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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: Astronauts Nichole Ayers and Takuya Onishi collect blood samples
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Jul 8, 2025

Astronauts Nichole Ayers and Takuya Onishi collect blood samples

iss073e0284440 (July 8, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers of NASA and International Space...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Mike Fincke inserts research samples into a science freezer
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Aug 7, 2025

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke inserts research samples into a science freezer

iss073e0424037 (Aug. 7, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke inserts a cryogenic...

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NASA image: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams collect frozen research samples
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Feb 26, 2026

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams collect frozen research samples

iss074e0333988 (Feb. 26, 2026) --- Expedition 74 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both NASA...

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NASA image: Astronaut Nichole Ayers inserts blood samples into a science freezer
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Mar 20, 2025

Astronaut Nichole Ayers inserts blood samples into a science freezer

iss072e808609 (March 20, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers inserts a...

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NASA image: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams collect frozen research samples
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Feb 26, 2026

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams collect frozen research samples

iss074e0333991 (Feb. 26, 2026) --- Expedition 74 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Chris Williams, both NASA...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Drill After Cleaning Operation
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Sep 2, 2021

Perseverance's Drill After Cleaning Operation

This Mastcam-Z image shows Perseverance's drill with no cored-rock sample evident in the sample tube. The image was...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples
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Jun 23, 2021

Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples

Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United Launch Alliance (ULA)...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples
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Jun 23, 2021

Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples

Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United Launch Alliance (ULA)...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples
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Jun 23, 2021

Landsat 9 PSR Blacklight and Fairing Samples

Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United Launch Alliance (ULA)...

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NASA image: OSIRIS-REx Technology: OLA
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Aug 11, 2016

OSIRIS-REx Technology: OLA

The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) will provide a three-dimensional map of the asteroid's shape, which will allow...

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NASA image: Saffire-V Experiment January 2021
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Jan 12, 2021

Saffire-V Experiment January 2021

A sample of polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas, was burned in the Saffire-V experiment. Ribs were...

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NASA image: Earth Return Orbiter Infographic
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Apr 6, 2023

Earth Return Orbiter Infographic

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) would be the biggest spacecraft to ever orbit Mars. The...

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NASA image: Microgravity Simulation Lab
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Dec 20, 2018

Microgravity Simulation Lab

Anna Maria Ruby, project scientist for the ISS Research Office at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, views...

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NASA image: MELFI ops
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Jun 6, 2013

MELFI ops

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,works with samples in Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer...

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NASA image: Microgravity Simulation Lab
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Dec 20, 2018

Microgravity Simulation Lab

Dr. Ye Zhang, project scientist for the ISS Research Office at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, demonstrates...

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NASA image: GSC
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Jan 2, 2013

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View of Grab Sample Containers (GSC) assembly, Part Number (P/N): SEG46121657-301, Serial Number (S/N): 2106,...

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NASA image: Astronaut John Glenn - Blood Draw - Training - Cape
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Jul 5, 1961

Astronaut John Glenn - Blood Draw - Training - Cape

S61-02579 (1961) --- Astronaut nurse Delores B. O'Hara, R.N., in the Aeromedical Laboratory at Cape Canaveral,...

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NASA image: Rock sample brought to earth from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission
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Dec 4, 1969

Rock sample brought to earth from the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission

S69-60909 (November 1969) --- A close-up view of lunar sample 12,052 under observation in the Manned Spacecraft...

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NASA image: Mars 2020 Engineering and Technology Overview
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Feb 16, 2021

Mars 2020 Engineering and Technology Overview

Perseverance chief engineer, JPL, Adam Steltzner, shows a sample tube that will hold sample core’s collected from...

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NASA image: Before and After Perseverance Sample Tube Shake
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Jan 21, 2022

Before and After Perseverance Sample Tube Shake

The robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to eject fragments of cored rock from a...

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NASA image: Drilling into Mars
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Feb 20, 2013

Drilling into Mars

This frame from an animation of NASA Curiosity rover shows the complicated suite of operations involved in...

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NASA image: Looking for Microbes in a Spacecraft Assembly Clean Room
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Nov 6, 2013

Looking for Microbes in a Spacecraft Assembly Clean Room

A microbiologist collects a swab sample from the floor of a spacecraft assembly clean room at NASA Jet Propulsion...

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NASA image: Panorama of Phoenix Solar Panel and Robotic Arm
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Jun 13, 2008

Panorama of Phoenix Solar Panel and Robotic Arm

This panorama image of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s solar panel and the lander’s Robotic Arm with a sample in the...

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NASA image: Some Data from Detection of Organics in a Rock on Mars
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Dec 16, 2014

Some Data from Detection of Organics in a Rock on Mars

Data graphed here are examples from the Sample Analysis at Mars SAM laboratory detection of Martian organics in a...

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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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