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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: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

Marie Lewis, NASA Communications, moderates the launch broadcast for the Landsat 9 mission on Sept. 27, 2021, at...

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts in NACA Laboratory: Nearly 200 women are employed at the Langley Laboratory of the...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

Dr. Kate Frickas, cofounder of "Ladies of Landsat", participates in the launch broadcast for the Landsat 9 mission...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

Frank DeMauro, vice president, Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Systems, participates in the launch broadcast for the...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Liftoff
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Liftoff

NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite launches on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at...

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NASA image: Space Science
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Oct 1, 1990

Space Science

Using the Solar Vector Magnetograph, a solar observation facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC),...

MSFC
NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts in NACA Laboratory: Nearly 200 women are employed at the Langley Laboratory of the...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

Marc Evan Jackson, actor, "Landsat Steve" in Kong: Skull Island, participates in the launch broadcast for the...

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts in NACA Laboratory: Nearly 200 women are employed at the Langley Laboratory of the...

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NASA image: KSC-03pd0179
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Jan 25, 2003

KSC-03pd0179

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After being dropped from the L-1011 aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST over the Atlantic Ocean,...

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts in NACA Laboratory: Nearly 200 women are employed at the Langley Laboratory of the...

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NASA image: Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory
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May 15, 1943

Women Adequately Filling Posts In NACA Laboratory

Women Adequately Filling Posts in NACA Laboratory: Nearly 200 women are employed at the Langley Laboratory of the...

LRC
NASA image: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite launches on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at...

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NASA image: Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Live Launch Coverage

Omar Baez, NASA senior launch director, participates in the launch broadcast for the Landsat 9 mission on Sept. 27,...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Fairing Cleaning and Sampling
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Apr 6, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Fairing Cleaning and Sampling

On Friday, April 6, 2018, in NASA’s Building 8337 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians and...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Fairing Cleaning and Sampling
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Apr 6, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Fairing Cleaning and Sampling

On Friday, April 6, 2018, in NASA’s Building 8337 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians and...

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NASA image: ICESat-2 Beauty Pass
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Oct 15, 2014

ICESat-2 Beauty Pass

The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is a laser altimeter that will measure the heights of...

GSFC
NASA image: Landsat 9 Liftoff
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Sep 27, 2021

Landsat 9 Liftoff

NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite launches on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at...

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NASA image: ELaNa 19 / Venture Class CubeSats - NMTSat
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Apr 13, 2018

ELaNa 19 / Venture Class CubeSats - NMTSat

NMTSat is a student-built satellite built by undergraduate and graduates students primarily from New Mexico Tech....

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NASA image: KSC-99pc51
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Jan 11, 1999

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With the light casting a rosy glow in a specially built clean room at Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., Loral technicians...

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NASA image: GPM: Making Science Fun for Kids Through Comics
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Dec 21, 2015

GPM: Making Science Fun for Kids Through Comics

To get young students reading about science, NASA is trying something different. Instead of a press release or a...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0113
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Jan 10, 2005

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JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, CALIF. - At Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colo., the infrared (IR) spectrometer for the Deep...

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NASA image: Spacelab
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Dec 1, 1990

Spacelab

In this photograph, the instruments of the Astro-1 Observatory are erected in the cargo bay of the Columbia orbiter....

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NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Apr 15, 1997

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

This photograph captures the installation of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, formerly Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics...

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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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