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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: 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: Landsat Celebrates 40 Years of Observing Earth
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Dec 8, 2017

Landsat Celebrates 40 Years of Observing Earth

An artist's rendition of the next Landsat satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) that will launch in...

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NASA image: Meet Temilola Fatoyinbo-Agueh
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Dec 8, 2017

Meet Temilola Fatoyinbo-Agueh

President Obama has named six NASA individuals as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's Lori Losey was named NASA's 2004 Videographer of the Year in part for her camera work during NASA's AirSAR 2004 science mission in Chile.
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Mar 11, 2004

NASA Dryden's Lori Losey was named NASA's 2004 Videographer of the Year in part for her camera work during NASA's AirSAR 2004 science mission in Chile.

Lori Losey, an employee of Arcata Associates at Dryden, was honored with NASA's 2004 Videographer of the Year award...

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NASA image: Artist Concept of InSight Lander on Mars
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Aug 18, 2015

Artist Concept of InSight Lander on Mars

This artist's concept from August 2015 depicts NASA's InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00054
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Mar 3, 2005

KSC-05-S-00054

Strawberries and salad crops growing at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will...

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NASA image: SAM Team Celebrates Landing
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Dec 8, 2017

SAM Team Celebrates Landing

Who Should Be TIME's Person of the Year 2012? - The Mars Rover! VOTE here: ti.me/YxJU1i Caption - SAM Team...

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NASA image: View of the Salinas River Valley area south of Monterey Bay, California
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Aug 15, 1973

View of the Salinas River Valley area south of Monterey Bay, California

SL3-88-004 (July-September 1973) --- A vertical view of the Salinas River Valley area south of Monterey Bay,...

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NASA image: Hurricane Fred Lashes the Cape Verde Islands
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Dec 8, 2017

Hurricane Fred Lashes the Cape Verde Islands

Hurricane Fred is bringing very heavy rains to the Cape Verde Islands. From the National Hurricane Center's...

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NASA image: Curiosity Rover on Mount Sharp, Seen from Mars Orbit
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Jun 20, 2017

Curiosity Rover on Mount Sharp, Seen from Mars Orbit

The feature that appears bright blue at the center of this scene is NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on the northwestern...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-4903
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Aug 28, 2009

KSC-2009-4903

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Firing Room 4, NASA management watch the console during the...

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NASA image: Snow in the Northeast
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Dec 8, 2017

Snow in the Northeast

Clear, cold air following behind the winter storm of January 21, 2014 highlights the extent of snowfall in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-2523
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Apr 17, 2012

KSC-2012-2523

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This aerial view over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida reveals a new road winding its...

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NASA image: Major Nor'easter Set to Impact Northeast U.S.
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Dec 8, 2017

Major Nor'easter Set to Impact Northeast U.S.

This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument at 1825Z on January 26, 2015. A low pressure...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Environmental chemist Cleo Davie-Martin’s quiet lab will soon be filled by a team of multi-disciplinary scientists...

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NASA image: Artist Concept of InSight Lander on Mars
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Mar 26, 2014

Artist Concept of InSight Lander on Mars

This artist's concept depicts the stationary NASA Mars lander known by the acronym InSight at work studying the...

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NASA image: LADEE Test
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Dec 8, 2017

LADEE Test

Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., prepare NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust...

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NASA image: Hurricane Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean
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Dec 8, 2017

Hurricane Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane Cristobal is located west of Bermuda still holding to hurricane strength with a small window of...

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NASA image: NPP Runs the Gauntlet of Environmental Testing
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Dec 8, 2017

NPP Runs the Gauntlet of Environmental Testing

NPP is lowered into the thermal vacuum chamber. Once inside the Iron Maiden (visible in the lower left) is fitted in...

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NASA image: NASA’s Webb Telescope Completes Goddard Testing
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Webb Telescope Completes Goddard Testing

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully passed the center of curvature test, an important optical...

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NASA image: Pathfinder in flight over Hawaii
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Aug 28, 1997

Pathfinder in flight over Hawaii

Pathfinder, NASA's solar-powered, remotely-piloted aircraft is shown while it was conducting a series of science...

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NASA image: Visions of Goddard
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Mar 21, 2012

Visions of Goddard

Excerpts of 14 short films about the NASA's Goddadrd Space Flight Center.

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NASA image: GOES-S satellite in thermal vacuum testing
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Dec 8, 2017

GOES-S satellite in thermal vacuum testing

In March, NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) satellite was lifted into a thermal...

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NASA image: Seaweed Farms in South Korea [detail]
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Dec 8, 2017

Seaweed Farms in South Korea [detail]

The dark squares that make up the checkerboard pattern in this image are fields of a sort—fields of seaweed. Along...

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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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