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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: Surging Onward
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Sep 14, 2006

Surging Onward

A brilliant spot of sunlight, the opposition effect, travels outward across the rings as the Cassini spacecraft...

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NASA image: Diffuse Winter Lighting of the Chasma Boreale Scarp
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Aug 8, 2013

Diffuse Winter Lighting of the Chasma Boreale Scarp

Sunlight was just starting to reach the high Northern latitudes in late winter when NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...

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NASA image: Ethereal Ring
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May 2, 2011

Ethereal Ring

NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward the dark side of Saturn largest moon and captures the halo-like ring produced...

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NASA image: Cool Shadow
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Oct 17, 2013

Cool Shadow

The shadow of Saturn cuts across the rings as seen by NASA Cassini spacecraft. As the ring particles enter Saturn...

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NASA image: Ring Shadows on Janus
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Dec 23, 2009

Ring Shadows on Janus

Sunlight passing through the Cassini Division between Saturn A and B rings sweeps across and illuminates the surface...

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NASA image: Night Side of Titan
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Feb 23, 1999

Night Side of Titan

NASA Voyager 2 obtained this wide-angle image of the night side of Titan on Aug. 25, 1979. This is a view of Titan...

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NASA image: Eclipsing Titan
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Oct 27, 2009

Eclipsing Titan

NASA Cassini Orbiter sees Titan become obscured as it moves into eclipse by Saturn. Most of the light comes from...

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NASA image: Bright Enceladus
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Feb 14, 2011

Bright Enceladus

Saturn moon Enceladus reflects sunlight brightly while the planet and its rings fill the background in this view...

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NASA image: How MLA Works
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Dec 3, 2012

How MLA Works

NASA Mercury Laser Altimeter MLA is shown ranging to Mercury surface from orbit. In this animation, yellow flashes...

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NASA image: Ring Backdrop
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Jan 3, 2011

Ring Backdrop

Saturn moon Enceladus brightly reflects sunlight before a backdrop of the planet rings and the rings shadows cast...

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NASA image: Tethys and Darker Dione
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Jun 30, 2010

Tethys and Darker Dione

Saturn moon Dione, in the foreground of this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft, appears darker than the moon...

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NASA image: Reflecting on Icy Rhea
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Nov 3, 2009

Reflecting on Icy Rhea

Bright sunlight on Rhea shows off the cratered surface of Saturn second largest moon in this image captured by NASA...

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NASA image: Light and Dark Tricks
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Oct 4, 2010

Light and Dark Tricks

Capturing the interplay between light and shadow, NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn...

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NASA image: Lit Through the Haze
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Apr 7, 2010

Lit Through the Haze

NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward the dark side of Titan as a circle of light is produced by sunlight scattering...

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NASA image: Blasted Mimas
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Sep 11, 2006

Blasted Mimas

Mimas plows along in its orbit, its pockmarked surface in crisp relief. The bright, steep walls of the enormous...

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NASA image: Odysseus Out of Shadow
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Feb 28, 2007

Odysseus Out of Shadow

The Cassini spacecraft stares directly into the great Odysseus impact basin on Tethys. Peaks near the crater center...

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NASA image: Chasma Crescent
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Jul 28, 2010

Chasma Crescent

Sunlight illuminates the deep cut of Ithaca Chasma on Saturn moon Tethys. Ithaca Chasma runs roughly north-south for...

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NASA image: Light and Shadow
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Feb 28, 2012

Light and Shadow

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows an area in Vesta northern hemisphere that has been illuminated by the...

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NASA image: Polygonal Surface Patterns at the South Pole
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Aug 8, 2013

Polygonal Surface Patterns at the South Pole

The white portions of this observation are part of the South Polar residual ice cap, with the sunlight is coming...

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NASA image: Dawn over the North
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Sep 7, 2012

Dawn over the North

This image from NASA Dawn mission reveals the creeping dawn over the north pole of the giant asteroid Vesta now that...

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NASA image: Red Plankton in the Arabian Sea
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Oct 2, 2004

Red Plankton in the Arabian Sea

In the Arabian Sea, sunlight and nutrients has fueled a startling occurrence of colorful phytoplankton and bacterial...

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NASA image: Frozen in Time
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Dec 23, 2013

Frozen in Time

NASA Cassini spacecraft captures a still and partially sunlit Enceladus. The Saturnian moon is covered in ice that...

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NASA image: Nightside Vista
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Jul 12, 2007

Nightside Vista

Graceful giant Saturn poses with a few of the small worlds it holds close. From this viewpoint the Cassini...

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NASA image: Incomplete Halo
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May 27, 2010

Incomplete Halo

In this stunning image, NASA Cassini spacecraft looks at the dark side of Saturn largest moon. The narrowing circle...

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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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