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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: A Journey of Light Through Space and Time
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Mar 21, 2013

A Journey of Light Through Space and Time

This frame from an artist animation depicts the life of a photon, or particle of light, as it travels across space...

JPL
NASA image: Dust in the Quasar Wind Artist Concept
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Oct 9, 2007

Dust in the Quasar Wind Artist Concept

Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that such quasar winds might have forged these dusty...

JPL
NASA image: Cometary Flurries
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Nov 18, 2010

Cometary Flurries

This zoomed-in image from the High-Resolution Instrument on NASA EPOXI mission spacecraft shows the particles...

JPL
NASA image: The Hand of Prometheus
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Nov 6, 2006

The Hand of Prometheus

A shepherd moon can do more to define ring structures than just keep the flock of particles in line, as Cassini...

JPL
NASA image: Sensor Head on the Mars-bound APXS Instrument
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Feb 18, 2011

Sensor Head on the Mars-bound APXS Instrument

The sensor head on the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer instrument was installed during testing at NASA Jet...

JPL
NASA image: GPM Gets Flake-y
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Feb 17, 2017

GPM Gets Flake-y

The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the...

GSFC
NASA image: Icy Emanations
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Jun 4, 2007

Icy Emanations

Peeking over the crescent of Enceladus, the Cassini spacecraft views the towering plume of ice particles erupting...

JPL
NASA image: The Size of Dust and Smoke
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Aug 3, 2005

The Size of Dust and Smoke

How precisely do the size of the aerosol particles comprising the dust that obscured the Red Sea on July 26, 2005?...

JPL
NASA image: Extensive Coronal Hole
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Sep 2, 2017

Extensive Coronal Hole

A large coronal hole has been spewing solar wind particles in the general direction of Earth over the past few days...

JPL
NASA image: Curiosity Sees Streaks and Specks During 2024 Solar Storm
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Jun 10, 2024

Curiosity Sees Streaks and Specks During 2024 Solar Storm

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured evidence of a solar storm's charged particles arriving at the Martian surface...

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NASA image: Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth -- Close-up
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Nov 23, 2015

Dark Matter Hairs Around Earth -- Close-up

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by filaments of dark matter called "hairs," which are proposed in a study...

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NASA image: jsc2025e036184
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Apr 4, 2025

jsc2025e036184

jsc2025e036184 (4/4/2025) --- Airborne particles collected in the US Orbital Segment during the Aerosol Sampling...

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NASA image: Simulations Create New Insights Into Pulsars
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Oct 10, 2018

Simulations Create New Insights Into Pulsars

Scientists studying what amounts to a computer-simulated “pulsar in a box” are gaining a more detailed understanding...

GSFC
NASA image: Particle Cooler/Generator Module in the MRM1
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Jan 13, 2014

Particle Cooler/Generator Module in the MRM1

ISS038-E-029767 (13 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, uses the Remote Control...

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NASA image: Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume Particle Properties
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Apr 21, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull Ash Plume Particle Properties

As NASA Terra satellite flew over Iceland erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano, its Multi-angle Imaging...

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NASA image: Why NASA Is Exploring The Edge Of Our Planet: Overview
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Jan 5, 2018

Why NASA Is Exploring The Edge Of Our Planet: Overview

The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD, instrument launches aboard a commercial communications...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA Spacecraft Finds New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space: Exploring Turbulent Space Around Earth
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May 9, 2018

NASA Spacecraft Finds New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space: Exploring Turbulent Space Around Earth

Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new...

GSFC
NASA image: Rare Glance at Dark Side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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Nov 6, 2014

Rare Glance at Dark Side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

This is a rare glance at the dark side of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Light backscattered from dust particles...

JPL
NASA image: Sifting Martian Samples
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Feb 20, 2013

Sifting Martian Samples

This image shows the location of the 150-micrometer sieve screen on NASA Mars rover Curiosity, a device used to...

JPL
NASA image: Radiation Levels on the Way to Mars
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Aug 2, 2012

Radiation Levels on the Way to Mars

This graphic shows the flux of radiation detected by NASA Mars Science Laboratory on the trip from Earth to Mars;...

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NASA image: Dust-covered Surface with Fresh Small Craters
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Feb 29, 2012

Dust-covered Surface with Fresh Small Craters

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a relatively smooth part of asteroid Vesta surface. This smooth texture...

JPL
NASA image: Toying with Gravity
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Nov 16, 2006

Toying with Gravity

This view shows Prometheus with a streamer it has created in the inner edge of the F ring. Prometheus comes close to...

JPL
NASA image: MAVEN EUV Broll
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Jul 30, 2012

MAVEN EUV Broll

MAVEN's Extreme Ultraviolet instrument (EUV) is tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The...

GSFC
NASA image: Trapping of Methane In Enceladus Ocean
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Mar 11, 2015

Trapping of Methane In Enceladus Ocean

This illustration depicts potential origins of methane found in the plume of gas and ice particles that sprays from...

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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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