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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: Evolution of Galaxies
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Mar 12, 2019

Evolution of Galaxies

Amber Straughn and John Mather talk about the quest to find out how galaxies have evolved over billions of years.

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NASA image: JWST Spacecraft Deploy Animation
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Oct 28, 2010

JWST Spacecraft Deploy Animation

The Webb Telescope will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide....

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NASA image: NASA Prepares Webb Telescope Pathfinder for Famous Chamber
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Prepares Webb Telescope Pathfinder for Famous Chamber

Engineers and technicians manually deployed the secondary mirror support structure (SMSS) of the James Webb Space...

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NASA image: President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope
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Jul 11, 2022

President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the...

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NASA image: President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope
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Jul 11, 2022

President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to NASA experts as he previews the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb...

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NASA image: NASA Admin Signs Joint Statement with Space Agency of Ukraine
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Apr 21, 2023

NASA Admin Signs Joint Statement with Space Agency of Ukraine

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left shows Ambassador of Ukraine, Her Excellency Oksana Markarova, second from...

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NASA image: NASA 2022: The Future is Now
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Dec 31, 2021

NASA 2022: The Future is Now

Receiving the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, sending the first uncrewed Artemis mission around...

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NASA image: NASA at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
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Apr 6, 2024

NASA at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, speaks to visitors at The Children’s...

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NASA image: NASA at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
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Apr 6, 2024

NASA at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, speaks to visitors at The Children’s...

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NASA image: President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope
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Jul 11, 2022

President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to NASA experts as he previews the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb...

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NASA image: Department of Education MOU Signing Ceremony
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May 24, 2023

Department of Education MOU Signing Ceremony

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, shows Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, right, images taken by the James...

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NASA image: 1394052167
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Jan 27, 2017

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JWST in space near Earth. James Webb telescope far galaxies and planets explore. Sci-fi space collage. Astronomy...

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NASA image: NASA at the Space & Science Festival
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Aug 5, 2017

NASA at the Space & Science Festival

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, left, moderates a panel discussion titled "The Big Picture" with...

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NASA image: President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope
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Jul 11, 2022

President Biden Previews Image from Webb Space Telescope

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson describes the first full-color image from...

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NASA image: NASA at the Space & Science Festival
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Aug 5, 2017

NASA at the Space & Science Festival

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, moderates a panel discussion titled "The Big Picture" with NASA...

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NASA image: NASA's Webb Sunshield Gives an "Open Wide" for Inspection
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Webb Sunshield Gives an "Open Wide" for Inspection

The sunshield on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest part of the observatory—five layers of thin,...

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NASA image: NASA's Webb Telescope Clean Room 'Transporter'
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Webb Telescope Clean Room 'Transporter'

What looks like a teleporter from science fiction being draped over NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is actually a...

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NASA image: Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered to NASA
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Dec 8, 2017

Webb Telescope Flight Mirrors Delivered to NASA

Technicians and scientists check out one of the Webb telescope's first two flight mirrors in the clean room at...

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NASA image: NASA Completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature Pre-test
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature Pre-test

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important...

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NASA image: OPTIMUS PRIME Challenge Brings Winning Students to NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

OPTIMUS PRIME Challenge Brings Winning Students to NASA Goddard

From June 28 through 30, 2016, the OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC) gave the...

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NASA image: A Webb in a Golden Cage
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Dec 8, 2017

A Webb in a Golden Cage

This photograph shows support structures wrapped in gold thermal blankets that look like a golden cage. The...

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NASA image: Space Simulation Chamber Prepared for Testing Webb Telescope
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Dec 8, 2017

Space Simulation Chamber Prepared for Testing Webb Telescope

This photo was captured from outside the enormous mouth of NASA's giant thermal vacuum chamber, called Chamber A, at...

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NASA image: Webb Telescope Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Webb Telescope Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard

NASA image release April 13, 2011 An engineer examines the Webb telescope primary mirror Engineering Design Unit...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Astronauts Piers Sellers and Scott Altman chatting prior to the start of a town hall meeting at NASA Goddard....

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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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