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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: Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing
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May 22, 2013

Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing

Technicians at Textron in Wimington, MA, apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure...

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NASA image: Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing
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May 22, 2013

Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing

Technicians at Textron in Wimington, MA, apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure...

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NASA image: Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing
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May 22, 2013

Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing

Technicians at Textron in Wimington, MA, apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure...

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NASA image: Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing
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May 22, 2013

Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing

Technicians at Textron in Wimington, MA, apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure...

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NASA image: Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing
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May 22, 2013

Orion EFT-1 heat shield manufacturing

Technicians at Textron in Wimington, MA, apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1973

Skylab

Breaking the grip of the closed magnetic loops that constrain other gases around it, a spray of chromospheric...

MSFC
NASA image: Filled Crater and Scallops
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Jan 28, 2015

Filled Crater and Scallops

In this observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter made for a study of ancient craters, we see the craters...

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NASA image: Mapping Potassium
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Apr 16, 2015

Mapping Potassium

During the first year of NASA MESSENGER orbital mission, the spacecraft GRS instrument measured the elemental...

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NASA image: A Work of Art
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Jun 18, 2019

A Work of Art

An impressionist painting? No, it's a new impact crater that has appeared on the surface of Mars, formed at most...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-08pd2651
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Sep 18, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a technician...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2649
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Sep 18, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a technician...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2648
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Sep 18, 2008

KSC-08pd2648

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a technician...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2653
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Sep 18, 2008

KSC-08pd2653

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the protective...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd2650
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Sep 18, 2008

KSC-08pd2650

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians clean...

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NASA image: Eroded Layers in Shalbatana Valles
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Jan 23, 2018

Eroded Layers in Shalbatana Valles

Layers, probably sedimentary in origin, have undergone extensive erosion in this image from NASA's Mars...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Dec 15, 2000

Microgravity

NASA is looking to biological techniques that are millions of years old to help it develop new materials and...

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NASA image: Impact Craters as Windows to What Lies Beneath
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Oct 19, 2021

Impact Craters as Windows to What Lies Beneath

Impact craters are common on all solar system bodies. They offer many clues to scientists regarding the geologic...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 24, 2001

Microgravity

As a liquefied metal solidifies, particles dispersed in the liquid are either pushed ahead of or engulfed by the...

MSFC
NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-7052
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Aug 25, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-7052

P-34718 Range: 210,000 kilometers (128,000 miles) This natural color image of the limb of Triton shows the largest...

ARC
NASA image: Dark, Thin Fracture-Filling Material
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Nov 11, 2015

Dark, Thin Fracture-Filling Material

These images and overlay bar charts from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars...

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NASA image: Possible Interiors of the TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets
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Jan 22, 2021

Possible Interiors of the TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets

This illustration shows three possible interiors of the seven rocky exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, based on...

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-7053
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Aug 25, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-7053

Range : 190,000 km ( 118,000 mi.) This false color image of Triton is a composite of images taken through the...

ARC
NASA image: Kepler Supernova Remnant: A View from Spitzer Space Telescope
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Oct 6, 2004

Kepler Supernova Remnant: A View from Spitzer Space Telescope

This Spitzer false-color image is a composite of data from the 24 micron channel of Spitzer's multiband imaging...

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NASA image: Conamara Color Closeup
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Oct 2, 2024

Conamara Color Closeup

This image shows a close-up view of terrain within the region of Europa's surface named Conamara. This region sports...

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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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