR

NASA NuSTAR serendipitous discovery in this field lies to the left of a galaxy, called IC751, at which the telescope...

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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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