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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: Curiosity at Work on Mars Artist Concept
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Nov 15, 2011

Curiosity at Work on Mars Artist Concept

This artist concept depicts the rover Curiosity, of NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission, as it uses its Chemistry...

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NASA image: Nighttime Image of Laser Sharpshooting on Mars
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May 15, 2014

Nighttime Image of Laser Sharpshooting on Mars

NASA Curiosity Mars rover provided this nighttime view of a hole produced by the rover drill and, inside the hole, a...

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NASA image: Ice in a Chlorite-Bearing Escarpment in Northwest Hellas
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May 22, 2013

Ice in a Chlorite-Bearing Escarpment in Northwest Hellas

A south-facing escarpment in the Northwest Hellas region that was targeted for the phyllosilicates shows instances...

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NASA image: Stimpy in Super Resolution from Super Panorama
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Jul 3, 1998

Stimpy in Super Resolution from Super Panorama

This anaglyph view of Stimpy, in the Rock Garden, was produced by NASA Mars Pathfinder Imager camera. 3D glasses are...

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NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Images Region Devastated by New Zealand Quake
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Feb 24, 2011

NASA Spacecraft Images Region Devastated by New Zealand Quake

On Feb. 23, 2011, NASA Terra spacecraft imaged the Christchurch region on New Zealand South Island; this region was...

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NASA image: High on West Spur 3-D
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Aug 2, 2004

High on West Spur 3-D

In this stereo image, a rock outcrop with a view of the surrounding landscape beckons NASA Mars Exploration Rover...

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NASA image: Scrambled Hellas
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Sep 30, 2006

Scrambled Hellas

This MOC image shows an example of the extremely odd, seemingly scrambled layered rocks exposed by erosion near the...

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NASA image: Flyover Animation of Becquerel Crater on Mars
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Dec 4, 2008

Flyover Animation of Becquerel Crater on Mars

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MRO is part of simulated flyover showing rhythmic layers of...

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NASA image: WATSON's View of Dourbes in Mars' Jezero Crater
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Dec 15, 2021

WATSON's View of Dourbes in Mars' Jezero Crater

This close-up view of a rock target named "Dourbes" was provided by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for...

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NASA image: Stepping It Up in Arabia Terra
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Jan 29, 2021

Stepping It Up in Arabia Terra

Several craters in Arabia Terra are filled with layered rock, often exposed in rounded mounds. The bright layers are...

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NASA image: Swabbing Perseverance Sample Tubes
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Jun 3, 2020

Swabbing Perseverance Sample Tubes

Planetary protection engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California swab engineering models of...

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NASA image: Lunar Samples - Apollo 12
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Nov 26, 1969

Lunar Samples - Apollo 12

S69-60294 (26 Nov. 1969) --- One of the first views of the Apollo 12 lunar rocks is this photograph of the open...

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NASA image: ARC-1976-AC76-1011-2-15
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Sep 7, 1976

ARC-1976-AC76-1011-2-15

Viking 2 A utopian bright summer afternoon on Mars -- Looking south from Viking 2 on September 7, 1976 the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Samples 'Berea'
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Mar 31, 2023

Perseverance Samples 'Berea'

This image shows the rocky outcrop the Perseverance science team calls "Berea" after the NASA Mars rover extracted a...

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NASA image: Dragon Scales of Mars
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Jul 11, 2017

Dragon Scales of Mars

This intriguing surface texture is the result of rock interacting with water, as observed by NASA's Mars...

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NASA image: Side-by-side abrasion patches for Guilliamus and Bellegarde
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Sep 10, 2021

Side-by-side abrasion patches for Guilliamus and Bellegarde

These abrasion targets, nicknamed "Guilliamus" (left) and "Bellegarde" (right), are from the first and second rocks...

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NASA image: Confirmation of Montdenier Sample in Perseverance's Drill
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Sep 10, 2021

Confirmation of Montdenier Sample in Perseverance's Drill

This image taken by the Mastcam-Z camera aboard NASA's Perseverance rover on Sept. 4, 2021, confirmed that the rover...

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NASA image: Perseverance's SuperCam Uses AEGIS For the First Time
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May 31, 2022

Perseverance's SuperCam Uses AEGIS For the First Time

On May 18, 2022, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used an artificial intelligence software called Autonomous...

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NASA image: Close-Up of a Perseverance-Like Drill
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Feb 14, 2022

Close-Up of a Perseverance-Like Drill

This drill is a duplicate of the one aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. It was used in a test campaign at NASA's...

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NASA image: PIXL's View of Dourbes
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Dec 16, 2021

PIXL's View of Dourbes

These images show a rock target called "Dourbes" in Mars' Jezero Crater and a map of chemical elements detected...

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NASA image: Cored Samples Aboard Perseverance at Sol 1,000
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Dec 12, 2023

Cored Samples Aboard Perseverance at Sol 1,000

Shown here is an annotated representation of the 13 sample tubes containing rock-core samples that are being carried...

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NASA image: Perseverance Cores 'Main River'
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Apr 10, 2025

Perseverance Cores 'Main River'

The robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to core and collect the "Main River"...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Bit Carousel
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Jan 7, 2022

Perseverance's Bit Carousel

This image taken by the front left hazard camera (hazcam) aboard NASA's Mars Perseverance rover shows the cored-rock...

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NASA image: PIXL Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Studies 'Ouzel Falls'
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Dec 12, 2023

PIXL Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Studies 'Ouzel Falls'

Before collecting a rock sample at a spot nicknamed "Otis Peak," NASA's Perseverance Mars rover employed an abrasion...

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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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