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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: Janus on the Far Side
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May 2, 2006

Janus on the Far Side

Janus peeks out from beneath the ringplane, partially lit here by reflected light from Saturn. A couple of craters...

JPL
NASA image: Little Galaxy Explored
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Jan 5, 2010

Little Galaxy Explored

This infrared portrait of the Small Magellanic Cloud, taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, reveals the stars and...

JPL
NASA image: Galaxy NGC 4013
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Dec 15, 1999

Galaxy NGC 4013

An amazing edge-on view of a spiral galaxy 55 million light years from Earth has been captured by the Hubble Space...

JPL
NASA image: UX Tau A Artist Concept
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Nov 28, 2007

UX Tau A Artist Concept

This artist concept is of the one-million-year-old star system called UX Tau A, approximately 450 light-years away....

JPL
NASA image: Beautiful Plumage
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Apr 29, 2013

Beautiful Plumage

Like a proud peacock displaying its tail, Enceladus shows off its beautiful plume to NASA Cassini spacecraft...

JPL
NASA image: Evidence for Strange Stellar Family Artist Concept
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Jul 24, 2007

Evidence for Strange Stellar Family Artist Concept

This artist concept based on data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, depicts a quadruple-star system called HD...

JPL
NASA image: A Glimpse of the Milky Way
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Dec 13, 2005

A Glimpse of the Milky Way

In visible light, the bulk of our Milky Way galaxy stars are eclipsed behind thick clouds of galactic dust and gas....

JPL
NASA image: Highlighting Plumes
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Oct 1, 2010

Highlighting Plumes

At least four distinct plumes of water ice spew out from the south polar region of Saturn moon Enceladus in this...

JPL
NASA image: Whirlpool Galaxy
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Dec 4, 1999

Whirlpool Galaxy

The image from NASA Hubble Telescope shows spiral arms and dust clouds in the nearby Whirlpool galaxy. Visible...

JPL
NASA image: Venus Cloud Tops Viewed by Hubble
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May 18, 1999

Venus Cloud Tops Viewed by Hubble

Venus Cloud Tops Viewed by Hubble. This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet-light image of the planet...

JPL
NASA image: Firework Flare
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Jul 9, 2014

Firework Flare

This movie from NASA’s SDO shows a solar flare — the bright light on the left side of the sun — on July 8, 2014. An...

GSFC
NASA image: Trigger-Happy Cloud
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Aug 12, 2009

Trigger-Happy Cloud

This composite image, combining data from NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the...

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NASA image: The Invisible Dragon
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Jul 7, 2010

The Invisible Dragon

A dragon-shaped cloud of dust seems to fly out from a bright explosion in this infrared light image from NASA...

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NASA image: NGC 1291
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Nov 14, 2007

NGC 1291

This image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the galaxy NGC 1291, located about 33 million light-years away...

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NASA image: Galaxies Gather at Great Distances
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Jun 5, 2006

Galaxies Gather at Great Distances

Astronomers have discovered nearly 300 galaxy clusters and groups, including almost 100 located 8 to 10 billion...

JPL
NASA image: Inside the Flame Nebula
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May 7, 2014

Inside the Flame Nebula

This composite image shows one of the clusters, NGC 2024, which is found in the center of the so-called Flame Nebula...

JPL
NASA image: Dawn Blue Glow Artist Concept
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Mar 2, 2015

Dawn Blue Glow Artist Concept

This artist concept shows NASA Dawn spacecraft arriving at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn travels through space using...

JPL
NASA image: An Extended Stellar Family
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Feb 10, 2011

An Extended Stellar Family

This visible light/infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a swirling landscape of stars known as the...

JPL
NASA image: Craters within Craters
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Mar 12, 2014

Craters within Craters

Sandwiched between a crater nearly 4 kilometer across and a much larger and older crater over 15-kilometers in...

JPL
NASA image: Stars Spring up Out of the Darkness  Artist Concept
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Dec 18, 2006

Stars Spring up Out of the Darkness Artist Concept

This artist animation illustrates the universe early years, from its explosive formation to its dark ages to its...

JPL
NASA image: Opportunity Takes a Last Look at Rock Exposure Before Heading to Victoria   Crater False Color
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Aug 24, 2006

Opportunity Takes a Last Look at Rock Exposure Before Heading to Victoria Crater False Color

This false-color image shows a circular indentation in a flat-topped rock surface. Around the edge of the hole is a...

JPL
NASA image: Earth observation taken by the Expedition 30 crewmember
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Feb 22, 2012

Earth observation taken by the Expedition 30 crewmember

ISS030-E-099324 (22 Feb. 2012) --- City lights of Dubai, United Arab Emirates are featured in this image...

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NASA image: High-Energy X-rays Detected From Jupiter's Auroras
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Feb 10, 2022

High-Energy X-rays Detected From Jupiter's Auroras

The areas where high-energy X-rays were detected by NASA's NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) from the...

JPL
NASA image: Waves in Airglow
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Dec 8, 2017

Waves in Airglow

In April 2012, waves in Earth’s “airglow” spread across the nighttime skies of northern Texas like ripples in a...

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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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