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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: Two Waves in One Spectacular Image of Saturn Rings
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Jul 1, 2004

Two Waves in One Spectacular Image of Saturn Rings

Two Waves in One Spectacular Image of Saturn Rings

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NASA image: Ridges and Grooves That Wave and Buckle on a Valley Floor
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Apr 10, 2013

Ridges and Grooves That Wave and Buckle on a Valley Floor

Ridges and Grooves That Wave and Buckle on a Valley Floor

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NASA image: Waves in Airglow
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Dec 8, 2017

Waves in Airglow

In April 2012, waves in Earth’s “airglow” spread across the nighttime skies of northern Texas like ripples in a...

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NASA image: Small Moon Makes Big Waves
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Dec 31, 2012

Small Moon Makes Big Waves

Saturn small moon Daphnis is caught in the act of raising waves on the edges of the Keeler gap, which is the thin...

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NASA image: Magnetic Black Hole Waves
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Jul 9, 2015

Magnetic Black Hole Waves

This cartoon shows how magnetic waves, called Alfvén S-waves, propagate outward from the base of black hole jets....

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NASA image: Atmospheric Waves
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Oct 9, 2007

Atmospheric Waves

With its Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera MVIC, half of the Ralph instrument, New Horizons captured several...

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NASA image: Millimeter-Wave Doppler Radar Testing
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Jul 16, 2021

Millimeter-Wave Doppler Radar Testing

Millimeter-Wave Doppler Radar Testing

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NASA image: The Faces of Wave at Saturn
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Nov 12, 2013

The Faces of Wave at Saturn

This collage includes about 1,600 images submitted by members of the public as part of the NASA Cassini mission Wave...

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NASA image: Expedition 42 Crew Wave
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Nov 24, 2014

Expedition 42 Crew Wave

Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti, of the European Space Agency (ESA), top, Flight Engineer Terry...

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NASA image: Wave Maker
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Jul 23, 2012

Wave Maker

NASA Cassini spacecraft catches Saturn moon Daphnis making waves and casting shadows from the narrow Keeler Gap of...

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NASA image: Pan and Waves
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Jul 8, 2013

Pan and Waves

The shepherd moon Pan orbits Saturn in the Encke gap while the A ring surrounding the gap displays wave features...

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NASA image: Three Waves at Jupiter
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Oct 23, 2018

Three Waves at Jupiter

Three waves can be seen in this image, which is an excerpt of a JunoCam image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during Juno's...

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NASA image: Gigantic Rolling Wave Captured on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

Gigantic Rolling Wave Captured on the Sun

A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from just around the edge of the sun on May 1, 2013, in a gigantic rolling...

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NASA image: Complex Edge Waves
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Sep 2, 2009

Complex Edge Waves

Waves in the edges of the Keeler gap in Saturn A ring, created by the embedded moon Daphnis, show considerable...

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NASA image: Hidden Among Waves
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May 17, 2010

Hidden Among Waves

Saturn moon Daphnis, appearing as a tiny speck in the Keeler Gap of the A ring on the far right of this NASA Cassini...

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NASA image: Shadows from the Waves
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Apr 29, 2010

Shadows from the Waves

Shadows are cast by Daphnis and the moon attendant edge waves in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft taken about...

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NASA image: Internal Ocean Waves
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Jul 17, 2006

Internal Ocean Waves

The false-color VNIR image from NASA Terra spacecraft was acquired off the island of Tsushima in the Korea Strait...

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NASA image: Waves That Feed El Niños
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Oct 29, 2009

Waves That Feed El Niños

Pools of warm water known as Kelvin waves can be seen traveling eastward along the equator black line in this image...

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NASA image: Internal waves, Andaman Sea
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Sep 30, 1994

Internal waves, Andaman Sea

STS068-236-044 (30 September-11 October 1994) --- These internal waves in the Andaman Sea, west of Burma, were...

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NASA image: Gravity Wave Detectors
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Oct 19, 2020

Gravity Wave Detectors

The biggest merger yet between two black holes produced gravity waves that were detected by gravitational wave...

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NASA image: Expedition 41 Crew Wave
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Sep 25, 2014

Expedition 41 Crew Wave

Expedition 41 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), bottom, Flight...

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NASA image: Waving goodbye
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Oct 5, 2015

Waving goodbye

This planetary nebula is called PK 329-02.2 and is located in the constellation of Norma in the southern sky. It is...

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NASA image: Lightning Flashes and Gravity Waves in Tropical Cyclone Mahasen
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Dec 8, 2017

Lightning Flashes and Gravity Waves in Tropical Cyclone Mahasen

Tropical Cyclone Mahasen is moving north through the Indian Ocean along a track that places landfall along the...

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NASA image: Telltale Instrument Waving in the Martian Wind
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Oct 16, 2008

Telltale Instrument Waving in the Martian Wind

This frame from a series of images shows NASA Phoenix Mars Lander telltale instrument waving in the Martian wind....

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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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