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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: Two Long Filaments
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Sep 8, 2016

Two Long Filaments

The two most noteworthy features on the sun this week were a pair of elongated filaments (Sept. 8, 2016). The...

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NASA image: Arching Eruption
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Jun 30, 2015

Arching Eruption

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught this image of an eruption on the side of the sun over June 18, 2015. The...

GSFC
NASA image: Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot
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Aug 4, 2017

Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot

On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region — an area of intense and...

GSFC
NASA image: Small Flare and a Coronal Mass Ejection
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Jan 31, 2018

Small Flare and a Coronal Mass Ejection

The sun shot out a small coronal mass ejection that was also associated with a small flare (Jan. 22, 2018). The...

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NASA image: One Small Flare
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Feb 15, 2018

One Small Flare

The sun's only visible active region sputtered and spurted and eventually unleashed a small (C-class) flare (Feb. 7,...

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NASA image: Eclipse Season for SDO
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Aug 25, 2016

Eclipse Season for SDO

Several times a day for a few days this week the Earth completely blocked the Sun for about an hour due to SDO's...

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NASA image: Energized Active Regions
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Jun 2, 2017

Energized Active Regions

A pair of relatively small (but frenetic) active regions rotated into view, spouting off numerous small flares and...

JPL
NASA image: Sun Shreds Its Own Eruption
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Aug 11, 2017

Sun Shreds Its Own Eruption

On September 30, 2014, multiple NASA observatories watched what appeared to be the beginnings of a solar eruption. A...

GSFC
NASA image: KSC-06-S-00157
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Jun 20, 2006

KSC-06-S-00157

Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy invites viewers to submit their questions about the STEREO mission to the...

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NASA image: Hedgerow Prominence
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May 30, 2017

Hedgerow Prominence

A solar prominence at the sun's edge put on quite a display of plasma being pushed and pulled by unstable magnetic...

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NASA image: Tangled up in Blue
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Sep 2, 2015

Tangled up in Blue

A small, but complex mass of plasma gyrated and spun about over the course of 40 hours above the surface of the Sun...

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NASA image: Two Prominences Unraveling
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May 16, 2017

Two Prominences Unraveling

At the edge of the sun, a large prominence and a small prominence began to shift, turn and fall apart in less than...

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NASA image: Twisting Plasma
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Jun 8, 2016

Twisting Plasma

A close-up of twisting plasma above the Sun's surface produced a nice display of turbulence by caused combative...

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NASA image: Flares in Profile
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Apr 11, 2017

Flares in Profile

An active region at the sun's edge produced several M5-class (medium sized) flares over a ten-hour period (Apr. 3,...

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NASA image: Stretched Loops
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Mar 16, 2017

Stretched Loops

When an active region rotated over to the edge of the sun, it presented us with a nice profile view of its elongated...

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NASA image: Bendable Prominence
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Oct 4, 2016

Bendable Prominence

A prominence observed along the right edge of the sun rose up and then most of it bent back down to the surface...

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NASA image: Kinked Loop Stretching Between Two Active Regions
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Jul 25, 2017

Kinked Loop Stretching Between Two Active Regions

Numerous arches of magnetic field lines danced and swayed above a large active region over about a 30-hour period...

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NASA image: Bright Arcing Loops
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Jun 27, 2016

Bright Arcing Loops

Several arcing loops rotated into view and swirled above an active region, which gave us a nice profile view of the...

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NASA image: Magnetic Coiling
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Jul 18, 2016

Magnetic Coiling

One broad active region sported a wonderful example of coiled magnetic field lines over almost a four-day period...

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NASA image: Jumpy Active Region
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Jan 3, 2017

Jumpy Active Region

A close-up view of one day in the life of a rather small active region shows the agitation and dynamism of its...

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NASA image: Big Sunspot Group
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Aug 26, 2015

Big Sunspot Group

A large group of sunspots that rotated across the Sun over six days (Aug. 21-26, 2015) started out as a single...

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NASA image: Active Regions Blossoming
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Oct 28, 2015

Active Regions Blossoming

As a pair of active regions began to rotate into view, their towering magnetic field lines above them bloomed into a...

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NASA image: Active Regions' Magnetic Connection
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May 22, 2017

Active Regions' Magnetic Connection

Several bright bands of plasma connect from one active region to another, even though they are tens of thousands of...

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NASA image: Sole Active Region in Profile
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Oct 17, 2018

Sole Active Region in Profile

The Sun's rotation brought a new active region into view, revealing the dynamic arches and twisting streams of its...

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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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