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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: IXPE Payload Briefing
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Dec 7, 2021

IXPE Payload Briefing

Brian Ramsey, deputy principal investigator, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, participates in a payload briefing...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3794
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Sep 10, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10
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Feb 16, 2017

Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10

APEX-04, or Advanced Plant EXperiments-04, is being prepared in a cold room in the Kennedy Space Center Processing...

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NASA image: Exploring Jupiter's Magnetic Field
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Jun 29, 2016

Exploring Jupiter's Magnetic Field

Magnetic fields are all around us, unseen forces that can shape their environments in profound ways. Earth's...

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NASA image: STP-2 NASA Tech Show
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Jun 23, 2019

STP-2 NASA Tech Show

Chris McLean, (right) principal investigator for NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission at Ball Aerospace, and...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3797
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Sep 10, 2014

KSC-2014-3797

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jul 7, 2000

Microgravity

The Transient Dendritic Solidification Expepriment (TDSE) is being developed as a candidate for flight aboard the...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3712
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Sep 9, 2014

KSC-2014-3712

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: IMAP Science Briefing
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Sep 21, 2025

IMAP Science Briefing

David McComas, IMAP principal investigator, Princeton University, participates in a science briefing on NASA’s IMAP...

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NASA image: Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10
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Feb 16, 2017

Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10

APEX-04, or Advanced Plant EXperiments-04, is being prepared in a cold room in the Kennedy Space Center Processing...

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NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

Principal Investigator for the Canadian Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph at the University of Montreal...

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NASA image: REACT Demonstration
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Jul 28, 2022

REACT Demonstration

A team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida poses with a Zero Launch Mass 3D printer on July 28, 2022, at the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 24, 2001

Microgravity

This photo shows the Handheld Diffusion Test Cell (HH-DTC) apparatus flown on the Space Shuttle. Similar cells...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, left, New...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Apr 15, 2004

Microgravity

Comparison of ground-based (left) and Skylab (right) electron beam welds in pure tantalum (Ta) (10X magnification)....

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3796
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Sep 10, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: STP-2 NASA Tech Show
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Jun 23, 2019

STP-2 NASA Tech Show

Todd Ely, principal investigator for NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Sample Return
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Sep 24, 2023

OSIRIS-REx Sample Return

NASA Office of Communications Senior Science Communications Officer Karen Fox introduces, from left to right, NASA...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Dec 15, 2000

Microgravity

Paul Ducheyne, a principal investigator in the microgravity materials science program and head of the University of...

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NASA image: KSC-2010-5519
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Nov 8, 2010

KSC-2010-5519

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134...

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NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Deputy Project Scientist for Communications Amber Straughn, center, answers a...

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NASA image: Dr. Garry Latham - Seismometer Tracings Study - Moon - MSC
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Jul 22, 1969

Dr. Garry Latham - Seismometer Tracings Study - Moon - MSC

S69-39588 (20 July 1969) --- Dr. Garry Latham, with the Lamont Geological Observatory, studies seismometer tracings...

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NASA image: Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10
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Feb 16, 2017

Apex-4 for SpaceX CRS-10

APEX-04, or Advanced Plant EXperiments-04, is being prepared in a cold room in the Kennedy Space Center Processing...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

A new image of Ultima Thule is seen on a screen during a press conference after the team received confirmation from...

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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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