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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: 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...

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NASA image: University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano

Lava formations The science and journalism teams make their way across the ropey, twisted, broken crust of the 1978...

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NASA image: Photosynthetic Activity in US Midwest
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Dec 8, 2017

Photosynthetic Activity in US Midwest

Amazing the things you can 'see' from space, if you just know how to look ... Satellite data show that during the...

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NASA image: Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground
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Dec 8, 2017

Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will monitor the landing of NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly...

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NASA image: University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano

Full moon over lava lake The inspiring views at remote locations, such as Halema’uma’u Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes...

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NASA image: Chantal Loses Closed Circulation, Still Poses Threats to Hispaniola
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Dec 8, 2017

Chantal Loses Closed Circulation, Still Poses Threats to Hispaniola

Chantal's satellite presentation has deteriorated markedly this morning and is barely classifiable by the Dvorak...

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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: The Polar Night Nitric Oxide Experiment
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Dec 8, 2017

The Polar Night Nitric Oxide Experiment

The Polar Night Nitric Oxide or PolarNOx experiment from Virginia Tech is launched aboard a NASA Black Brant IX...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Hundreds of miles off shore, the R/V Atlantis looks up while the crew of the C130 looks down. With teams on both...

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NASA image: Tight Loops Close-Up [video]
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Dec 8, 2017

Tight Loops Close-Up [video]

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in almost to its maximum level to watch tight, bright loops and much...

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NASA image: NASA's SDO Sees Giant Filament on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's SDO Sees Giant Filament on the Sun

A dark line snaked across the lower half of the sun on Feb.10, 2015, as seen in this image from NASA's Solar...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees 'Ghost Light' From Dead Galaxies
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees 'Ghost Light' From Dead Galaxies

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the faint, ghostly glow of stars ejected from ancient galaxies that were...

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NASA image: Happy Back to the Future Day
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Dec 8, 2017

Happy Back to the Future Day

Great Scott, This is Heavy! You might see a DeLorean zipping around Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 21, 2015, the day...

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NASA image: Fermi's Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph
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Dec 8, 2017

Fermi's Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph

Final still from Fermi video [bit.ly/Y2K4LN]. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration ----- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray...

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NASA image: A Webb in a Golden Cage
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Dec 8, 2017

A Webb in a Golden Cage

This photograph shows support structures wrapped in gold thermal blankets that look like a golden cage. The...

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NASA image: BENNU’S JOURNEY 1
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Dec 8, 2017

BENNU’S JOURNEY 1

The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security -- Regolith Explorer spacecraft (OSIRIS-REx)...

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NASA image: Iceberg from Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
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Dec 8, 2017

Iceberg from Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

The voyage of Iceberg B-31 continued in January, 2014 as the giant iceberg drifted over the frigid waters of Pine...

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NASA image: Fires in Central Africa
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Dec 8, 2017

Fires in Central Africa

Widespread agricultural burning continues throughout central Africa. Smoke and fires in several countries were seen...

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NASA image: NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees a Northeastern Snowy Blanket
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees a Northeastern Snowy Blanket

The storm system that moved through the northeastern U.S. dropped large snowfall totals up to a foot in southern New...

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NASA image: NASA Telescopes Join Forces To Observe Unprecedented Explosion
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Telescopes Join Forces To Observe Unprecedented Explosion

NASA image release April 6, 2011 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory completed this four-hour exposure of GRB 110328A...

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NASA image: SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit - 304 Angstrom
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Dec 8, 2017

SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit - 304 Angstrom

NASA image captured June 5, 2012. On June 5-6 2012, SDO is collecting images of one of the rarest predictable solar...

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NASA image: Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating

Though fragile comet nuclei have been seen falling apart as they near the Sun, nothing like the slow breakup of an...

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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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NASA image: Pollution Beat Explorers to South Pole
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Dec 8, 2017

Pollution Beat Explorers to South Pole

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole in December 1911. More than 100 years...

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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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