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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: New Cool Stars
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Nov 17, 2009

New Cool Stars

Astronomers think there are roughly as many brown dwarfs as regular stars like our sun, but brown dwarfs are often...

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NASA image: What WISE Can and Cannot See
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Mar 7, 2014

What WISE Can and Cannot See

This chart shows what types of objects WISE can and cannot see at certain distances from our sun. Bodies with larger...

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NASA image: Y Dwarf Chillin in Space Artist Concept
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Aug 23, 2011

Y Dwarf Chillin in Space Artist Concept

This artist conception illustrates what a Y

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NASA image: Analyzing Hot DOG Galaxies
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Aug 29, 2012

Analyzing Hot DOG Galaxies

This plot illustrates the new population of hot DOGs, or hot dust-obscured objects, found by WISE. The purple band...

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NASA image: The Cosmic Hearth
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Feb 5, 2013

The Cosmic Hearth

The Orion nebula is featured in this sweeping image from NASA WISE. The constellation of Orion is prominent in the...

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NASA image: Homing in on Hot Dogs
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Aug 29, 2012

Homing in on Hot Dogs

This image is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA WISE. It highlights the first of about 1,000 hot DOGs found...

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NASA image: Trojan Colors Revealed Artist Concept
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Oct 15, 2012

Trojan Colors Revealed Artist Concept

Observations from NASA WISE all-sky survey reveal new clues about Jovian Trojans, mysterious asteroids that orbit in...

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NASA image: Cosmic Jets Coming at You Artist Concept
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Apr 12, 2012

Cosmic Jets Coming at You Artist Concept

This artist concept shows a feeding, or active, supermassive black hole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the...

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NASA image: Soul Nebula
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Apr 5, 2010

Soul Nebula

This mosaic from NASA WISE Telescope is of the Soul Nebula. It is an open cluster of stars surrounded by a cloud of...

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NASA image: Cold and Close Celestial Orb Artist Concept
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Apr 25, 2014

Cold and Close Celestial Orb Artist Concept

This artist conception shows the object named WISE J085510.83-071442.5, the coldest known brown dwarf. Brown dwarfs...

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NASA image: The Hustle and Bustle of our Solar System
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May 16, 2012

The Hustle and Bustle of our Solar System

Results from NASA NEOWISE survey find that more potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are closely aligned with...

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NASA image: Ganymede Coverage by the JIRAM Instrument Aboard Juno
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Aug 5, 2021

Ganymede Coverage by the JIRAM Instrument Aboard Juno

This annotated map of depicts the areas on the surface of Jupiter's moon Ganymede that were imaged by the Jovian...

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NASA image: Massive Star Goes Out With a Whimper Instead of a Bang
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May 25, 2017

Massive Star Goes Out With a Whimper Instead of a Bang

This pair of visible-light and near-infrared photos from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the giant star...

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NASA image: Nicaragua Eruption Lava Threat Closely Monitored by NASA EO-1 Spacecraft
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Dec 7, 2015

Nicaragua Eruption Lava Threat Closely Monitored by NASA EO-1 Spacecraft

Momotombo volcano, Nicaragua, began erupting on Dec. 1, 2015, after more than a century of inactivity. On Dec. 4,...

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NASA image: Comet NEOWISE Discovery Images
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Jul 8, 2020

Comet NEOWISE Discovery Images

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE appears as a string of fuzzy red dots in this composite of several heat-sensitive infrared...

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NASA image: Watercolor World
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Apr 17, 2017

Watercolor World

When imaged by NASA Cassini spacecraft at infrared wavelengths that pierce the planet upper haze layer, the...

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NASA image: Map of Water Signatures at Europa's Manannán Crater
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Oct 11, 2024

Map of Water Signatures at Europa's Manannán Crater

Colors were mapped onto infrared data from NASA's Galileo mission in this image revealing locations around a crater...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-263
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Jul 18, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-263

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astromony) primary mirror coating completed at the Ames Vacuum Chamber...

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-219
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Jun 13, 2008

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SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) primary mirror being coated in the Ames N-211 Vacuum Chamber.

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NASA image: ARC-1984-AC84-0286-10
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Jan 27, 1984

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C-141 KAO: Cornell University, FAR Infrared Interferometer - mission directors console

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NASA image: ARC-1998-AC98-0159-10
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Aug 14, 1998

ARC-1998-AC98-0159-10

Lear Jet (NASA 805) NAIMS (NASA Airborne Infrared measurement system) Experiment - exterior telescope portal

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-211
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Jun 13, 2008

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SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) primary mirror being coated in the Ames N-211 Vacuum Chamber.

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-223
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Jun 13, 2008

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SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) primary mirror being coated in the Ames N-211 Vacuum Chamber.

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NASA image: ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-213
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Jun 13, 2008

ARC-2008-ACD08-0110-213

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) primary mirror being coated in the Ames N-211 Vacuum Chamber.

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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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