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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 Views Deimos Before Sunrise
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May 15, 2025

Perseverance Views Deimos Before Sunrise

NASA's Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27...

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NASA image: Earth Observations by the Expedition 19 crew
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May 7, 2009

Earth Observations by the Expedition 19 crew

ISS019-E-014918 (7 May 2009) --- Saint Helena Island is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 19...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z Looks at Its Calibration Target
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Feb 22, 2021

Mastcam-Z Looks at Its Calibration Target

Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, imaged its calibration target for the first...

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NASA image: Cored Samples Aboard Perseverance at Sol 1,000
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Dec 12, 2023

Cored Samples Aboard Perseverance at Sol 1,000

Shown here is an annotated representation of the 13 sample tubes containing rock-core samples that are being carried...

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NASA image: Zooming in on Perseverance Rover's Wildcat Ridge Abrasion Patch
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Sep 15, 2022

Zooming in on Perseverance Rover's Wildcat Ridge Abrasion Patch

This video from NASA's Perseverance rover shows increasingly close views of an abraded rock at "Wildcat Ridge" in...

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NASA image: Witness Tube in Perseverance Sample Caching System
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Jul 21, 2021

Witness Tube in Perseverance Sample Caching System

As part of its search for signs of ancient life on Mars, Perseverance is the first rover to bring a sample caching...

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NASA image: Before and After Perseverance Sample Tube Shake
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Jan 21, 2022

Before and After Perseverance Sample Tube Shake

The robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to eject fragments of cored rock from a...

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NASA image: Geikie Plateau Peak
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Dec 8, 2017

Geikie Plateau Peak

Mountain ridges showing the distinctive geology of the Geikie Plateau region in eastern Greenland, as seen from...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Navcam View of Ingenuity's First Flight
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Apr 19, 2021

Perseverance's Navcam View of Ingenuity's First Flight

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter achieves powered, controlled flight for the first time on another planet, hovering...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Climb to 'Witch Hazel Hill'
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Aug 14, 2024

Perseverance's Climb to 'Witch Hazel Hill'

The route (shown in blue) that the agency's Perseverance Mars rover is expected to take as it climbs up the western...

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NASA image: Perseverance Workspace at Skinner Ridge
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Sep 15, 2022

Perseverance Workspace at Skinner Ridge

NASA's Perseverance rover puts its robotic arm to work around a rocky outcrop called "Skinner Ridge" in Mars' Jezero...

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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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NASA image: Rochette After Perseverance Sampling
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Sep 10, 2021

Rochette After Perseverance Sampling

This image taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on Sept. 7, 2021, PDT (Sept. 8, EDT), shows two holes where the...

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NASA image: Ingenuity's First Flight Recorded by Mastcam-Z
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Apr 19, 2021

Ingenuity's First Flight Recorded by Mastcam-Z

This image was taken after the first flight of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter — and the first powered, controlled...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z's 360-degree View of Van Zyl Overlook
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Jun 9, 2021

Mastcam-Z's 360-degree View of Van Zyl Overlook

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z stereo imaging system to capture this 360-degree panorama of "Van...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Panorama of Potential Mars Sample Return Landing Site
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Jul 11, 2022

Perseverance's Panorama of Potential Mars Sample Return Landing Site

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take this panorama of a proposed landing site...

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NASA image: NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects Regolith
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Dec 15, 2022

NASA's Perseverance Rover Collects Regolith

This GIF shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover collecting two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – with a...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Three Forks Sample Depot Selfie
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Jan 24, 2023

Perseverance's Three Forks Sample Depot Selfie

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with several of the 10 sample tubes it deposited at a sample depot it...

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NASA image: Computer Simulation of Perseverance's First Autonav Drive
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Jul 1, 2021

Computer Simulation of Perseverance's First Autonav Drive

This computer animation shows a replay of telemetry from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover as it carried out its first...

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NASA image: Perseverance Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface
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Dec 21, 2022

Perseverance Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface

NASA's Perseverance rover deposited the first of several samples onto the Martian surface on Dec. 21, 2022, the...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Mastcam-Z First High-Resolution Panorama
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Mar 2, 2021

Perseverance's Mastcam-Z First High-Resolution Panorama

Stitched together from 79 individual images, this Mastcam-Z right-eye 110-mm zoom mosaic is from the camera's first...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00264
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Aug 18, 2005

KSC-05-S-00264

Jeanette from Kane: Since one MRO objective is to search for and find a location suitable for future human...

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NASA image: Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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Jul 11, 2022

Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take this image of flat terrain in Jezero...

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NASA image: Enhanced Video Shows Dust During Ingenuity's Flight
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Apr 20, 2021

Enhanced Video Shows Dust During Ingenuity's Flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter can be seen here taking off, hovering and then landing on the Martian surface on April...

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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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