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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: KSC-2011-7259
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Oct 6, 2011

KSC-2011-7259

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the...

KSC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
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Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
Video
Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
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Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
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Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
Image
Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center
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Mar 18, 2025

NASA moves SLS Hardware for Artemis III at Marshall Space Flight Center

These images and videos show technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17,...

MSFC
NASA image: NASA Instrument Uses GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
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Sep 4, 2020

NASA Instrument Uses GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will...

JPL
NASA image: Mars Decoder Ring
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Feb 23, 2021

Mars Decoder Ring

This annotated image was taken by a parachute-up-look camera aboard the protective back shell of NASA's Perseverance...

JPL
NASA image: Close-Up of Perseverance Heat Shield on the Martian Surface
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Feb 22, 2021

Close-Up of Perseverance Heat Shield on the Martian Surface

The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was able to...

JPL
NASA image: Pride of the West — and Mars
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Apr 6, 2021

Pride of the West — and Mars

This 0.5-inch x 0.5-inch (1.3 x 1.3 centimeter) square of unbleached muslin material from the Wright brothers' first...

JPL
NASA image: SPHEREx Outer Photon Shield
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Nov 9, 2023

SPHEREx Outer Photon Shield

Sara Susca, deputy payload manager and payload systems engineer for the NASA's SPHEREx mission, looks up at one of...

JPL
NASA image: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Encapsulated
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Nov 5, 2020

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Encapsulated

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is encapsulated in a protective nosecone, or payload fairing, in the...

JPL
NASA image: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Spacecraft Team and Fairing
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Nov 5, 2020

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Spacecraft Team and Fairing

Technicians and engineers working on the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite pose in front of the spacecraft as it...

JPL
NASA image: Orion recovery testing
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Feb 18, 2014

Orion recovery testing

Members of the Orion recovery team work to retrieve a test version of Orion's forward bay cover, a protective shell...

JSC
NASA image: Helping CryoFILL Turn Oxygen into Fuel
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Jul 6, 2023

Helping CryoFILL Turn Oxygen into Fuel

Patrick Chan, electronics engineer, and NASA Armstrong’s FOSS portfolio project manager, closely examines an optic...

AFRC
NASA image: ISVV-1 Artemis Emergency Egress Demonstration
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Aug 8, 2024

ISVV-1 Artemis Emergency Egress Demonstration

Multiple 45,000-pound mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles, or MRAPs, participate in a series of integrated...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-01PD-1851
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Dec 18, 2001

KSC-01PD-1851

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --The STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is...

KSC
NASA image: EVA 4 activity on Flight Day 7 to service the Hubble Space Telescope
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Feb 17, 1997

EVA 4 activity on Flight Day 7 to service the Hubble Space Telescope

S82-E-5652 (17 Feb. 1997) --- Astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh (solid stripe on EMU) uses Remote Manipulator System...

JSC
NASA image: KSC-04pd1738
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Sep 9, 2004

KSC-04pd1738

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A KSC employee moves equipment from the Thermal Protection System Facility (TPSF),...

KSC
NASA image: Orion Launch Abort System Handover
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Nov 15, 2019

Orion Launch Abort System Handover

Inside the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Launch Abort System...

KSC
NASA image: iss071e040194
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Apr 24, 2024

iss071e040194

iss071e040194 (4/24/2024) --- A CS-05A: Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space (GEARS) sample media...

JSC
NASA image: InSight Atlas V Fairing Arrival, Offload, and Unbagging
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Jan 31, 2018

InSight Atlas V Fairing Arrival, Offload, and Unbagging

In the Astrotech facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians remove protective wrapping from...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-06pd1938
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Aug 26, 2006

KSC-06pd1938

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The dark clouds of a heavy rainstorm moving into Kennedy Space Center in the late...

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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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