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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: NASA's Webb "Pathfinder Telescope" Successfully Completes First Super-Cold Optical Test
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Webb "Pathfinder Telescope" Successfully Completes First Super-Cold Optical Test

Testing is crucial part of NASA's success on Earth and in space. So, as the actual flight components of NASA's James...

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NASA image: Top Ten Facts about the James Webb Space Telescope
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Mar 15, 2019

Top Ten Facts about the James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope will be the largest telescope ever sent into space. It is the impressive result of...

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NASA image: NASA Now Has Half of all Webb Telescope's Primary Flight Mirrors
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Now Has Half of all Webb Telescope's Primary Flight Mirrors

Webb telescope Quality Engineer Matt Magsamen and Product Assurance Engineer Jessica Lieberman inspect one of the...

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NASA image: The Webb Telescope is Closer to Starting Its Mission of Science on This Week @NASA – May 13, 2022
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May 13, 2022

The Webb Telescope is Closer to Starting Its Mission of Science on This Week @NASA – May 13, 2022

The Webb Telescope is closer to starting its mission of science, an historic look at the center of our galaxy, and...

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NASA image: The Webb Space Telescope Reaches Its New Home on This Week @NASA – January 28, 2022
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Jan 28, 2022

The Webb Space Telescope Reaches Its New Home on This Week @NASA – January 28, 2022

The Webb Space Telescope reaches its new home, remembering our fallen heroes, and testing a VIPER in the sand … a...

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NASA image: NASA's Webb Telescope ISIM Gets Cubed for Gravity Test
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Webb Telescope ISIM Gets Cubed for Gravity Test

The James Webb Space Telescope's ISIM structure recently endured a "gravity sag test" as it was rotated in...

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NASA image: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Fully Assembled
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Fully Assembled

The 18th and final primary mirror segment is installed on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope...

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NASA image: What the Webb Telescope Found Way Back in the Early Universe on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023

What the Webb Telescope Found Way Back in the Early Universe on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2023

What the Webb telescope found way back in the early Universe, another hot trip around the Sun for our Parker Solar...

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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: A Major Milestone for the James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – January 14, 2022
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Jan 14, 2022

A Major Milestone for the James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – January 14, 2022

A major milestone for the James Webb Space Telescope, what astronomers could learn from a “mini” monster black hole,...

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NASA image: Ready for the Webb Space Telescope's First Full-Color Images on This Week @NASA – July 8 2022
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Jul 8, 2022

Ready for the Webb Space Telescope's First Full-Color Images on This Week @NASA – July 8 2022

Ready to showcase the Webb space telescope’s first full-color images, back in touch with a spacecraft on an...

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NASA image: What Lurks Beneath NASA's Chamber A
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Mar 13, 2019

What Lurks Beneath NASA's Chamber A

Hidden below Chamber A at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is an area engineers used to test critical...

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NASA image: Final Sunshield Layer Completed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
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Dec 8, 2017

Final Sunshield Layer Completed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

The last of the five sunshield layers responsible for protecting the optics and instruments of NASA’s James Webb...

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NASA image: Webb's Heart Endures Its Last Cryogenic Test Before Installation Into the Telescope
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Mar 19, 2019

Webb's Heart Endures Its Last Cryogenic Test Before Installation Into the Telescope

Engineers lift the James Webb Space Telescope's cameras and spectrographs out of the Space Environment Simulator at...

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NASA image: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
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Feb 8, 2019

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

To keep Webb’s spacecraft element and its sensitive instruments contaminant free, technicians and engineers enclose...

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NASA image: NASA's Most Scientifically Complex Space Observatory Requires Precision
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Mar 12, 2019

NASA's Most Scientifically Complex Space Observatory Requires Precision

The James Webb Space Telescope is one the most ambitious, and technically complex missions NASA has ever set its...

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NASA image: NASA Now Has Half of all Webb Telescope's Primary Flight Mirrors
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Now Has Half of all Webb Telescope's Primary Flight Mirrors

Three primary Webb telescope mirror segments sit in shipping cannisters and await opening. A mechanical integration...

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NASA image: James Webb Space Telescope Backplane Arrives at NASA Goddard for Mirror Assembly
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Dec 8, 2017

James Webb Space Telescope Backplane Arrives at NASA Goddard for Mirror Assembly

The James Webb Space Telescope's "spine" or backplane arrived on Aug. 25 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight...

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NASA image: NASA Webb Telescope Mirrors Installed with Robotic Arm Precision
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Webb Telescope Mirrors Installed with Robotic Arm Precision

Inside a massive clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space...

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NASA image: NASA Engineers Conduct Low Light Test on New Technology for NASA Webb Telescope
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Engineers Conduct Low Light Test on New Technology for NASA Webb Telescope

NASA engineers inspect a new piece of technology developed for the James Webb Space Telescope, the micro shutter...

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NASA image: NASA VideoFile: NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
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Jul 12, 2022

NASA VideoFile: NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe

The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James...

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NASA image: A Crucial Find by Our James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2023
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Jun 30, 2023

A Crucial Find by Our James Webb Space Telescope on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2023

A crucial find by our James Webb Space Telescope, learning how life might be on Mars, and some tricky testing for a...

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NASA image: Webb Telescope Milestone: Completion of Telescope Element
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Mar 15, 2019

Webb Telescope Milestone: Completion of Telescope Element

Thousands of people, for almost two decades, accomplished the construction of the telescope element of the largest...

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NASA image: Webb Moves to Johnson Space Center
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Mar 14, 2019

Webb Moves to Johnson Space Center

May 2017 marked the end of an era for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center because the James Webb Space Telescope has...

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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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