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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: KSC-2013-3838
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Nov 5, 2013

KSC-2013-3838

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, mission is being prepared for its...

KSC
NASA image: Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa
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Dec 8, 2017

Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa

This group photo of the LPSA interns and trip leaders was taken at Tea Kettle Junction in Death Valley, Calif....

GSFC
NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

A NASA Social attendee is seen wearing a headband featuring Webb mirrors during a briefing with NASA Public Affairs...

HQ
NASA image: Experiments- Skylab General (Apollo Telescope Mount) S082
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Oct 23, 2013

Experiments- Skylab General (Apollo Telescope Mount) S082

S74-15583 (July 1973) --- A huge solar eruption can be seen in this Spectroheliogram obtained during the Skylab 3...

JSC
NASA image: Lynnae Quick Portrait
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Feb 7, 2024

Lynnae Quick Portrait

“I found it amazing that this world was covered in ice and had an ocean underneath. I was mapping this area on...

HQ
NASA image: Microgravity
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Nov 15, 2000

Microgravity

Watching molecules of the iron-storing protein apoferritin come together to form a nucleus reveals some interesting...

MSFC
NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

A NASA social attendees and members of the media are seen during a briefing with NASA Public Affairs Officer Alise...

HQ
NASA image: Space Science
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Jan 1, 1991

Space Science

In this photograph, Dr. Gerald Fishman of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), a principal investigator of the...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA Space Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Space Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf

JANUARY 8, 2013: Astronomers using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have probed the stormy atmosphere of a...

GSFC
NASA image: Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska

A NASA Oriole IV sounding rocket with the Aural Spatial Structures Probe leaves the launch pad on Jan. 28, 2015,...

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NASA image: NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission

This is an artist’s impression of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO), located on the outer rim of our solar system at a...

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NASA image: MAVEN Mission Primary Structure Complete
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Dec 8, 2017

MAVEN Mission Primary Structure Complete

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission has reached a new milestone. Lockheed Martin has...

GSFC
NASA image: Engineers Install Near Infrared Camera into the Heart of Webb Telescope
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Dec 8, 2017

Engineers Install Near Infrared Camera into the Heart of Webb Telescope

nside the world's largest clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., engineers worked...

GSFC
NASA image: Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska

Caption: Time lapse photo of the NASA Oriole IV sounding rocket with Aural Spatial Structures Probe as an aurora...

GSFC
NASA image: GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora
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Dec 8, 2017

GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora

Caption: A NASA-funded sounding rocket launches into an aurora in the early morning of March 3, 2014, over Venetie,...

GSFC
NASA image: Breathing Cleaner Fumes
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Dec 8, 2017

Breathing Cleaner Fumes

There’s more than one way to study the impact of biofuels. For NASA scientists, it means trailing an aircraft from...

GSFC
NASA image: GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora
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Dec 8, 2017

GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora

Caption: A NASA-funded sounding rocket launches into an aurora in the early morning of March 3, 2014, over Venetie,...

GSFC
NASA image: GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora
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Dec 8, 2017

GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora

Caption: A NASA-funded sounding rocket launches into an aurora in the early morning of March 3, 2014, over Venetie,...

GSFC
NASA image: GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora
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Dec 8, 2017

GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora

Caption: A NASA-funded sounding rocket launches into an aurora in the early morning of March 3, 2014, over Venetie,...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA’S MAVEN Spacecraft Celebrates One Mars Year of Science
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’S MAVEN Spacecraft Celebrates One Mars Year of Science

Caption: MAVEN's Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph obtained this image of Mars on July 13, 2016, when the planet...

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NASA image: GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora
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Dec 8, 2017

GREECE Mission Launching Into Aurora

Caption: A NASA-funded sounding rocket launches into an aurora in the early morning of March 3, 2014, over Venetie,...

GSFC
NASA image: Entire Sky
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Dec 1, 1999

Entire Sky

Aitoff projection of the three-color composite JHKs source count map of the entire sky, based on 95,851,173 stars...

JPL
NASA image: NASA Releases New High-Resolution Earthrise Image
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Releases New High-Resolution Earthrise Image

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft's vantage...

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NASA image: New Earth-Observing Instrument Installed on the International Space Station
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Dec 8, 2017

New Earth-Observing Instrument Installed on the International Space Station

In January 2013, a new Earth-observing instrument was installed on the International Space Station (ISS). ISERV...

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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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