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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: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - EARTH SKY (70MM HASSELBLAD)
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Aug 21, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - EARTH SKY (70MM HASSELBLAD)

S65-45731 (21-29 Aug. 1965) --- View of the Gulf of Tonkin, China and the Luichow Peninsula photographed from the...

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NASA image: Aurora over Earth limb
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Apr 10, 1994

Aurora over Earth limb

STS059-52-029 (9-20 April 1994) --- The constellation Orion is backdropped against a colorful display of the...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - EARTH-SKY - OUTER SPACE
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Jun 1, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - EARTH-SKY - OUTER SPACE

S65-34670 (3-7 June 1965) --- Richat crater in northwest Africa taken from the Gemini-4 spacecraft. Photograph was...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - EARTH-SKY - (70mm HASSELBLAD)
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Aug 21, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-5 - EARTH-SKY - (70mm HASSELBLAD)

S65-45748 (21-29 Aug. 1965) --- Looking northeast, the Imperial Valley and Salton Sea in southern California is...

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NASA image: GEMINI-V - EARTH-SKY - STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR - OUTER SPACE
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Aug 22, 1965

GEMINI-V - EARTH-SKY - STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR - OUTER SPACE

S65-45737 (22 Aug. 1965) --- Looking northeast, the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco (foreground) and Spain (background)...

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NASA image: Endeavour and its SRL-1 payload backdropped against the Southern Lights
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Apr 10, 1994

Endeavour and its SRL-1 payload backdropped against the Southern Lights

STS059-58-018 (9-20 April 1994) --- Part of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-1)...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - EARTH-SKY - OUTER SPACE
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Jun 3, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-4 - EARTH-SKY - OUTER SPACE

S65-34776 (3-7 June 1965) --- This photograph shows the Nile Delta, Egypt, the Suez Canal, Israel, Jordan, Syria,...

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NASA image: GEMINI-V - EARTH-SKY VIEW - BAJA, CA - OUTER SPACE
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Aug 21, 1965

GEMINI-V - EARTH-SKY VIEW - BAJA, CA - OUTER SPACE

S65-45763 (21-29 Aug. 1965) --- View of the lower tip of Baja, California and Bahia de la Paz taken from the...

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NASA image: GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH - SKY VIEW - AFRICA
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Mar 23, 1965

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - EARTH - SKY VIEW - AFRICA

S65-18750 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young took this picture over eastern Africa during the Gemini-Titan...

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NASA image: Astronauts Chilton and Godwin monitor and photograph clouds on earth
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Apr 14, 1994

Astronauts Chilton and Godwin monitor and photograph clouds on earth

STS059-13-030 (9-20 April 1994) --- From the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft flight deck, astronauts Kevin P. Chilton,...

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NASA image: Mt. Everest as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis
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Nov 14, 1994

Mt. Everest as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis

STS066-208-025 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters, was...

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NASA image: View of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light
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Aug 1, 1973

View of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamers of light

SL3-130-3130 (July-September 1973) --- An excellent view of the southern aurora, luminous bands or streamer of...

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NASA image: San Francisco and Bay Area, CA, USA
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Jun 22, 1973

San Francisco and Bay Area, CA, USA

SL2-03-118 (June 1973) --- An infrared photograph of the San Francisco Bay, California area, taken from the Skylab...

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NASA image: Clouds and Open Ocean near the Bahamas
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Jul 4, 1982

Clouds and Open Ocean near the Bahamas

STS004-41-1206 (27 June-4July 1982) --- Sunglint reflects off the water of the North Atlantic Ocean in an area to...

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NASA image: Aurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow
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May 6, 1991

Aurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow

STS039-377-013 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- Moonlight saturates the high speed film used for auroral photography. Moon...

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NASA image: Aurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow
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May 6, 1991

Aurora Australis, Spiked and Sinuous Red and Green Airglow

STS039-342-026 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- This view of the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, shows a band of...

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NASA image: Island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic as seen from Gemini 7 spacecraft
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Dec 16, 1965

Island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic as seen from Gemini 7 spacecraft

S65-63926 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic end, as seen from the National Aeronautics and...

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NASA image: STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Mediterranean Sea
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Apr 17, 1993

STS-56 view of freeflying SPARTAN-201 backdropped over the Mediterranean Sea

During STS-56, the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN-201), a freeflying payload,...

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NASA image: Island of Timor, Indonesia
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Nov 27, 1989

Island of Timor, Indonesia

This almost totally cloud free, photo of the island of Timor, Indonesia (9.0S, 125.0E) illustrates the volcanic...

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NASA image: Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait
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May 6, 1991

Kuwait Oil Fires, Kuwait

STS039-72-060 (28 April-6 May 1991) --- This view from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery shows the smoke...

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NASA image: Bahama Islands
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Apr 9, 1983

Bahama Islands

STS006-45-097 (4-9 April 1983) --- This photograph was taken with a handheld 70mm camera aimed through the “ceiling”...

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NASA image: Pacific Coast of Southern California including Los Angeles and San Diego
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Feb 1, 1974

Pacific Coast of Southern California including Los Angeles and San Diego

SL4-142-4542 (November 1973-February 1974) --- An oblique view of the Pacific Coast of Southern California,...

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NASA image: Northern California near San Francisco
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Jan 1, 1974

Northern California near San Francisco

SL4-138-3843 (1 Jan. 1974) --- A part of northern California centered near San Francisco Bay photographed at 3 p.m....

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NASA image: View of Lake Mead and Las Vegas, Nevada area from Sklyab
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Aug 1, 1973

View of Lake Mead and Las Vegas, Nevada area from Sklyab

SL3-28-059 (July-September 1973) --- A vertical view of the Lake Mead and Las Vegas, Nevada area as photographed...

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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.
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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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