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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: Artist Concept - Skylab (SL)
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Jun 23, 1978

Artist Concept - Skylab (SL)

S78-23630 (1978) --- A drawing of a Teleoperator Retrieval System (TRS) which is being developed by NASA for use...

JSC
NASA image: Moon to Mars Transportation and Habitation
Image
Mar 12, 2025

Moon to Mars Transportation and Habitation

This illustration of Moon to Mars transportation and habitation shows astronauts driving a pressurized rover away...

HQ
NASA image: ART CONCEPTS - APOLLO IX
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Feb 20, 1969

ART CONCEPTS - APOLLO IX

S69-19794 (February 1969) --- Composite of two artist's concepts illustrating key events, tasks and activities on...

JSC
NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
Image
Jan 1, 1984

Space Shuttle Projects

The Space Shuttle Challenger, making its fourth space flight, highlights the 41B insignia. The reusable vehicle is...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC00pp0731
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Jun 2, 2000

KSC00pp0731

Smoke rising from the smoldering brush on Kennedy Space Center illustrates the hazardous fire conditions that exist...

KSC
NASA image: CAPSTONE Virtual Background
Image
May 25, 2022

CAPSTONE Virtual Background

Virtual background of CAPSTONE spacecraft optimized for desktop use (16:9). The CAPSTONE mission will demonstrate an...

ARC
NASA image: Early Program Development
Image
Jan 1, 1970

Early Program Development

As part of the Space Task Group's recommendations for more commonality and integration in America's space program,...

MSFC
NASA image: CAPSTONE Virtual Background
Image
May 25, 2022

CAPSTONE Virtual Background

Virtual background of CAPSTONE spacecraft optimized for phone use (9:16). The CAPSTONE mission will demonstrate an...

ARC
NASA image: BioSentinel Passes the Moon
Image
Feb 10, 2022

BioSentinel Passes the Moon

BioSentinel spacecraft leaves Earth and enters a lunar flyby trajectory into a heliocentric orbit. BioSentinel will...

ARC
NASA image: Art Concepts - Skylab (SL)
Image
May 1, 1973

Art Concepts - Skylab (SL)

S73-24316 (May 1973) --- An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS). The...

JSC
NASA image: CAPSTONE Virtual Background
Image
May 25, 2022

CAPSTONE Virtual Background

Virtual background of CAPSTONE spacecraft optimized for phone use (9:16). The CAPSTONE mission will demonstrate an...

ARC
NASA image: Global Ocean on Enceladus Artist Rendering
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Sep 15, 2015

Global Ocean on Enceladus Artist Rendering

This illustration is a speculative representation of the interior of Saturn's moon Enceladus with a global liquid...

JPL
NASA image: Epsilon Eridani Inner Asteroid Belt
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Sep 14, 2017

Epsilon Eridani Inner Asteroid Belt

SCI2017_0004: Artist's illustration of the Epsilon Eridani system showing Epsilon Eridani b, right foreground, a...

ARC
NASA image: Diverse Orbits Around Mars Graphic
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May 4, 2015

Diverse Orbits Around Mars Graphic

This graphic depicts the relative shapes and distances from Mars for five active orbiter missions plus the planet's...

JPL
NASA image: Belize-Guatemala Border
Image
Aug 29, 2017

Belize-Guatemala Border

The border between Belize and Guatemala illustrates striking differences in land use practices. In a study of...

JPL
NASA image: Artist's Concept of Psyche Spacecraft with Five-Panel Array
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May 23, 2017

Artist's Concept of Psyche Spacecraft with Five-Panel Array

This artist's-concept illustration depicts the spacecraft of NASA's Psyche mission near the mission's target, the...

JPL
NASA image: Solar Highlights of 2018
Video
Mar 9, 2018

Solar Highlights of 2018

Using data from three different satellites, scientists have developed new models that recreate, in 3-D, CMEs and...

GSFC
NASA image: Earth Bigger, Older Cousin Artist Concept
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Jul 23, 2015

Earth Bigger, Older Cousin Artist Concept

Scientists using data from NASA's Kepler mission have confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the...

JPL
NASA image: View of atmospheric wave patterns by effect of island on wind currents
Image
Dec 14, 1973

View of atmospheric wave patterns by effect of island on wind currents

SL4-137-3632 (February 1974) --- A photograph taken from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit illustrating an...

JSC
NASA image: Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth -- Close-up
Image
Nov 23, 2015

Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth -- Close-up

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by filaments of dark matter called "hairs," which are proposed in a study...

JPL
NASA image: Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth
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Nov 23, 2015

Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by filaments of dark matter called "hairs," which are proposed in a study...

JPL
NASA image: sts086-s-001
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May 1, 1997

sts086-s-001

STS086-S-001 (May 1997) --- This is the crew patch for STS-86, the seventh Shuttle-Mir docking mission, symbolized...

JSC
NASA image: Changes in the Plasma Environment in Three Directions
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Dec 10, 2018

Changes in the Plasma Environment in Three Directions

The set of graphs on the left illustrates the drop in electrical current detected in three directions by Voyager 2's...

JPL
NASA image: Massive Smash-up at Vega  Artist Concept
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Jan 10, 2005

Massive Smash-up at Vega Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates how a massive collision of objects perhaps as large as the planet Pluto smashed...

JPL
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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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