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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: Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document
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Nov 19, 2024

Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document

The Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), returned to NASA’s Neil Armstrong...

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NASA image: Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document
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Aug 22, 2024

Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document

The Launch Abort Systems gets installed on to the Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test...

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NASA image: Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document
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Aug 22, 2024

Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Document

The Launch Abort Systems gets installed on to the Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test...

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NASA image: Our Webb Space Telescope’s New Look at an Exploded Star on This Week @NASA – December 15, 2023
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Dec 15, 2023

Our Webb Space Telescope’s New Look at an Exploded Star on This Week @NASA – December 15, 2023

Our Webb Space Telescope’s new look at an exploded star, teams prepare to install some Moon rocket hardware, and...

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NASA image: Could This Be the Mars Soviet 3 Lander?
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Apr 11, 2013

Could This Be the Mars Soviet 3 Lander?

This set of images shows what might be hardware from the Soviet Union 1971 Mars 3 lander, seen in a pair of images...

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NASA image: Components of Beagle 2 Flight System on Mars
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Jan 16, 2015

Components of Beagle 2 Flight System on Mars

This annotated image, taken in 2014, shows where features seen in an observation by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...

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NASA image: Lander Trench Dug by Opportunity
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Jan 27, 2015

Lander Trench Dug by Opportunity

On March 20, 2004, NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used a wheel to dig a trench revealing subsurface...

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NASA image: Creating a Returnable Cache of Martian Samples
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Jul 9, 2013

Creating a Returnable Cache of Martian Samples

This picture shows one prototype for hardware to cache samples of cores drilled from Martian rocks for possible...

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NASA image: Robert H. Champion -Director NASA Michoud Assembly Facility
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Sep 3, 2020

Robert H. Champion -Director NASA Michoud Assembly Facility

MAF Director Robert Champion stands within the Michoud Assembly Facility model room to showcase the Artemis program,...

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NASA image: Testing Precision of Movement of Curiosity Robotic Arm
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Feb 22, 2012

Testing Precision of Movement of Curiosity Robotic Arm

A NASA Mars Science Laboratory test rover called the Vehicle System Test Bed, or VSTB, at NASA Jet Propulsion...

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NASA image: Cold Atom Lab Operations Team
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May 12, 2020

Cold Atom Lab Operations Team

In January 2020, members of the Cold Atom Lab operations team assisted remotely in a hardware upgrade to Cold Atom...

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NASA image: RoboSimian and Friends
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Jul 16, 2014

RoboSimian and Friends

Limbed robot RoboSimian was developed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, seen here with Brett Kennedy, supervisor of...

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NASA image: Scene of a Martian Landing
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Aug 7, 2012

Scene of a Martian Landing

The four main pieces of hardware that arrived on Mars with NASA Curiosity rover were spotted by NASA Mars...

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NASA image: Cleaning Mars 2020
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Jun 3, 2020

Cleaning Mars 2020

Wiping down hardware is part of the strategy to limit the number of Earth microbes going to the Red Planet for...

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NASA image: Personnel viewing AirSAR hardware while touring the outside of NASA's DC-8 during a stop-off on the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

Personnel viewing AirSAR hardware while touring the outside of NASA's DC-8 during a stop-off on the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

Personnel viewing AirSAR hardware while touring the outside of NASA's DC-8 during a stop-off on the AirSAR 2004...

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NASA image: NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft
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Oct 7, 2016

NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft

Front view of NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after it touched down at Mansfield’s Lahm Airport in November, 2015. The...

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NASA image: Combustion Science
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Aug 7, 2002

Combustion Science

Interior of a combustion experiment apparatus used in the 2.2-second drop tower at NASA's Glenn Research Center....

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 22, 2003

Microgravity

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has designed and built an electronic nose system -- ENose -- to take on the duty of...

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NASA image: Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy with platform for recumbent seat
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Nov 14, 1994

Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy with platform for recumbent seat

STS066-66-005 (3-14 Nov 1994) --- On the Space Shuttle Atlantis' flight deck, Jean-François Clervoy, mission...

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NASA image: OSCAR Flight Module Assembly Work
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Oct 10, 2019

OSCAR Flight Module Assembly Work

Members of NASA’s Orbital Syngas Commodity Augmentation Reactor, or OSCAR, team pause for a photo with the flight...

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NASA image: A Commercial Resupply Mission Heads to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 4, 2023
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Aug 4, 2023

A Commercial Resupply Mission Heads to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 4, 2023

A commercial resupply mission heads to the space station, a key piece of hardware for a future Moon mission is on...

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NASA image: GRC-2009-C-04827
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Dec 27, 2005

GRC-2009-C-04827

Capillary Flow Experiments, Reflight Hardware for Launch on STS-131 (19A); Hardware info: CFE-2 Interior Corner Flow...

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NASA image: Orion Stage Adapter move to Redstone Airfield
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Apr 2, 2018

Orion Stage Adapter move to Redstone Airfield

The Orion Stage Adapter flight hardware is prepared for the move to Redstone Airfield where the NASA Guppy aircraft...

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NASA image: Orion Stage Adapter move to Redstone Airfield
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Apr 2, 2018

Orion Stage Adapter move to Redstone Airfield

The Orion Stage Adapter flight hardware is prepared for the move to Redstone Airfield where the NASA Guppy aircraft...

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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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