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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: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Daily science team meetings are an integral part of NAAMES field work. Chris Hostetler (pointing) is the project...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Weather briefings not only insured safe operations for the team, but also helped scientists optimize their...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Atlantis was named after the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Most NAAMES flights depart close to dawn, with the goal of getting out to its observation coordinates in time for...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Workbenches surround a number of laboratories onboard the Atlantis. --- The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Environmental chemist Cleo Davie-Martin’s quiet lab will soon be filled by a team of multi-disciplinary scientists...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

The C130 Hercules sports an unusually large windshield. The view it affords is typically spectacular. --- The North...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Three members of the Atlantis crew take a breather along the side of the ship. The crane in the background is...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Only a stone’s throw away, the R/V Atlantis is dwarfed by the immensity of the sea in every direction. Travelling...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

In a room adjacent to the working laboratories on the Atlantis, a storeroom holds spare parts, supplies and various...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Versatile, tough and ready for mission-specific modification, NASA’s C130 can carry scientists, equipment, cargo or...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

A low ceiling of broken clouds offers opportunities for researches to sample clouds during part of the flight and...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Expert pilots, the flight crew routinely takes the team down to just a few hundred feet off the surface of the ocean...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

The anchor for the R/V Atlantis, retracted for travel. --- The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study...

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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Scientist Ewan Crosbie checks real-time data from his innovative cloud sampling tool as the team flies through low...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

The C130 makes a low altitude turn over its designated research coordinates in the North Atlantic. --- The North...

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NASA image: Blue Orb on the Horizon
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May 1, 2014

Blue Orb on the Horizon

This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft features a blue planet, imaged by Cassini for the first time. Uranus is a...

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NASA image: Severe Air Pollution in New Delhi View by NASA MISR
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Nov 16, 2016

Severe Air Pollution in New Delhi View by NASA MISR

New Delhi, India's capital city, is currently suffering though a period of particularly poor air quality. In early...

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NASA image: CATS Installed on ISS
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Dec 8, 2017

CATS Installed on ISS

On Jan. 22, 2015, robotic flight controllers successfully installed NASA’s Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS)...

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NASA image: High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) Instrument
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Apr 10, 2019

High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) Instrument

The High Altitude Lidar Observatory (HALO) instrument head, which houses the lidar instrument, is installed onto the...

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Nov 16, 2010

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San Luis Obispo, Calif. -- 101116-F-8290C-045 -- Students at California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly...

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Jan 13, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The interstage of a Boeing Delta 2 rocket arrives on Space Launch Complex 2 at...

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Jan 13, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-0651
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Jan 13, 2005

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers move the National Oceanic...

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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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