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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: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Maryland's Sen. Barbara Mikulski greeted employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,...

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NASA image: Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission
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Dec 8, 2017

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission

A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (HMI) H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global...

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NASA image: Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan
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Dec 8, 2017

Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan

September 22, the autumnal equinox, marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but the fall harvest...

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NASA image: CATS Installed on ISS
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Dec 8, 2017

CATS Installed on ISS

On Jan. 22, 2015, robotic flight controllers successfully installed NASA’s Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS)...

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NASA image: Silver and Gold
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Dec 8, 2017

Silver and Gold

Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's giant clean room in Greenbelt, Md., JWST Optical Engineer Larkin Carey...

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NASA image: Firework Nova
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Dec 8, 2017

Firework Nova

Nova Stars are essentially giant fusion reactions occurring in the vacuum of space. Because stars have so much mass,...

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NASA image: 2016 Top Images from NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

2016 Top Images from NASA Goddard

Here are a few of our top images from 2016. To see more great NASA Goddard images be sure to follow us on Instagram...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: Coronal Loops Reveal Magnetic Dance
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Dec 8, 2017

Coronal Loops Reveal Magnetic Dance

Magnetic Dance: Solar material traces out giant magnetic fields soaring through the sun to create what's called...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: View of the Americas on 12.13.14
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Dec 8, 2017

View of the Americas on 12.13.14

NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured this stunning view of the Americas on 12.13.14, December 13, 2014 at 17:45 UTC....

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NASA image: Snow in the Middle East
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Dec 8, 2017

Snow in the Middle East

This image from the Aqua satellite's MODIS instrument taken at 11:10 UTC on December 16, 2013 shows areas of snow in...

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NASA image: Blizzard Blankets the Northeast With Snow
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Dec 8, 2017

Blizzard Blankets the Northeast With Snow

As the storm moves offshore and the skies clear over the Northeast United States, the extent of snowfall from the...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Senator Mikulski views the James Webb Space Telescope being assembled in a clean room at Goddard. Webb project...

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NASA image: Mosaic of Antarctica
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Dec 8, 2017

Mosaic of Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth – and, during the austral summer, it is also the...

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NASA image: Outburst on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

Outburst on the Sun

The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period (Feb. 24,...

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NASA image: Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [detail]
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Dec 8, 2017

Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [detail]

This false-color (shortwave infrared, near infrared, green) satellite image reveals an active lava flow on the...

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NASA image: Nagano, Japan 1998
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Dec 8, 2017

Nagano, Japan 1998

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this stunning view of...

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NASA image: Moon Phases 2015, Northern Hemisphere
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Dec 8, 2017

Moon Phases 2015, Northern Hemisphere

This visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2015, as viewed from the...

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NASA image: GPM Captures Hurricane Joaquin
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM Captures Hurricane Joaquin

Joaquin became a tropical storm Monday evening (EDT) midway between the Bahamas and Bermuda and has now formed into...

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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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