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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: Why Are Galaxies So Smooth?
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Apr 30, 2009

Why Are Galaxies So Smooth?

This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 2841, located about 46 million...

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NASA image: Subjective Assessment
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Dec 8, 2021

Subjective Assessment

Test subjects performing subjective assessment of underwater lamp source during NBL Preliminary Lunar Lighting...

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NASA image: Subjective Assessment
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Dec 8, 2021

Subjective Assessment

Test subjects performing subjective assessment of underwater lamp source during NBL Preliminary Lunar Lighting...

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NASA image: Subjective Assessment
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Dec 8, 2021

Subjective Assessment

Test subjects performing subjective assessment of underwater lamp source during NBL Preliminary Lunar Lighting...

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NASA image: Shadow Assessment
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Dec 8, 2021

Shadow Assessment

Test subjects performing mission-relevant tasks and evaluating shadow quality during NBL Preliminary Lunar Lighting...

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NASA image: Observations Reshape Basic Plasma Wave Physics
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Mar 31, 2017

Observations Reshape Basic Plasma Wave Physics

New light has been shed on the invisible forces shaping our near-Earth environment, unveiling a fundamental physical...

GSFC
NASA image: ARC-1994-AC94-0007-22
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Jan 13, 1994

ARC-1994-AC94-0007-22

N-260 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory in afternoon light

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NASA image: GRC-2013-C-05859
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Dec 16, 2009

GRC-2013-C-05859

Unbrazed and Brazed Tensile Sample, photography in the lighting studio

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NASA image: KSC-04pd-2551
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Dec 9, 2004

KSC-04pd-2551

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Hyeon-Hye Kim, a plant physiologist with the National Research Council at the Space...

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NASA image: KSC-07-S-00014
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Feb 17, 2007

KSC-07-S-00014

3-2-1 Liftoff_ THEMIS heads for space to study the Northern Lights. The THEMIS mission aims to unravel the mystery...

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NASA image: Spectrum Project
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Oct 16, 2017

Spectrum Project

Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting. The device...

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NASA image: Spectrum Project
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Oct 16, 2017

Spectrum Project

Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to different colors of lighting. The...

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NASA image: iss071e604388
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Aug 15, 2024

iss071e604388

iss071e604388 (Aug. 15, 2024) --- The city lights of southern Thailand and Malaysia sit in between the Malacca...

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NASA image: Spectrum Project
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Oct 16, 2017

Spectrum Project

Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to different colors of lighting. The...

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NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jan 1, 1969

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

This image of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL-2688 and located roughly 3,000 light-years from us, was taken in red...

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NASA image: GEDI Media Resources: B-Roll
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Oct 9, 2018

GEDI Media Resources: B-Roll

GEDI is a full-waveform lidar instrument that makes detailed measurements of the 3D structure of the Earth’s...

GSFC
NASA image: Spectrum Project
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Oct 16, 2017

Spectrum Project

Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting. The device...

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NASA image: The Taiwan Strait separates China's southeast coast from Taiwan
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Dec 28, 2024

The Taiwan Strait separates China's southeast coast from Taiwan

iss072e435710 (Dec. 28, 2024) --- The Taiwan Strait separates China's southeast coast from Taiwan in this photograph...

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NASA image: Thessaloniki, Greece—on the Thermaic Gulf
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Nov 2, 2025

Thessaloniki, Greece—on the Thermaic Gulf

iss073e1047210 (Nov. 2, 2025) --- Thessaloniki, Greece—a 2,300-year-old port city on the Thermaic Gulf with a...

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NASA image: Nespoli works with the LMM
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Mar 8, 2011

Nespoli works with the LMM

iss026e032517 (3/8/2011) --- European Space Agency (ESA) Paolo Nespoli works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM)...

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NASA image: Spectrum Project
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Oct 16, 2017

Spectrum Project

Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting. The device...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-07-S-00011
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Feb 17, 2007

KSC-07-S-00011

About the Northern Lights -- a video overview of what the THEMIS mission will reveal. The THEMIS mission aims to...

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NASA image: New Views of a Familiar Beauty
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Jan 12, 2005

New Views of a Familiar Beauty

This image composite compares the well-known visible-light picture of the glowing Trifid Nebula (left panel) with...

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NASA image: Extra X-rays at the Hub of Our Milky Way Galaxy
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Apr 29, 2015

Extra X-rays at the Hub of Our Milky Way Galaxy

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has captured a new high-energy X-ray view (magenta, Figure...

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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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