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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: KSC-2012-3675
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3663
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is silhouetted against the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3672
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- A warm glow envelopes the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as dawn breaks and a...

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NASA image: TDRS-L Pre-Launch Press Conference
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Jan 21, 2014

TDRS-L Pre-Launch Press Conference

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agency and contractor...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3671
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- A warm glow envelopes the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as dawn breaks and a...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3669
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- A warm glow envelopes the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as dawn breaks over...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3667
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is silhouetted against the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-6308
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Nov 26, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – This view looking up contrasts the black and white lighthouse at Cape...

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NASA image: Perseverance Makes Tracks in Boulder Field
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Sep 21, 2023

Perseverance Makes Tracks in Boulder Field

This mosaic shows part of the path NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took through a portion of a boulder field dubbed...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3664
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- As the sun rises, the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is silhouetted against the...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3139
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Jun 20, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The U.S. Coast Guard operates the beacon of the historic Cape Canaveral Light as an active...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3673
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Jul 5, 2012

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- The lantern room of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, with its modern...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-6309
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Nov 26, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station lighthouse takes on a warm glow as...

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NASA image: Checking the Cover on Perseverance's SHERLOC
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Jun 26, 2024

Checking the Cover on Perseverance's SHERLOC

Video from a navigation camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows the position of a cover on the SHERLOC...

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NASA image: Perseverance Views 'Bright Angel'
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Jun 13, 2024

Perseverance Views 'Bright Angel'

NASA's Perseverance rover was traveling in the channel of an ancient river, Neretva Vallis, when it captured this...

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NASA image: Perseverance Views Wind Lifting a Massive Dust Cloud
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Jun 1, 2022

Perseverance Views Wind Lifting a Massive Dust Cloud

This series of images from a navigation camera aboard NASA's Perseverance rover shows a gust of wind sweeping dust...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Weather Sensors Deployed
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Mar 5, 2021

Perseverance's Weather Sensors Deployed

This set of images shows part of the deployment of the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) wind sensors on...

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NASA image: NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Drops in on Death Valley
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May 24, 2019

NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Drops in on Death Valley

On a test flight in Death Valley, California, an Airbus helicopter carried an engineering model of the Lander Vision...

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NASA image: LCAM Views the Heat Shield After Being Released from Mars 2020 Spacecraft
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Mar 4, 2021

LCAM Views the Heat Shield After Being Released from Mars 2020 Spacecraft

The heat shield drops away toward Mars after being released from the Mars 2020 back shell during the spacecraft's...

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NASA image: Perseverance's LCAM Views the Heat Shield During Descent
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Mar 4, 2021

Perseverance's LCAM Views the Heat Shield During Descent

The heat shield drops away toward Mars after being released from the Mars 2020 back shell during the spacecraft's...

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NASA image: Curiosity Arrives at Gediz Vallis Channel
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Mar 29, 2024

Curiosity Arrives at Gediz Vallis Channel

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree panorama using one of its black-and-white navigation cameras on...

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NASA image: Panorama from Curiosity Sol 1000 Location
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Jul 1, 2015

Panorama from Curiosity Sol 1000 Location

This 360-degree panorama from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the surroundings...

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NASA image: Perseverance Views Dust Devils Swirling Across Jezero Crater
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Jun 1, 2022

Perseverance Views Dust Devils Swirling Across Jezero Crater

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to capture these dust devils swirling across...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle carrying the second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is poised for launch after rollback of the Mobile Service Tower. Opportunity will reach Mars on Jan. 25, 2004. Together the two MER rovers, Spirit (launched June 10) and Opportunity, seek to determine the history of climate and water at two sites on Mars where conditions may once have been favorable to life. The rovers are identical. They will navigate themselves around obstacles as they drive across the Martian surface, traveling up to about 130 feet each Martian day. Each rover carries five scientific instruments including a panoramic camera and microscope, plus a rock abrasion tool that will grind away the outer surfaces of rocks to expose their interiors for examination. Each rover’s prime mission is planned to last three months on Mars.
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Jul 7, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle carrying the second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is poised for launch after rollback of the Mobile Service Tower. Opportunity will reach Mars on Jan. 25, 2004. Together the two MER rovers, Spirit (launched June 10) and Opportunity, seek to determine the history of climate and water at two sites on Mars where conditions may once have been favorable to life. The rovers are identical. They will navigate themselves around obstacles as they drive across the Martian surface, traveling up to about 130 feet each Martian day. Each rover carries five scientific instruments including a panoramic camera and microscope, plus a rock abrasion tool that will grind away the outer surfaces of rocks to expose their interiors for examination. Each rover’s prime mission is planned to last three months on Mars.

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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.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II Heavy launch...

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