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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: KSC-98pc1267
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Oct 8, 1998

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In front of the bunker near Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew members (at left) respond to questions about the...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc1268
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Oct 8, 1998

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Near Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew members respond to questions about the mission and training from reporters...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc1269
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Oct 8, 1998

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Near Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai (second from right), representing the National Space...

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NASA image: How to Cook a Comet
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Nov 21, 2013

How to Cook a Comet

A comet's journey through the solar syste is perilous and violent. Before it reaches Mars - at some 230 million...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc1271
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Oct 8, 1998

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At Launch Pad 39-B, STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown (center, with microphone) responds to questions about...

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NASA image: During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 10 and listened to museum curators discuss past Russian space memorabilia. From left to right are prime crewmember Tim Kopra of NASA, backup crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, backup crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA, prime crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and backup crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Kopra, Peake and Malenchenko will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.
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Dec 10, 2015

During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 10 and listened to museum curators discuss past Russian space memorabilia. From left to right are prime crewmember Tim Kopra of NASA, backup crewmember Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime crewmember Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, backup crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA, prime crewmember Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and backup crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Kopra, Peake and Malenchenko will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II rocket with its Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A) payload breaks forth from the smoke and steam into the blue sky to begin its journey to Mars. Liftoff occurred on time at 1:58 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MER-A, known as "Spirit," is the first of two rovers being launched to Mars. When the two rovers arrive at the red planet in 2004, they will bounce to airbag-cushioned landings at sites offering a balance of favorable conditions for safe landings and interesting science. The rovers see sharper images, can explore farther and examine rocks better than anything that has ever landed on Mars. The designated site for the MER-A mission is Gusev Crater, which appears to have been a crater lake. The second rover, MER-B, is scheduled to launch June 25
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Jun 10, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II rocket with its Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A) payload breaks forth from the smoke and steam into the blue sky to begin its journey to Mars. Liftoff occurred on time at 1:58 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MER-A, known as "Spirit," is the first of two rovers being launched to Mars. When the two rovers arrive at the red planet in 2004, they will bounce to airbag-cushioned landings at sites offering a balance of favorable conditions for safe landings and interesting science. The rovers see sharper images, can explore farther and examine rocks better than anything that has ever landed on Mars. The designated site for the MER-A mission is Gusev Crater, which appears to have been a crater lake. The second rover, MER-B, is scheduled to launch June 25

NASA image: During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 10 and displayed a flag bearing the logo for the prime crew���s Soyuz mission. From left to right are backup crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime crewmembers Tim Kopra of NASA, Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency who are holding the flag, and backup crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Kopra, Peake and Malenchenko will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.
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Dec 10, 2015

During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 10 and displayed a flag bearing the logo for the prime crew���s Soyuz mission. From left to right are backup crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prime crewmembers Tim Kopra of NASA, Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency who are holding the flag, and backup crewmember Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos. Kopra, Peake and Malenchenko will launch Dec. 15 on the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

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Apr 1, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After arriving at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-110 Mission Specialist Jerry...

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1808
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Nov 30, 2000

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In a perfect, on-time launch, Space Shuttle Endeavour breaks away from the billows of...

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NASA image: KSC-96PC997
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Aug 20, 1996

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis, with its new external tank/solid rocket booster stack, rolls out to Pad 39A...

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NASA image: Mangala Fossae
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Dec 16, 2022

Mangala Fossae

The linear features in this image are part of Mangala Fossae. Mangala Fossae are long linear depressions called a...

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NASA image: NASA Johnson Curation Lab Ready to Reveal OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample
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Oct 12, 2023

NASA Johnson Curation Lab Ready to Reveal OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample

On Sept. 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith...

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NASA image: STS-106 crewmembers pose for a official group photograph on Zvezda
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Sep 16, 2000

STS-106 crewmembers pose for a official group photograph on Zvezda

S106-E-5254 (16 September 2000) --- A brief break during busy moving tasks and detail work afforded the STS-106 crew...

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May 10, 2012

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At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the next trio of crewmembers who will launch to the...

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Mar 12, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a break at the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition, held at the University...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-4570
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Jan 30, 2009

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston – STS128-S-002 (30 Jan. 2009) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch...

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NASA image: KSC-98pc1880
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Dec 18, 1998

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Center Director Roy Bridges, at the podium, speaks to federal and state elected officials during the ground breaking...

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Apr 17, 2003

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang (left)...

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NASA image: STS-122 crew portrait
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Jul 21, 2006

STS-122 crew portrait

STS122-S-002 (24 April 2007) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-122 crew...

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NASA image: KSC-08pp0733
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Mar 11, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Blazing towers of flame propel space shuttle Endeavour into the dark sky from Launch...

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NASA image: STS-40 crew waits for emergency egress training to begin at JSC's MAIL FFT
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Jun 11, 1990

STS-40 crew waits for emergency egress training to begin at JSC's MAIL FFT

S90-41372 (11 June 1990) --- Crewmembers assigned to NASA's STS 40 Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) mission take a...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0716
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Mar 10, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Commander Dominic Gorie is...

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NASA image: KSC-2011-1316
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Feb 1, 2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dawn breaks over the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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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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During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II rocket with its Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A) payload breaks forth from...

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During a break from training, the Expedition 46-47 prime and backup crewmembers toured the Korolev Museum at the...

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