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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: Skirting an Obstacle, Opportunity Sol 1867
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Jul 15, 2009

Skirting an Obstacle, Opportunity Sol 1867

This view from the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows tracks left by backing out of...

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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: Sierra Leone Estuary
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Feb 5, 2014

Sierra Leone Estuary

This image acquired by NASA Terra spacecraft is of the Sierra Leone estuary, which became a focal point for trade...

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NASA image: Phobos Passing Overhead
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Jul 2, 2013

Phobos Passing Overhead

This frame from an animation shows Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars, passing overhead, as observed by...

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NASA image: Illustration of Launching Samples Home from Mars
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Jan 3, 2005

Illustration of Launching Samples Home from Mars

One crucial step in NASA Mars sample return mission would be to launch the collected sample away from the surface of...

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NASA image: Curiosity Mars Rover Route from Landing to The Kimberley Waypoint
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Apr 3, 2014

Curiosity Mars Rover Route from Landing to The Kimberley Waypoint

This map shows the route driven by NASA Curiosity Mars rover from the Bradbury Landing location where it landed in...

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NASA image: Closing in on Ceres
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Dec 3, 2013

Closing in on Ceres

NASA Dawn spacecraft will be getting an up-close look at the dwarf planet Ceres starting in late March or the...

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NASA image: Frosted Crater
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Aug 5, 2002

Frosted Crater

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft displays a frosted crater in the Martian northern hemisphere. It was...

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NASA image: Dark Star-Making Factory
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Oct 2, 2009

Dark Star-Making Factory

In this infrared view from the Herschel Observatory, a European Space Agency mission, blue shows the warmest dust,...

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NASA image: Angry Ecuadorian Volcano Imaged by NASA Spacecraft
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Aug 25, 2015

Angry Ecuadorian Volcano Imaged by NASA Spacecraft

After lying dormant for 70 years, Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador started erupting the week of Aug. 17, 2015. NASA Terra...

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NASA image: Birth of a Behemoth Storm
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Nov 17, 2011

Birth of a Behemoth Storm

The largest storm to ravage Saturn in decades started as a small spot seen in this image from NASA Cassini...

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NASA image: Reull Vallis
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Jan 13, 2023

Reull Vallis

This VIS image shows a short section of Reull Vallis. Reull Vallis starts in Promethei Terra and empties into Hellas...

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NASA image: Claritas Fossae Channel
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Feb 7, 2019

Claritas Fossae Channel

This VIS image shows a section of an unnamed channel. This channel starts within Claritas Fossae and empties down...

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NASA image: Reull Vallis
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Jan 16, 2023

Reull Vallis

This VIS image shows a short section of Reull Vallis. Reull Vallis starts in Promethei Terra and empties into Hellas...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Jan 27, 2025

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

The 2025 internship class at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, stand in front of the...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Mar 28, 2018

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

Claudia Sales, NASA’s acting X-59 deputy chief engineer and airworthiness certification lead for the quiet...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Mar 18, 2021

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

NASA’s flight systems engineer, Kassidy Mclaughlin adjusts a visual approach aid for aircraft called Pulse Light...

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NASA image: InSight Starts Burying Seismometer's Cable
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Apr 1, 2021

InSight Starts Burying Seismometer's Cable

NASA's InSight lander used the scoop on its robotic arm to begin trickling soil over the cable connecting its...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Dec 1, 2020

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

NASA’s flight systems engineer, Kassidy Mclaughlin conducts environmental testing on an instrumentation pallet. The...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Apr 26, 2018

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

Claudia Sales, NASA’s acting X-59 deputy chief engineer and airworthiness certification lead for the quiet...

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NASA image: NASA ScienceCasts: A Super Start to 2019
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Mar 20, 2019

NASA ScienceCasts: A Super Start to 2019

2019 is an excellent year to look to the sky and enjoy the spectacular view of Earth’s nearest neighbor, the Moon.

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NASA image: Next Mars Rover Starts Rolling
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Jul 29, 2010

Next Mars Rover Starts Rolling

A test operator in clean-room garb holds umbilical cables for NASA Mars rover Curiosity during the rover first drive...

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NASA image: NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns
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Nov 29, 2022

NASA Employees’ Careers Started as Interns

Julio Treviño, lead operations engineer for NASA’s Global Hawk SkyRange project, stands in front of an F/A-18...

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NASA image: Emergency Egress Basket Installation and Testing
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Feb 20, 2024

Emergency Egress Basket Installation and Testing

Teams with Exploration Ground Systems Program are starting to install the emergency egress baskets on the mobile...

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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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