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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 Light Touch Required for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover
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Oct 30, 2019

A Light Touch Required for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

An engineer working on NASA's Mars 2020 mission uses a solar intensity probe to measure and compare the amount of...

JPL
NASA image: NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System
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Sep 2, 2024

NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System

NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is seen orbiting Earth in this 13-second exposure photograph, Monday,...

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Aug 8, 1988

n/a

A recent Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view reveals Uranus surrounded by its 4 major rings and 10 of its 17 known...

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NASA image: Dark Side of the Moon: Enceladus
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Aug 24, 2015

Dark Side of the Moon: Enceladus

Enceladus looks as though it is half lit by sunlight in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, but looks can be...

JPL
NASA image: Pluto Haze in Bands of Blue
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Jan 14, 2016

Pluto Haze in Bands of Blue

This processed image is the highest-resolution color look yet at the haze layers in Pluto's atmosphere. Shown in...

JPL
NASA image: Seeing the Storm
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Mar 8, 2007

Seeing the Storm

This beautiful look at Saturn's south polar atmosphere shows the hurricane-like polar storm swirling there. Sunlight...

JPL
NASA image: All Aglow
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Dec 25, 2017

All Aglow

Saturn's moon Enceladus drifts before the rings, which glow brightly in the sunlight. Beneath its icy exterior...

JPL
NASA image: Earth From the Perspective of Artemis II
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Apr 3, 2026

Earth From the Perspective of Artemis II

art002e000192 (April 3, 2026) - This nighttime picture of Earth was taken on April 2, 2026, by an Artemis II crew...

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NASA image: A Day of Remembrance
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Jan 26, 2017

A Day of Remembrance

Early morning sunlight illuminates the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida,...

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NASA image: Fly around of ISS
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Mar 7, 2011

Fly around of ISS

s133e010858 (3/7/2011) --- The Materials International Space Station Experiment-7 (MISSE-7) is a test bed for...

JSC
NASA image: SOLAR CONCENTRATOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT for the space station
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May 11, 1989

SOLAR CONCENTRATOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT for the space station

Testing of the Solar Dynamic Collector for Space Freedom. The solar dynamic power system includes a solar...

GRC
NASA image: Fly around of ISS
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Mar 7, 2011

Fly around of ISS

s133e010727 (3/7/2011) --- The Materials International Space Station Experiment-7 (MISSE-7) is a test bed for...

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NASA image: New set of solar arrays deployed on Hubble Space Telescope
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Dec 9, 1993

New set of solar arrays deployed on Hubble Space Telescope

STS061-99-009 (9 Dec 1993) --- Sunlight reflects off the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft windows and the shiny Hubble...

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NASA image: Space Colony
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Apr 1, 1976

Space Colony

ARTIST: Rick Guidice Space Colonization; inside the sphere gravity is strongest along the equator. as on moves...

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NASA image: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
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Aug 21, 2017

2017 Total Solar Eclipse

The diamond-ring effect occurred at the beginning and end of totality during a total solar eclipse. As the last bits...

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NASA image: The atmospheric glow blankets Earth beneath a sparkling field of stars
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Oct 7, 2024

The atmospheric glow blankets Earth beneath a sparkling field of stars

iss072e030147 (Oct. 7, 2024) --- The atmospheric glow, caused by atoms and moelcules excited by sunlight, blankets...

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NASA image: s133e010099
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Mar 7, 2011

s133e010099

s133e010099 (3/7/2011) --- The Materials International Space Station Experiment-7 (MISSE-7) is a test bed for...

JSC
NASA image: SOLAR CONCENTRATOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT
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May 11, 1989

SOLAR CONCENTRATOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT

Testing of the Solar Dynamic Collector for Space Freedom. The solar dynamic power system includes a solar...

GRC
NASA image: Along the Lunar Terminator
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Apr 6, 2026

Along the Lunar Terminator

art002e014045 (April 6, 2026) - This view of the Moon captures the terminator—the shifting boundary between day and...

JSC
NASA image: Final Frontier
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Feb 19, 2018

Final Frontier

This view of Saturn looks toward the planet's night side, lit by sunlight reflected from the rings. A mosaic of some...

JPL
NASA image: Alice Solar Occultation
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Jul 17, 2015

Alice Solar Occultation

This figure shows how the Alice instrument count rate changed over time during the sunset and sunrise observations....

JPL
NASA image: Looking for Eruptions at Jupiter's Moon Europa
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Dec 14, 2022

Looking for Eruptions at Jupiter's Moon Europa

NASA's Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter's intriguing, icy moon Europa during a close pass on Sept. 29,...

JPL
NASA image: Mercury Sodium Tail
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Apr 16, 2015

Mercury Sodium Tail

This image from NASA MESSENGER spacecraft is stitched together from thousands of observations made over the past 4...

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NASA image: Coy Dione
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Jan 30, 2017

Coy Dione

Dione lit hemisphere faces away from NASA Cassini spacecraft camera, yet the moon darkened surface features are...

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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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