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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: Quartz-like Crystals Found in Planetary Disks
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Nov 11, 2008

Quartz-like Crystals Found in Planetary Disks

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has, for the first time, detected tiny quartz-like crystals sprinkled in young...

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NASA image: Prominent Veins at Garden City on Mount Sharp, Mars
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Apr 1, 2015

Prominent Veins at Garden City on Mount Sharp, Mars

This March 18, 2015, view from the Mast Camera on NASA Curiosity Mars rover shows a network of two-tone mineral...

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NASA image: Chemical Alteration by Water, Mawrth Vallis
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Nov 21, 2011

Chemical Alteration by Water, Mawrth Vallis

Thick stacks of clay minerals indicate chemical alteration of thick stacks of rock by interaction with liquid water...

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NASA image: Matijevic Hill Panorama for Rover Ninth Anniversary
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Jan 22, 2013

Matijevic Hill Panorama for Rover Ninth Anniversary

NASA rover Opportunity takes a look at Matijevic Hill, an area within the Cape York segment of Endeavour rim where...

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NASA image: Two Craters with Olivine
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Nov 6, 2013

Two Craters with Olivine

This image shows infrared views of two craters,Bellicia left and Arruntia right, at the giant asteroid Vesta that...

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NASA image: Matijevic Hill Panorama for Rover Ninth Anniversary False Color
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Jan 22, 2013

Matijevic Hill Panorama for Rover Ninth Anniversary False Color

This false color image from NASA rover Opportunity takes a look at Matijevic Hill, an area within the Cape York...

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NASA image: Hydration Map, Based on Mastcam Spectra, for Knorr Rock Target
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Mar 18, 2013

Hydration Map, Based on Mastcam Spectra, for Knorr Rock Target

On this image of the rock target Knorr, color coding maps the amount of mineral hydration indicated by a ratio of...

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NASA image: Colorful Central Peak in an Unnamed Crater
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Oct 5, 2011

Colorful Central Peak in an Unnamed Crater

The colorful rocks exposed in the central peak visible in this image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probably...

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NASA image: Homestake Vein in Color
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Dec 7, 2011

Homestake Vein in Color

This color view from NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity of a mineral vein called Homestake and is found to be...

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NASA image: Nili Fossae Trough, Candidate MSL Landing Site
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Dec 20, 2010

Nili Fossae Trough, Candidate MSL Landing Site

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Nili Fossae region of Mars, one of the largest exposures of...

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NASA image: Hydration Map, Based on Mastcam Spectra, for broken rock Tintina
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Mar 18, 2013

Hydration Map, Based on Mastcam Spectra, for broken rock Tintina

On this image of the broken rock called Tintina, color coding maps the amount of mineral hydration indicated by a...

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NASA image: Olivine on Earth
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Oct 30, 2012

Olivine on Earth

The semi-precious gem peridot is a variety of olivine. NASA Curiosity rover shows the diffraction signature, or...

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NASA image: Homestake Vein on Cape York, Color Enhanced
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Nov 12, 2012

Homestake Vein on Cape York, Color Enhanced

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity inspected this mineral vein, called Homestake, in November 2011 at the...

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NASA image: Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars
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Nov 21, 2011

Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars

Sulfates are found overlying clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater, a depression that likely hosted a...

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NASA image: Sowing the Seeds of Planets? Artist Concept
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Oct 20, 2005

Sowing the Seeds of Planets? Artist Concept

This artist concept shows microscopic crystals in the dusty disk surrounding a brown dwarf, or failed star. The...

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NASA image: High Spatial Resolution Europa Coverage by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer NIMS
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Mar 26, 1998

High Spatial Resolution Europa Coverage by the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer NIMS

NASA Galileo spacecraft, which was used to map the mineral and ice properties over the surfaces of the Jovian moons,...

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NASA image: Kondyor Massif, Russia
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Feb 19, 2008

Kondyor Massif, Russia

The Kondyor Massif is located in Eastern Siberia, Russia, north of the city of Khabarovsk. It is a rare form of...

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NASA image: Layers with Carbonate Content Inside McLaughlin Crater on Mars
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Jan 20, 2013

Layers with Carbonate Content Inside McLaughlin Crater on Mars

This view of layered rocks on the floor of McLaughlin Crater shows sedimentary rocks that contain spectroscopic...

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NASA image: Dawson, Canada
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Jul 9, 2012

Dawson, Canada

NASA Terra spacecraft acquired this image of Dawson, Canada. A boom town in 1898, discovery of gold in the Klondike...

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NASA image: The Interior of Kuiper
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Oct 5, 2011

The Interior of Kuiper

The colorful rocks exposed in the central peak visible in this image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probably...

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NASA image: Computer Model Estimates Permanent Ground Motions from the Aug. 23, 2011 Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake
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Aug 24, 2011

Computer Model Estimates Permanent Ground Motions from the Aug. 23, 2011 Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Mineral, Va. was widely felt up and down the East Coast of the United States. This...

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NASA image: Color-Coded Clues to Composition Superimposed on Martian Seasonal-Flow Image
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Feb 10, 2014

Color-Coded Clues to Composition Superimposed on Martian Seasonal-Flow Image

This image from NASA Mar Reconnaissance Orbiter combines a photograph of seasonal dark flows on a Martian slope at...

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NASA image: Carbonate-Containing Martian Rocks, False Color
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Jun 3, 2010

Carbonate-Containing Martian Rocks, False Color

Lengthy detective work from data collected by NASA rover Spirit confirmed that an outcrop called Comanche contains a...

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NASA image: Powerful Yet Tiny Machine
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Jan 20, 2004

Powerful Yet Tiny Machine

This image taken at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Moessbauer spectrometer, an instrument on NASA Mars...

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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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