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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: Bubble of Our Sun Influence
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Nov 20, 2009

Bubble of Our Sun Influence

New data from NASA Cassini spacecraft suggest that the shape of our solar system moving through the local Milky Way...

JPL
NASA image: Galactic Behavior for the Outer B Ring
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Nov 1, 2010

Galactic Behavior for the Outer B Ring

Keeping a close watch on the outer portion of Saturn B ring, NASA Cassini spacecraft records the complex inward and...

JPL
NASA image: Spitzer Sees Stray Starlight Artist Concept
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Oct 24, 2012

Spitzer Sees Stray Starlight Artist Concept

This artist concepts shows new research from scientists using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope suggests that a...

JPL
NASA image: Black Hole Jets Make Shock Waves
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Jul 2, 2014

Black Hole Jets Make Shock Waves

A composite image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4258 showing X-ray emission observed with NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory...

JPL
NASA image: Short-Wavelength Infrared Views of Messier 81
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Dec 18, 2003

Short-Wavelength Infrared Views of Messier 81

The magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope...

JPL
NASA image: A Nearby Stellar Cradle
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Nov 7, 2012

A Nearby Stellar Cradle

The Milky Way and other galaxies in the universe harbor many young star clusters and associations that each contain...

JPL
NASA image: Galactic Metropolis
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May 11, 2010

Galactic Metropolis

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope contributed to the infrared component of the observations of a surprisingly large...

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NASA image: Extremely Bright and Extremely Rare
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Aug 29, 2012

Extremely Bright and Extremely Rare

This image zooms in on the region around the first hot DOG red object in magenta circle, discovered by NASA...

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NASA image: A Milky Way Mixer Amongst the Stars
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Feb 5, 2015

A Milky Way Mixer Amongst the Stars

This composite image comes from the ESA Planck shows a festive portrait of our Milky Way galaxy shows a mishmash of...

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NASA image: Cosmic Jets Coming at You Artist Concept
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Apr 12, 2012

Cosmic Jets Coming at You Artist Concept

This artist concept shows a feeding, or active, supermassive black hole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks
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Jul 1, 2008

Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. This image, taken by NASA Hubble Space Telescope, is a very...

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NASA image: Andromeda is So Hot n Cold
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Jan 5, 2011

Andromeda is So Hot n Cold

This mosaic of the Andromeda spiral galaxy highlights explosive stars in its interior, and cooler, dusty stars...

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NASA image: Hustle and Bustle at Center of Milky Way
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May 7, 2013

Hustle and Bustle at Center of Milky Way

This artist concept illustrates the frenzied activity at the core of our Milky Way galaxy. The galactic center hosts...

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NASA image: Smile, and the Universe Smiles With You
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Feb 10, 2015

Smile, and the Universe Smiles With You

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy cluster, SDSS J1038+4849, that appears to have...

JPL
NASA image: Dark Murky Clouds in the Bright Milky Way
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Aug 24, 2011

Dark Murky Clouds in the Bright Milky Way

This infrared image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows exceptionally cold, dense cloud cores seen...

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NASA image: Cosmic Caper Unfolds in Infrared
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Oct 22, 2007

Cosmic Caper Unfolds in Infrared

This plot of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope reveals vast reservoirs of hot gas in a galaxy about a billion...

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NASA image: Supernova Dust Factory in M74
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Jun 9, 2006

Supernova Dust Factory in M74

Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a dust factory 30 million light-years away in the spiral...

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NASA image: Planck View of BICEP2/Keck Array Field
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Jan 30, 2015

Planck View of BICEP2/Keck Array Field

The color scale in this image from the Planck mission represents the emission from dust, a minor but crucial...

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NASA image: Gorilla Black Hole in the Mist
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Aug 3, 2005

Gorilla Black Hole in the Mist

This false-color image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy yellow that houses a quasar, a...

JPL
NASA image: WISE Last Light
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Feb 18, 2011

WISE Last Light

On the morning of February 1, 2011, NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, took its last snapshot of the...

JPL
NASA image: Dusty Space Cloud
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Jan 10, 2012

Dusty Space Cloud

This image shows the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light as seen by ESA Herschel Space Observatory and...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Catches a Transformation in the Virgo Constellation
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Catches a Transformation in the Virgo Constellation

The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is especially rich in galaxies, due in part to the presence of a massive and...

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NASA image: Hubble Uncovers a Mysterious Hermit
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Uncovers a Mysterious Hermit

This irregular dwarf galaxy's closes neighbor is 2.3 million light years away, so yeah, we're calling it...

GSFC
NASA image: Hubble Peers Into the Center of a Spiral
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Peers Into the Center of a Spiral

This Hubble image shows the central region of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small spiral...

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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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