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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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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Kennedy Space Center, the container holding the radioisotope thermoelectric...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., the overhead crane...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot dumps its load of simulated Martian soil in a collector in the Caterpillar Mining...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians attach the...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians monitor the progress as...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket rests on the transporter in Orbital’s...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians monitor the progress as...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Orbital Sciences’ L-1011 carrier aircraft taxies to the runway at Vandenberg Air...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- KSC payloads processing employees work to reservice the Microgravity Science...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis STS-122 Mission Specialist Leland Melvin tries on his launch...

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The two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., workers install one of the...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis has cleared the doors of the high bay of the Vehicle Assembly...

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The two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The truck carrying the United Launch Alliance Delta II first stage arrives at Hangar M...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, technicians install insulation blankets around...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a transporter is moved underneath...

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NASA image: Curiosity Rover Traverse, First 1,163 Sols on Mars
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Curiosity Rover Traverse, First 1,163 Sols on Mars

This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the location where it landed in August 2012 to...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College and university teams prepare their robots for the mining portion of NASA’s 2014...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, spacecraft atop the Delta II rocket...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Smoke appears to grab at the Delta II rocket as it launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-122 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim practices...

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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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