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

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto Mosiac

This mosaic is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained during its flyby...

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NASA image: SuperCam Views Cine
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Dec 15, 2021

SuperCam Views Cine

This enhanced-color close-up of a rock target called "Cine" was captured by the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA's...

JPL
NASA image: Chausey, French Channel Islands
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Mar 16, 2023

Chausey, French Channel Islands

Chausey is a group of small islands and islets off the coast of Normandy and is part of the French Channel Islands....

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NASA image: Perseverance Views Sunspots
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Jun 10, 2024

Perseverance Views Sunspots

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured this series of images of sunspots – regions where solar flares erupt on the...

JPL
NASA image: AutoNav Drives Perseverance Forward
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Apr 19, 2022

AutoNav Drives Perseverance Forward

This video shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using its auto-navigation, or AutoNav, technology to guide it during...

JPL
NASA image: Two Views of Delta Scarp
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Jun 22, 2021

Two Views of Delta Scarp

This composite image of the "Delta Scarp" in Mars' Jezero Crater was generated using data from two imagers aboard...

JPL
NASA image: Mars' Delta Scarp From More Than a Mile Away
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Jun 22, 2021

Mars' Delta Scarp From More Than a Mile Away

Composed of five images, this mosaic of the Jezero Crater's "Delta Scarp" was taken on March 17, 2021, by the Remote...

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NASA image: Water Enters Jezero Crater Billions of Years Ago (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 12, 2023

Water Enters Jezero Crater Billions of Years Ago (Artist's Concept)

This animated artist's concept depicts a scene of water breaking through the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, which...

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NASA image: Perseverance and SHERLOC's Calibration Target
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Mar 26, 2025

Perseverance and SHERLOC's Calibration Target

At left is NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The annotation shows where spacesuit materials can be found attached to a...

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NASA image: Dawn Navigating Ceres
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May 24, 2017

Dawn Navigating Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of Ceres' south polar region on May 17, 2017, from an altitude of about...

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NASA image:  'Green Gardens' Sample in Tube
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Apr 10, 2025

'Green Gardens' Sample in Tube

This image shows a cylinder of rock the size of a piece of classroom chalk inside the drill of NASA's Perseverance...

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NASA image: Mar Menor, Spain
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Oct 18, 2023

Mar Menor, Spain

Mar Menor, in southeast Spain, is Europe's largest coastal saltwater lagoon. For the past 40 years, Mar Menor has...

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NASA image: Perseverance Captures 'Bright Angel' in 360 Degrees
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Jul 25, 2024

Perseverance Captures 'Bright Angel' in 360 Degrees

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z instrument to capture this 360-degree view of a region on Mars...

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NASA image: Perseverance's First Cored Mars Rock in Sample Tube
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Sep 6, 2021

Perseverance's First Cored Mars Rock in Sample Tube

The first cored sample of Mars rock is visible (at center) inside a titanium sample collection tube in this from the...

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NASA image: Perseverance's View of 'Bunsen Peak'
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Apr 3, 2024

Perseverance's View of 'Bunsen Peak'

This view shows a rock nicknamed "Bunsen Peak" where NASA's Perseverance Mars rover extracted its 21st rock core...

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NASA image: PIXL's View of Dourbes
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Dec 16, 2021

PIXL's View of Dourbes

These images show a rock target called "Dourbes" in Mars' Jezero Crater and a map of chemical elements detected...

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NASA image: View - Caribbean Coast - Venezuela
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Aug 15, 1973

View - Caribbean Coast - Venezuela

S73-35079 (July-September 1973) --- A near vertical view of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela is seen in this Skylab...

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NASA image: Kaiser Crater Dunes
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Feb 14, 2023

Kaiser Crater Dunes

This VIS image is located in Kaiser Crater and shows several regions of sand dunes located on the southern part of...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 1, 1998

Microgravity

On STS-89, three Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) test cells were subjected to five cycles of compression and...

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NASA image: From Orbit, Looking toward Mercury's Horizon
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Dec 8, 2017

From Orbit, Looking toward Mercury's Horizon

NASA image acquired: March 29, 2011 MESSENGER acquired this image of Mercury's horizon as the spacecraft was moving...

GSFC
NASA image: Layering in Spallanzani Crater
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Apr 22, 2015

Layering in Spallanzani Crater

In this image from NASA Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, we can see quite a spectacular layering pattern inside an...

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NASA image: Union of the Comoros
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Jul 21, 2022

Union of the Comoros

Grande Comore is the largest island of the Union of the Comoros, an island nation located in the Mozambique Channel...

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NASA image: An Expanse for Perseverance to Explore
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Jul 21, 2021

An Expanse for Perseverance to Explore

This wide view of Mars' Jezero Crater was taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on July 15, 2021 (the 143rd sol, or...

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NASA image: Mapping Perseverance's First Six Samples
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Dec 28, 2021

Mapping Perseverance's First Six Samples

This annotated map shows the locations where NASA's Perseverance Mars rover collected its first witness tube and...

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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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