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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: What the Webb Telescope Found Way Back in the Early Universe on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023

What the Webb Telescope Found Way Back in the Early Universe on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2023

What the Webb telescope found way back in the early Universe, another hot trip around the Sun for our Parker Solar...

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NASA image: Hubble Deep Field Image Unveils Myriad Galaxies Back to the Beginning of Time
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Jan 15, 1996

Hubble Deep Field Image Unveils Myriad Galaxies Back to the Beginning of Time

Several hundred never before seen galaxies are visible in this deepest-ever view of the universe, called the Hubble...

STScI (Hubble)
NASA image: KSC-04-S-00319
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Sep 23, 2004

KSC-04-S-00319

More than thirty years since their accidental discovery, gamma-ray bursts are still a mystery to scientists. These...

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NASA image: A Million Comet Pieces
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May 10, 2006

A Million Comet Pieces

This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming...

JPL
NASA image: Galaxy NGC 1850
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Dec 3, 1999

Galaxy NGC 1850

By spying on a neighboring galaxy, NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a young, globular-like star...

JPL
NASA image: Dusty Dead Star
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Mar 29, 2010

Dusty Dead Star

A composite image from NASA Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes shows the dusty remains of a collapsed star, a...

JPL
NASA image: White Dwarf Stars
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Dec 1, 1999

White Dwarf Stars

Peering deep inside a cluster of several hundred thousand stars, NASA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered the...

JPL
NASA image: Comet Stepping Stones
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May 5, 2006

Comet Stepping Stones

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows three of the many fragments making up Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3. The...

JPL
NASA image: Circle of Ashes
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Apr 5, 2006

Circle of Ashes

This plot shows that a pulsar, the remnant of a stellar explosion, is surrounded by a disk of its own ashes. The...

JPL
NASA image: Rocky Ring of Debris Around Vega Artist Concept
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Jan 8, 2013

Rocky Ring of Debris Around Vega Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. Evidence for this warm ring of debris...

JPL
NASA image: Galactic Train Wrecks
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May 25, 2011

Galactic Train Wrecks

This montage combines observations from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX...

JPL
NASA image: A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing
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Jan 10, 2012

A Dwarf Galaxy Star Bar and Dusty Wing

In combined data from ESA Herschel and NASA Spitzer telescopes, irregular distribution of dust in the Small...

JPL
NASA image: Water Vapor Over Europa
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Dec 12, 2013

Water Vapor Over Europa

This graphic shows the location of water vapor detected over Europa south pole in observations taken by NASA Hubble...

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: Smeared and Magnified Galaxy
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Apr 29, 2014

Smeared and Magnified Galaxy

The young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901, is seen here by the Herschel Space Observatory and the...

JPL
NASA image: Bubbly Little Star
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Nov 8, 2007

Bubbly Little Star

In this processed Spitzer Space Telescope image, baby star HH 46/47 can be seen blowing two massive bubbles. The...

JPL
NASA image: Ultraviolet Ring Around the Galaxies
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Aug 11, 2010

Ultraviolet Ring Around the Galaxies

Astronomers have found unexpected rings and arcs of ultraviolet light around a selection of galaxies, four of which...

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: GSFC2024excite02
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Aug 29, 2024

GSFC2024excite02

NASA Goddard astrophysicist Kyle Helson looks at EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) as it dangles from...

GSFC
NASA image: GSFC2024excite01
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Aug 29, 2024

GSFC2024excite01

NASA Goddard astrophysicist Kyle Helson looks at EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) as it dangles from...

GSFC
NASA image: STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103
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Apr 25, 1990

STS-31 pre-deployment checkout of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on OV-103

During STS-31 checkout, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is held in a pre-deployment position by Discovery's,...

JSC
NASA image: Jupiter Wave
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Oct 13, 2015

Jupiter Wave

Scientists spotted a rare wave in Jupiter North Equatorial Belt that had been seen there only once before in this...

JPL
NASA image: Pandora Cluster Seen by Spitzer
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Sep 28, 2016

Pandora Cluster Seen by Spitzer

This image of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also called Pandora's Cluster, was taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope....

JPL
NASA image: Jupiter Infrared Glow
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Jul 7, 2015

Jupiter Infrared Glow

This still from an animation of four images shows Jupiter in infrared light as seen by NASA InfraRed Telescope...

JPL
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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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