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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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May 14, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Ray Wheeler explains a plant growth chamber to students in the Life Support and...

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NASA image: How Are We Made of Star Stuff | We Asked a NASA Expert
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Apr 21, 2025

How Are We Made of Star Stuff | We Asked a NASA Expert

How are we made of star stuff? Nearly all the elements in your body were forged in ancient stars long before Earth,...

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May 14, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility, NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope,...

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NASA image: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing
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Mar 16, 2007

Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing

Inside the clean-room "tent" of Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, technicians in bunny suits prepare...

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May 16, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., the wrapped GLAST spacecraft, at right, is ready to be...

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May 16, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., an overhead crane moves the GLAST spacecraft, inside its...

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Jan 9, 1998

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Jim Bell, USA senior instructor for technical training, explains the emergency egress...

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NASA image: AIM being prepared for integrated testing and flight simulation
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Mar 24, 2007

AIM being prepared for integrated testing and flight simulation

In Building 1555 on North Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians lower the spacecraft handling fixture...

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NASA image: Have We Been to Uranus? | We Asked a NASA Expert
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Apr 8, 2025

Have We Been to Uranus? | We Asked a NASA Expert

Have We Ever Been to Uranus? In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 gave us our first and only close-up look at this ice giant....

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Aug 29, 2014

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Guests at the Tom Joyner Family Reunion listen as Malcom Boston of the Fleet System Integration...

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May 3, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians stretch...

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Apr 23, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., workers prepare NASA's...

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NASA image: STP-2 NASA Tech Show
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Jun 23, 2019

STP-2 NASA Tech Show

Todd Ely, principal investigator for NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...

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NASA image: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing
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Mar 16, 2007

Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL AIM Processing

In Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force Base, workers lift the AIM spacecraft from its stand in order to move...

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Feb 6, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in Hangar M on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida open the truck...

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Apr 7, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Neil Yorio, a Dynamac scientist (left) in the KSC Space Life Sciences (SLS) Lab,...

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Apr 7, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Neil Yorio, a Dynamac scientist(left), explains the function of the KSC Space Life...

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Jun 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Delta II rocket with NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope , or GLAST, on top...

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NASA image: My Brother’s Keeper National Lab Week
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Mar 2, 2016

My Brother’s Keeper National Lab Week

Students in the My Brother’s Keeper program listen as Jose Nunez of NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Exploration Research...

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Mar 15, 2007

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. -- Inside the clean-room "tent" of Building 1555 at North Vandenberg Air Force...

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May 16, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., the GLAST spacecraft, inside its payload transportation...

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May 3, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians check various...

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NASA image: Vice President Pence Tours Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Apr 28, 2018

Vice President Pence Tours Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPL Director Michael Watkins, left, explains the history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the use of the...

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Jun 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Smoke billows across Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Pad 17-B as the Delta II...

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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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