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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: Boulder-Strewn Surface -- Narrow Angle Camera View
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Jul 26, 2005

Boulder-Strewn Surface -- Narrow Angle Camera View

The tortured southern polar terrain of Enceladus appears strewn with great boulders of ice in this fantastic view,...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-07pd1092
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May 10, 2007

KSC-07pd1092

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lifts the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside off its work...

KSC
NASA image: ARC-1989-A89-7061
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Aug 29, 1989

ARC-1989-A89-7061

This photomosaic of Triton, assembled from 14 individual frames, shows the great variety of its surface features. At...

ARC
NASA image: Comet Siding Spring Mars Flyby
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Dec 8, 2017

Comet Siding Spring Mars Flyby

On October 19, Comet Siding Spring will pass within 88,000 miles of Mars – just one third of the distance from the...

GSFC
NASA image: KSC-07pd1058
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May 7, 2007

KSC-07pd1058

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Phoenix spacecraft is...

KSC
NASA image: Snow in northern Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Snow in northern Alaska

As autumn colors moved across much of the lower forty-eight states in mid-October 2015, winter weather had already...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA Sees Winter's Northeastern U.S. Snowcover Extend Farther South
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Sees Winter's Northeastern U.S. Snowcover Extend Farther South

A winter storm that moved through the Mid-Atlantic on Feb. 16 and 17, 2015 extended the northeastern U.S. snowcover...

GSFC
NASA image: Pan Revealed
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Mar 16, 2017

Pan Revealed

These two images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show how the spacecraft's perspective changed as it passed within...

JPL
NASA image: New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto
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Dec 5, 2015

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto

This frame from a movie is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained...

JPL
NASA image: Triple Crescents
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Jun 22, 2015

Triple Crescents

A single crescent moon is a familiar sight in Earth's sky, but with Saturn's many moons, you can see three or even...

JPL
NASA image: New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated
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Dec 8, 2017

New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated

This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA’s...

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NASA image: A Full View of Pluto Stunning Crescent
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Oct 29, 2015

A Full View of Pluto Stunning Crescent

In September, NASA's New Horizons team released a stunning but incomplete image of Pluto's crescent. Thanks to new...

JPL
NASA image: Approaching Enceladus
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Oct 28, 2015

Approaching Enceladus

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view as it neared icy Enceladus for its closest-ever dive past the moon's...

JPL
NASA image: TRAPPIST-1 Planet Lineup
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Feb 22, 2017

TRAPPIST-1 Planet Lineup

This artist's concept shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about the...

JPL
NASA image: System Checkouts on Testbed for Europa Lander Landing Gear
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Jan 17, 2024

System Checkouts on Testbed for Europa Lander Landing Gear

Engineer Matthew Cameron-Hooper performs a checkout on some systems of the Europa Lander landing gear testbed at...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn Ring
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Dec 12, 2007

Saturn Ring

Like Earth, Saturn has an invisible ring of energetic ions trapped in its magnetic field. This feature is known as a...

JPL
NASA image: Approach to Saturn
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Feb 26, 2004

Approach to Saturn

The narrow angle camera onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft took a series of exposures of Saturn and its rings and...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-2010-1077
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Jan 6, 2010

KSC-2010-1077

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is reflected in the icy...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-07pd1061
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May 8, 2007

KSC-07pd1061

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, a crane lifts the...

KSC
NASA image: Imagine a Landing on Pluto
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Jul 14, 2016

Imagine a Landing on Pluto

Imagine a future spacecraft following New Horizons' trailblazing path to Pluto, but instead of flying past its...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-07pd1062
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May 8, 2007

KSC-07pd1062

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, a crane lifts the...

KSC
NASA image: Comet Siding Spring Seen Next to Mars
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Dec 8, 2017

Comet Siding Spring Seen Next to Mars

This composite NASA Hubble Space Telescope Image captures the positions of comet Siding Spring and Mars in a...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA's Europa Clipper Gets Its Reaction Wheels
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Nov 23, 2022

NASA's Europa Clipper Gets Its Reaction Wheels

Engineers install 2-foot-wide reaction wheels onto the main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft at the agency's...

JPL
NASA image: Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula
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Dec 8, 2017

Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula

Release Date: May 3, 2004 A Dying Star Shrouded by a Blanket of Hailstones Forms the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302) The Bug...

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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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