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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: Perseverance's SHERLOC Finds Organic Molecules in 'Bright Angel'
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Sep 10, 2025

Perseverance's SHERLOC Finds Organic Molecules in 'Bright Angel'

This graph displays data collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover from targets in a rock formation nicknamed...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jul 1, 2000

Microgravity

What appear to be boulders fresh from a tumble down a mountain are really grains of Ottawa sand, a standard material...

MSFC
NASA image: VERITAS Scientists Study Rocky Terrain in Iceland
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Sep 19, 2023

VERITAS Scientists Study Rocky Terrain in Iceland

During their August 2023 Iceland field campaign, international science team members of NASA's VERITAS (Venus...

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NASA image: NASA's AVIRIS Instrument Sheds New Light on Southern California Wildfires
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's AVIRIS Instrument Sheds New Light on Southern California Wildfires

NASA's Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer instrument (AVIRIS), flying aboard a NASA Armstrong Flight...

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NASA image: Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Directors Cut)
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Sep 12, 2017

Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Directors Cut)

The Cassini-Huygens mission arrived at Saturn in 2004, beginning an epic thirteen-year tour of the ringed planet and...

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NASA image: Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Short Version)
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Sep 12, 2017

Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Short Version)

The Cassini-Huygens mission arrived at Saturn in 2004, beginning an epic thirteen-year tour of the ringed planet and...

GSFC
NASA image: Water Ice on Pluto
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Oct 16, 2015

Water Ice on Pluto

The Ralph instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft detected water ice on Pluto's surface, picking up on the...

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NASA image: VERITAS Science Team Members Begin Iceland Campaign
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Aug 10, 2023

VERITAS Science Team Members Begin Iceland Campaign

Members of the VERITAS science team pause for a photograph on July 31, 2023, after arriving in Iceland to begin a...

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NASA image:  International Collaboration for Early VERITAS Prototype Hardware Tests
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Apr 12, 2023

International Collaboration for Early VERITAS Prototype Hardware Tests

Seen here are members of the international team that participated in recent tests on prototype hardware for the...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER’s X-ray concentrator optics are inspected under a black light for dust and foreign object debris that could...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER engineer Steven Kenyon installs an X-ray detector onto the payload’s detector plate. The detectors are...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER engineer Steven Kenyon prepares seven of the 56 X-ray concentrators for installation in the NICER instrument....

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

Optics Lead Takashi Okajima prepares to align NICER’s X-ray optics. The payload’s 56 mirror assemblies concentrate...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER Optics Lead Takashi Okajima installs one of NICER’s 56 X-ray “concentrators,” each consisting of 24 concentric...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

A photo taken during the NICER range-of-motion test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows the photographer’s...

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NASA image: SPHEREx Scans the Sky
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May 1, 2025

SPHEREx Scans the Sky

This video shows the SPHEREx observatory's field of view as it scans across a section of the sky, observing the...

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NASA image: First Tests for the VERITAS' Venus Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Apr 12, 2023

First Tests for the VERITAS' Venus Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar

Seen here in March 2023, prototype hardware for the Venus Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (VISAR) underwent...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

The NICER payload, blanketed and waiting for launch in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

Many of NICER’s 56 X-ray “concentrators” seen from within the instrument optical bench. Light reflected from the...

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NASA image: Prospecting from Orbit
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Sep 4, 2017

Prospecting from Orbit

The combination of morphological and topographic information from stereo images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance...

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Aug 24, 2023

JPL Engineers Work on Carbon Mapper Imaging Spectrometer

Engineers in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in April 2023 examine the...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

A NICER team member measures the focused optical power of each X-ray concentrator in a clean tent at NASA’s Goddard...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER team members Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, and Steven Kenyon apply epoxy to the X-ray concentrator mounts after...

GSFC
NASA image: SHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion Patch
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Dec 16, 2021

SHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion Patch

Different kinds of carbon-based molecules called organic compounds were viewed within a rock target called "Garde"...

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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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