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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: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Dec 5, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Nov 30, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Dec 4, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Peaking Into the Dark
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Dec 8, 2017

Peaking Into the Dark

In this dramatic scene, an unnamed crater in Mercury's northern volcanic plains is bathed in darkness as the sun...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Nov 27, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Venus - Ovda Regio
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Aug 13, 1996

Venus - Ovda Regio

This image covers much of Ovda Regio, which forms the western part of Aphrodite Terra. It covers an area about 2,250...

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NASA image: Pluto Badlands
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Dec 5, 2015

Pluto Badlands

This highest-resolution image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft shows how erosion and faulting has sculpted this...

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NASA image: Soaring Over Lunar Mt. Hadley
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Dec 8, 2017

Soaring Over Lunar Mt. Hadley

Apollo mission planners selected an adventurous landing site for Apollo 15 located on a relatively small patch of...

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NASA image: Hubble Eyes Galactic Refurbishment
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Eyes Galactic Refurbishment

The smudge of stars at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a galaxy known as UGC 5797. UGC...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Dec 1, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto
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Dec 5, 2015

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto

This frame from a movie is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew
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Jan 4, 2010

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 22 Crew

ISS022-E-019513 (4 Jan. 2010) --- The Rio Negro floodplain in Patagonia, Argentina is featured in this image...

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NASA image: Portrait of Astronaut Nick Hague
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Jan 13, 2020

Portrait of Astronaut Nick Hague

"When we do passes over parts of the world where you can see the human impact to the world, you get to really see...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember
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Nov 22, 2011

Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember

ISS030-E-005118 (22 Nov. 2011) --- A dust plume over the Bahia Blanca, Argentina is featured in this image...

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NASA image: Budapest, Hungary, Perspective View, SRTM Elevation Model with Landsat Overlay
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Feb 13, 2004

Budapest, Hungary, Perspective View, SRTM Elevation Model with Landsat Overlay

After draining the northern flank of the Alps Mountains in Germany and Austria, the Danube River flows east as it...

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NASA image: New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated
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Dec 8, 2017

New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated

This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA’s...

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NASA image: Earth observations Cape Town, South Africa taken during the STS-97 mission
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Dec 10, 2000

Earth observations Cape Town, South Africa taken during the STS-97 mission

STS097-711-069 (30 Nov. - 11 Dec. 2000) This view featuring Cape Town and the Western Cape Province in the Republic...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 17 Crew
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Aug 19, 2008

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 17 Crew

ISS017-E-013769 (19 Aug. 2008) --- Tunis, Tunisia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 17...

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NASA image: A Full View of Pluto Stunning Crescent
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Oct 29, 2015

A Full View of Pluto Stunning Crescent

In September, NASA's New Horizons team released a stunning but incomplete image of Pluto's crescent. Thanks to new...

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NASA image: Earth observation taken by the Expedition 28 crew
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Aug 21, 2011

Earth observation taken by the Expedition 28 crew

ISS028-E-029679 (21 Aug. 2011) --- A night time view of India-Pakistan borderlands is featured in this image...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 18 Crew
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Mar 26, 2009

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 18 Crew

ISS018-E-043947 (26 March 2009) --- Etosha Pan in Namibia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 18...

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NASA image: Advance Inspection of NASA Next Mars Landing Site
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Mar 29, 2017

Advance Inspection of NASA Next Mars Landing Site

This map shows footprints of images taken from Mars orbit by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)...

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NASA image: Curiosity Rock or Soil Sampling Sites on Mars, Through November 2016
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Dec 13, 2016

Curiosity Rock or Soil Sampling Sites on Mars, Through November 2016

nal Caption Released with Image: This graphic maps locations of the sites where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover...

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NASA image: New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface
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May 27, 2016

New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface

This frame from a movie, which extends across the hemisphere that faced New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past...

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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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