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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.

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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: What's Up: March 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Mar 1, 2023

What's Up: March 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in November 2020? Cool autumn evenings are a great time to look for the...

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Jul 1, 2023

What's Up: July 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023? Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it's at its...

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May 1, 2021

What's Up: May 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2021? Beginning mid-May, find all four inner planets (including Earth!)...

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Mar 1, 2021

What's Up: March 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks...

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Feb 1, 2021

What's Up: February 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in February 2021? Find Mars all month after sunset, especially on the night of...

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Dec 1, 2021

What's Up: December 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2021? See three planets after sunset, but say goodbye to Venus as...

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NASA image: Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion’s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. (Or has it?)  Presenter: Preston Dyches, NASA-JPL
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Feb 3, 2020

Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion’s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. (Or has it?) Presenter: Preston Dyches, NASA-JPL

Presenter: Preston Dyches, NASA-JPL

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NASA image: What's Up: January 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Dec 22, 2023

What's Up: January 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in January 2024? The year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteors, and some great...

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May 1, 2024

What's Up: May 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2024? Mars and Saturn tussle with the Moon, Mercury makes a brief a.m....

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NASA image: What's Up: December 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Dec 1, 2022

What's Up: December 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2022? The Moon sweeps past Jupiter twice this month, and actually...

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NASA image: What's Up: November 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Nov 1, 2023

What's Up: November 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in November 2023? The Leonid meteors peak, Saturn sits in the celestial sea,...

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NASA image: What's Up: December 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Dec 1, 2023

What's Up: December 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2023? Clear skies will make for ideal viewing of the Geminid meteor...

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NASA image: What's Up: October 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Oct 1, 2021

What's Up: October 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2021? See several groupings of the Moon, planets, and stars at...

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NASA image: What's Up: February 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Jan 31, 2023

What's Up: February 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in February 2023? See Jupiter and Venus appear nearer each night, as they head...

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NASA image: What's Up: January 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Jan 1, 2022

What's Up: January 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in January 2022? Stargazing is at its best on the nights around the new moon,...

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NASA image: What's Up: December 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Dec 1, 2020

What's Up: December 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2020? Catch the year's best meteor shower, the Geminids, in the...

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NASA image: What's Up: June 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Jun 1, 2022

What's Up: June 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in June 2022? The morning quartet of Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Mars continues...

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Jun 29, 2023

What's Up: July 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in July 2023? Mars and Venus start the month close together, but part ways and...

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Jan 1, 2021

What's Up: January 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in January 2021? Mark Earth's closest approach to the Sun for the year, called...

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Aug 1, 2021

What's Up: August 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2021? The best-known meteor shower of the year should be a good time...

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Mar 1, 2024

What's Up: March 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in March 2024? Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot...

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NASA image: What's Up: April 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Apr 1, 2024

What's Up: April 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet...

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Jun 30, 2022

What's Up: July 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in July 2022? The naked-eye planets of dawn – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn...

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NASA image: What's Up: April 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Apr 1, 2021

What's Up: April 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in April 2021? Look for the rosy arch known as the Belt of Venus at sunset,...

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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.
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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.
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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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