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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: Titan Craters, the Old and the New
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Jan 17, 2013

Titan Craters, the Old and the New

This set of images from the radar instrument on NASA Cassini spacecraft shows a relatively fresh crater called...

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NASA image: Handle-shaped Prominence
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Feb 17, 2001

Handle-shaped Prominence

NASA Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope aboard ESA’s SOHO spacecraft took this image of a huge, handle-shaped...

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NASA image: Dust Obscures Liaoning Province, China
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May 1, 2002

Dust Obscures Liaoning Province, China

This pair of images, acquired 16 days apart by NASA Terra satellite in 2002 and 2007, covers the Liaoning region of...

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NASA image: Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth Artist Animation
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Jul 27, 2011

Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth Artist Animation

This artist concept illustrates the first known Earth Trojan asteroid, discovered by NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting...

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NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Eyes Bolivian Flooding
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Feb 26, 2014

NASA Spacecraft Eyes Bolivian Flooding

NASA Terra spacecraft shows that extremely heavy seasonal rains have fallen on northern Bolivia since October 2013....

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NASA image: MISR Stereo Imagery of Blue Mountain Fires in New South Wales, Australia
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Oct 24, 2013

MISR Stereo Imagery of Blue Mountain Fires in New South Wales, Australia

NASA Terra spacecraft passed over the Blue Mountains to the west and north of Sydney, A mild winter and an extremely...

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NASA image: Lycus Sulci
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Nov 10, 2010

Lycus Sulci

Lycus Sulci is an extremely complex region surrounding the western and northern flanks of Olympus Mons. With a...

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NASA image: Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures
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Aug 9, 1996

Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures

This electron microscope image shows extremely tiny tubular structures that are possible microscopic fossils of...

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NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Monitors Flooding in Algeria
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Mar 9, 2012

NASA Spacecraft Monitors Flooding in Algeria

Extremely heavy rains fell at the end of February 2012 in the northern Algerian province of El Tarf, near the...

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NASA image: Galaxies Burn Bright Like High-Wattage Light Bulbs
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Aug 29, 2012

Galaxies Burn Bright Like High-Wattage Light Bulbs

NASA WISE has identified about 1,000 extremely obscured objects over the sky, as marked by the magenta symbols....

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NASA image: Galaxy Cluster and Giant Arc
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Jun 26, 2012

Galaxy Cluster and Giant Arc

Astronomers using NASA Hubble Space Telescope have found a puzzling arc of light behind an extremely massive cluster...

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NASA image: Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures
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Aug 9, 1996

Mars Life? - Microscopic Tubular Structures

This electron microscope image shows tubular structures of likely Martian origin. These structures are very similar...

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NASA image: Analyzing Hot DOG Galaxies
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Aug 29, 2012

Analyzing Hot DOG Galaxies

This plot illustrates the new population of hot DOGs, or hot dust-obscured objects, found by WISE. The purple band...

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NASA image: Big Crater Down South
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Sep 3, 2012

Big Crater Down South

A large crater can be seen in the southern hemisphere of Saturn two-tone moon Iapetus. Lit terrain seen here is on...

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NASA image: A Heart in Ascraeus Mons
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Apr 9, 2014

A Heart in Ascraeus Mons

This feature from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter looks like a heart. It is located south of Ascraeus Mons, which...

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NASA image: Dry Valleys, Antarctica
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Nov 2, 2009

Dry Valleys, Antarctica

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys west of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. They are so named because of their...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Nov 1, 1996

Space Shuttle Projects

This STS-80 onboard photograph shows the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle...

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NASA image: Festoons of Loops
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Jul 17, 2018

Festoons of Loops

This profile perspective of an active region revealed above it (June 24-25, 2018). Charged particles spinning along...

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NASA image: Gravitational Lensing Graphic
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Jan 8, 2020

Gravitational Lensing Graphic

This graphic illustrates how a faraway quasar (an extremely bright region in the center of some distant galaxies) is...

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NASA image: Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) Hardware Stow
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Jun 6, 2019

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) Hardware Stow

iss059e092346 (6/6/2019) --- A view of the Hardened Extremely Long-life Information in Optical Storage (HELIOS) case...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

Astronaut Jerome Apt works at the Extreme Temperature Translation Furnace.

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NASA image: GRC-1999-C-02487
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Mar 13, 2008

GRC-1999-C-02487

Materials and Structures for Extreme Environments - THERMAL BARRIER COATED SUPER ALLOY

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NASA image: The Most Extreme Flights of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (Mars Report)
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Feb 1, 2024

The Most Extreme Flights of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (Mars Report)

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter pushed aerodynamic limits during the final months of its mission, setting new...

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NASA image:  Space to Ground: Observing Extreme Storms: Oct. 11, 2024
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Oct 11, 2024

Space to Ground: Observing Extreme Storms: Oct. 11, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.

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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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