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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: Reull Vallis
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Nov 7, 2022

Reull Vallis

This VIS image shows a short section of Reull Vallis. Reull Vallis starts in Promethei Terra and empties into Hellas...

JPL
NASA image: Juventae Chasma
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May 1, 2018

Juventae Chasma

This VIS image runs from northern Juventae Chasma to just short of the southern canyon wall. Illustrating the...

JPL
NASA image: Vibrations from InSight's First 20 Minutes on Mars
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Dec 7, 2018

Vibrations from InSight's First 20 Minutes on Mars

The spectrogram of vibrations (frequency spectrum over time) recorded by two of the three sensors of the short...

JPL
NASA image: Webb Telescope Structure Practice Move 7-14-16
Video
Mar 15, 2019

Webb Telescope Structure Practice Move 7-14-16

A short featurette about how engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland practice moving a mock...

GSFC
NASA image: Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy
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Mar 16, 2009

Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope combined to make this image of a pair of colliding galaxies...

JPL
NASA image: The Shortest of Shadows
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Mar 2, 2010

The Shortest of Shadows

Saturn moon Daphnis casts a short shadow on the A ring in this image taken by NASA Cassini spacecraftabout six...

JPL
NASA image: GRC-1994-C-00160
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Jan 5, 1994

GRC-1994-C-00160

LASER Velocimetry System for Flow Measurement. Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing, ASTOVL model n the 9x15...

GRC
NASA image: ARC-1988-AC88-0530-29
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Aug 31, 1988

ARC-1988-AC88-0530-29

E-7 STOVL fighter model testing in Ames 40x80ft Subsonic wind tunnel. Investigating Supersonic Short Take-off and...

ARC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Dave McComas
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Dave McComas

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Carlton Peters
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Carlton Peters

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Mark Fiebig
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Mark Fiebig

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Alexia Harper
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Alexia Harper

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Lynette Marbley
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Lynette Marbley

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Jay Parker
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Jay Parker

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: LDCM Lake Victoria and Mt. Elgon
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May 15, 2013

LDCM Lake Victoria and Mt. Elgon

The Kenyan side of Lake Victoria and Mt. Elgon in Uganda are featured in this short clip of full resolution Landsat...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Keith Deweese
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Keith Deweese

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: GPM: Meet the Team: Bill Paradis
Video
Jan 21, 2014

GPM: Meet the Team: Bill Paradis

This is a series of short profiles that showcase the systems engineers and designers who helped develop, build, and...

GSFC
NASA image: Paint shop technicians carefully apply masking prior to painting the Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.
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Mar 29, 2008

Paint shop technicians carefully apply masking prior to painting the Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.

A full-scale flight-test mockup of the Constellation program's Orion crew vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: A NASA painter applies the first primer coat to NASA's Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.
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Mar 29, 2008

A NASA painter applies the first primer coat to NASA's Orion full-scale abort flight test crew module in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.

A full-scale flight-test mockup of the Constellation program's Orion crew vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: Air Force loadmasters oversee unloading of the full-scale Orion abort test crew module mockup from a C-17 cargo aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base March 28.
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Mar 28, 2008

Air Force loadmasters oversee unloading of the full-scale Orion abort test crew module mockup from a C-17 cargo aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base March 28.

A full-scale flight-test mockup of the Constellation program's Orion crew vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA paint shop technicians prepare the Orion full-scale flight test crew module for painting in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.
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Mar 29, 2008

NASA paint shop technicians prepare the Orion full-scale flight test crew module for painting in the Edwards Air Force Base paint hangar.

A full-scale flight-test mockup of the Constellation program's Orion crew vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight...

AFRC
NASA image: An Almost Spotless Record
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Jul 31, 2018

An Almost Spotless Record

Over a three-week period (July 3-24, 2018), the Sun produced just one small, short-lived sunspot -- but it tells a...

JPL
NASA image: New Zealand Glaciers
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Mar 9, 2017

New Zealand Glaciers

New Zealand contains over 3,000 glaciers, most of which are in the Southern Alps on the South Island. Since 1890,...

JPL
NASA image: Olympus Rupes
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Jul 12, 2018

Olympus Rupes

Olympus Rupes is the name of the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is...

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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