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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: Moon Sheds Light on Earth's Impact History
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Feb 7, 2019

Moon Sheds Light on Earth's Impact History

By looking at the Moon, the most complete and accessible chronicle of the asteroid collisions that carved our young...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

The Washington Monument is lit as part of an event to kick off the nation's 250th birthday year, Wednesday, Dec. 31,...

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NASA image: Mysterious Light-Toned Deposit in Vinogradov Crater
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Sep 10, 2014

Mysterious Light-Toned Deposit in Vinogradov Crater

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Vinogradov, an old, 224-kilometer diameter, heavily degraded...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting the Wright brothers aircraft are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

The Washington Monument is seen lit in this long exposure photograph as part of an event to kick off the nation's...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA Moon missions are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off the...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA Apollo Moon missions are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick...

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NASA image: MISR Global Images See the Light of Day
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Aug 21, 2002

MISR Global Images See the Light of Day

As of July 31, 2002, global multi-angle, multi-spectral radiance products were made available from the MISR...

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NASA image: Diffuse Winter Lighting of the Chasma Boreale Scarp
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Aug 8, 2013

Diffuse Winter Lighting of the Chasma Boreale Scarp

Sunlight was just starting to reach the high Northern latitudes in late winter when NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...

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NASA image: NASA ScienceCasts: Shedding Light on Black Holes
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Aug 13, 2019

NASA ScienceCasts: Shedding Light on Black Holes

"Black Holes" is one of the most highly searched terms about our universe. How much of what we think we know about...

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NASA image: Polarized Dust Lights Up Milky Way
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Feb 5, 2015

Polarized Dust Lights Up Milky Way

Our Milky Way galaxy is ablaze with dust in this new all-sky map from Planck, a European Space Agency mission with...

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NASA image: Kononenko holds lighting apparatus in the Transfer Compartment
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Jan 11, 2012

Kononenko holds lighting apparatus in the Transfer Compartment

ISS030-E-029956 (11 Jan. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer, uses a...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA Moon missions are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off the...

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NASA image: A Slice of Light: How IRIS Observes the Sun
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Jun 26, 2015

A Slice of Light: How IRIS Observes the Sun

On June 27, 2013, NASA launched IRIS, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. IRIS gives us our first detailed...

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NASA image: Cockpit Lights SCO - Right Tomahawk Skin
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Oct 19, 2022

Cockpit Lights SCO - Right Tomahawk Skin

A Lockheed Martin Skunk Works technician works to complete wiring on the X-59 aircraft in preparation for the...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA Apollo Moon missions are projected onto Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA’s Saturn V Rocket are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off...

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NASA image: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich First Light Waveform
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Dec 10, 2020

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich First Light Waveform

This graphic, released on Dec. 10, 2020, shows the basic radar measurements, called waveforms, collected by the...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA’s Saturn V Rocket are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off...

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NASA image: New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin
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Oct 4, 2022

New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin

A new NASA and Durham University simulation puts forth a different theory of the Moon’s origin – the Moon may have...

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NASA image: Jupiter's Moon Io Seen in Infrared Light
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Dec 14, 2022

Jupiter's Moon Io Seen in Infrared Light

NASA's Juno mission captured this infrared view of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on July 5, 2022, when the spacecraft...

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NASA image: Casting Light and Shadows on a Saharan Dust Storm
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Mar 12, 2003

Casting Light and Shadows on a Saharan Dust Storm

On March 2, 2003, NASA Terra spacecraft saw near-surface winds carrying a large amount of Saharan dust aloft and...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA’s Saturn V Rocket are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off...

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NASA image: Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show
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Dec 31, 2025

Washington Monument Lighting and New Year’s Eve Show

Images depicting NASA Moon missions are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off the...

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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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