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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: Stars Adorn Orion Sword
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May 26, 2011

Stars Adorn Orion Sword

This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the constellation Orion -- an active...

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NASA image: Surging Onward
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Sep 14, 2006

Surging Onward

A brilliant spot of sunlight, the opposition effect, travels outward across the rings as the Cassini spacecraft...

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NASA image: Spring at the North Pole
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Dec 6, 2013

Spring at the North Pole

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows sand dunes located near the north polar cap. It is...

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NASA image: Gas Planet Orbits
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Aug 19, 2008

Gas Planet Orbits

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the jovian Jupiter-like planets because they are all gigantic...

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NASA image: Opportunity Catches its Shadow on Sol 180
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Aug 2, 2004

Opportunity Catches its Shadow on Sol 180

This self-portrait of NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity comes courtesy of the Sun and the rover front...

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NASA image: Hero Rupes Scarp
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Oct 7, 1999

Hero Rupes Scarp

After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, NASA Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on...

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NASA image: MESSENGER Views an Intriguing Crater
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Jan 20, 2008

MESSENGER Views an Intriguing Crater

NASA MESSENGER spacecraft Narrow Angle Camera NAC on the Mercury Dual Imaging System MDIS acquired this view of...

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NASA image: Janus Hides in Plain Sight
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Aug 16, 2006

Janus Hides in Plain Sight

Tiny, dust-sized particles in Saturn rings become much easier to see at high phase angle -- the angle formed by the...

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NASA image: Brown Dwarf Comparison
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Nov 17, 2009

Brown Dwarf Comparison

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will uncover many failed stars, or brown dwarfs, in infrared light. This...

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NASA image: Two Brown Dwarfs in Our Backyard
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Mar 11, 2013

Two Brown Dwarfs in Our Backyard

WISE J104915.57-531906, center of the larger image, was taken by the NASA WISE. This is the closest star system...

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NASA image: Black Holes: Monsters in Space Artist Concept
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Feb 27, 2013

Black Holes: Monsters in Space Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun....

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NASA image: Life Starting Materials Found in Dusty Disk
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Dec 20, 2005

Life Starting Materials Found in Dusty Disk

This graph, or spectrum, from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope tells astronomers that some of the most basic ingredients...

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NASA image: Triton
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Aug 19, 1999

Triton

NASA Voyager 2 obtained this color image of Neptune largest satellite,Triton, on Aug. 22, 1989. The south pole of...

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NASA image: Hexagon and Rings
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Feb 4, 2013

Hexagon and Rings

Saturn north polar hexagon basks in the Sun light now that spring has come to the northern hemisphere. Many smaller...

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NASA image: Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star
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Jan 16, 1996

Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star

This Hubble telescope snapshot of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula, reveals that the object has an hourglass shape...

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NASA image: A Dark Duo
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Dec 29, 2005

A Dark Duo

Epimetheus 116 kilometers, or 72 miles across, at right and Janus 181 kilometers, or 113 miles across, at left are...

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NASA image: Relative Positions of Distant Spacecraft
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Apr 29, 2011

Relative Positions of Distant Spacecraft

This graphic shows the relative positions of NASA most distant spacecraft in early 2011, looking at the solar system...

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NASA image: Similarities to Lunar Highlands
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Oct 8, 1999

Similarities to Lunar Highlands

After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, NASA Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on...

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NASA image: Dark and Bright
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Dec 8, 2005

Dark and Bright

This image of the polar region illustrates the effect of the sun on polar frost. The highstanding ridges have lost...

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NASA image: Hartley 2, Close Up
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Nov 18, 2010

Hartley 2, Close Up

This image from the High-Resolution Instrument on NASA EPOXI mission spacecraft shows part of the nucleus of comet...

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NASA image: MESSENGER First Images of Comets Encke and ISON
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Nov 14, 2013

MESSENGER First Images of Comets Encke and ISON

As comets C/2012 S1 ISON and the well-known short-period comet 2P/Encke both approached their closest distances to...

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NASA image: Northern Shadow
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Mar 21, 2012

Northern Shadow

This mosaic of the surface of asteroid Vesta was made from images obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft while the area...

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NASA image: Surveyor 6 on the Plains of Sinus Medii
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Mar 21, 2010

Surveyor 6 on the Plains of Sinus Medii

Surveyor 6 casting 18-meter long shadow with Sun just 8° above the horizon. Surveyor 6 Landed 10 November 1967 in...

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NASA image: Mountains on Io at Sunset
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Dec 6, 2002

Mountains on Io at Sunset

NASA Galileo spacecraft captured this dramatic image of mountains on Io. The Sun was low in the sky. A low scarp...

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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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