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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: Phytoplankton bloom off South Africa
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Dec 8, 2017

Phytoplankton bloom off South Africa

NASA image acquired December 26, 2011 Off the coast of South Africa, near where the South Atlantic meets the...

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NASA image: Swirl of Clouds over the Pacific
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Dec 8, 2017

Swirl of Clouds over the Pacific

Theodore von Kármán, a Hungarian-American physicist, was the first to describe the physical processes that create...

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NASA image: Two Coronal Holes on the Sun Viewed by SDO
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Dec 8, 2017

Two Coronal Holes on the Sun Viewed by SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, captured this solar image on March 16, 2015, which clearly shows two dark...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees a Dying Star's Final Moments
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees a Dying Star's Final Moments

A dying star’s final moments are captured in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The death throes...

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NASA image: Fastest Rotating Star Found in Neighboring Galaxy
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Dec 8, 2017

Fastest Rotating Star Found in Neighboring Galaxy

NASA image release December 5, 2011 This is an artist's concept of the fastest rotating star found to date. The...

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NASA image: Nodosaur Footprint Verified
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Dec 8, 2017

Nodosaur Footprint Verified

Dr. Robert Weems, emeritus paleontologist for the USGS verifies the recently discovered dinosaur track found on the...

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NASA image: University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano

Bunny suits Scientists put on “bunny suits” before they collect samples at one of the selected sites. The suits...

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NASA image: Lillehammer, Norway 1994
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Dec 8, 2017

Lillehammer, Norway 1994

In this mostly cloud-free true-color scene, much of Scandinavia can be seen to be still covered by snow. From left...

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NASA image: Cygnus Cargo Load for Orbital CRS-3
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Dec 8, 2017

Cygnus Cargo Load for Orbital CRS-3

Orbital Sciences Corp. completed final cargo load of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft Oct. 23, 2014, in preparation for...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Pilot John Long checks for early morning ground traffic before pulling his C130 out for a day of flying over the...

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NASA image: Smoke Ring for a Halo
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Dec 8, 2017

Smoke Ring for a Halo

Two stars shine through the center of a ring of cascading dust in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

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NASA image: Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating

Though fragile comet nuclei have been seen falling apart as they near the Sun, nothing like the slow breakup of an...

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NASA image: NASA’s Operation IceBridge Completes Twin Polar Campaigns
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Operation IceBridge Completes Twin Polar Campaigns

Heimdal Glacier in southern Greenland, in an image captured on Oct. 13, 2015, from NASA Langley Research Center's...

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NASA image: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Gets an Infrared look at Typhoon Soudelor
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Gets an Infrared look at Typhoon Soudelor

On August 6, 2015, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over powerful Typhoon Soudelor when it was headed toward...

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NASA image: Cretaceous Footprints Found on Goddard Campus
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Dec 8, 2017

Cretaceous Footprints Found on Goddard Campus

About 110 million light years away, the bright, barred spiral galaxy NGC3259 was just forming stars in dark bands of...

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NASA image: International Observe the Moon Night
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Dec 8, 2017

International Observe the Moon Night

Two beams flash across a starry sky toward the Moon at Optical Site. Goddard's Laser Ranging Facility directs a...

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NASA image: Landsat's TIRS Instrument
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Dec 8, 2017

Landsat's TIRS Instrument

The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) will fly on the next Landsat satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission...

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NASA image: NASA Launches Eighth Year of Antarctic Ice Change Airborne Survey
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Launches Eighth Year of Antarctic Ice Change Airborne Survey

At the southern end of the Earth, a NASA plane carrying a team of scientists and a sophisticated instrument suite to...

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NASA image: Hubble Nets a Subtle Swarm
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Nets a Subtle Swarm

This Hubble image shows NGC 4789A, a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It certainly...

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NASA image: NASA Technologists Embrace Laser Instrument Challenge
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Technologists Embrace Laser Instrument Challenge

Goddard scientist David Harding and Goddard technologist Tony Yu are developing a lidar system that could meet an...

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NASA image: Shipment of the TIRS instrument
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Dec 8, 2017

Shipment of the TIRS instrument

The TIRS instrument in the foreground with its shipping container waits in the background. The copper-color of TIRS...

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NASA image: The Moon's Hayn Crater
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Dec 8, 2017

The Moon's Hayn Crater

This image was captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera's (LROC) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) aboard NASA's...

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NASA image: Key Science Instrument Installed into Webb Structure
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Dec 8, 2017

Key Science Instrument Installed into Webb Structure

Engineers Tom Huber (behind MIRI) and Mick Wilks (inside black ISIM Structure) check that MIRI is integrated...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

A photo taken during the NICER range-of-motion test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows the photographer’s...

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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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