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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: Eight Looks at the Jupiter Impact
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Jan 26, 2011

Eight Looks at the Jupiter Impact

Eight Looks at the Jupiter Impact

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NASA image: Horsehead Nebula
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Dec 1, 1999

Horsehead Nebula

Rising from a sea of dust and gas like a giant seahorse, the Horsehead nebula is one of the most photographed...

JPL
NASA image: Heat Map of Jupiter Impact
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Jan 26, 2011

Heat Map of Jupiter Impact

This infrared image, showing thermal radiation at a wavelength of 9.7 microns, was obtained by the Gemini North...

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NASA image: Looking Down a Barrel of Gas at a Doomed Star
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Jan 6, 1999

Looking Down a Barrel of Gas at a Doomed Star

NASA Hubble Space Telescope captured this sharpest view yet of the most famous of all planetary nebulae: the Ring...

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NASA image: Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star
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Jan 16, 1996

Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star

This Hubble telescope snapshot of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula, reveals that the object has an hourglass shape...

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NASA image: The Tadpole and the Wriggler
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Apr 14, 2014

The Tadpole and the Wriggler

A bright blue tadpole appears to swim through the inky blackness of space. Known as IRAS 20324+4057, but dubbed "the...

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NASA image: Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy
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Apr 24, 2006

Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy

NASA Spitzer, Hubble and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength, false-colored view...

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NASA image: Hubble Views Ancient Storm in the Atmosphere of Jupiter - Montage
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Aug 24, 1999

Hubble Views Ancient Storm in the Atmosphere of Jupiter - Montage

Hubble Views Ancient Storm in the Atmosphere of Jupiter - Montage

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NASA image: Fire within the Antennae Galaxies
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Sep 7, 2004

Fire within the Antennae Galaxies

This false-color image composite from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals hidden populations of newborn stars at...

JPL
NASA image: NASA's Hubble Universe in 3-D
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Hubble Universe in 3-D

This image depicts a vast canyon of dust and gas in the Orion Nebula from a 3-D computer model based on observations...

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NASA image: Big Hole Revealed in Infrared
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May 11, 2010

Big Hole Revealed in Infrared

The dark hole seen in the green cloud at the top of this image, captured by ESA Herschel Telescope, was likely...

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NASA image: NGC 520
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 520

NGC 520 is the product of a collision between two disk galaxies that started 300 million years ago. This image is...

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NASA image: Baby Picture of our Solar System
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Nov 29, 2007

Baby Picture of our Solar System

A rare, infrared view of a developing star and its flaring jets taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows us what...

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NASA image: NGC 6621/2
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 6621/2

NGC 6621/2 VV 247, Arp 81 is a strongly interacting pair of galaxies, seen about 100 million years after their...

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NASA image: Collision Between Two Spiral Galaxies
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Apr 24, 2008

Collision Between Two Spiral Galaxies

NGC 6050/IC 1179 Arp 272 is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies, NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of...

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NASA image: N44C nebula
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Dec 3, 1999

N44C nebula

Resembling the hair in Botticelli famous portrait of the birth of Venus, an image from NASA Hubble Space Telescope...

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NASA image: AM 0500-620 - Spiral Arms and Bright Knots
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Apr 24, 2008

AM 0500-620 - Spiral Arms and Bright Knots

AM 0500-620 consists of a highly symmetric spiral galaxy seen nearly face-on and partially backlit by a background...

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NASA image: Infrared Ring around Saturn
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Oct 7, 2009

Infrared Ring around Saturn

This picture highlights a slice of Saturn largest ring. The ring red band was discovered by NASA Spitzer Space...

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NASA image: White Dwarf Stars
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Dec 1, 1999

White Dwarf Stars

Peering deep inside a cluster of several hundred thousand stars, NASA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered the...

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NASA image: NGC 454
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Apr 24, 2008

NGC 454

NGC 454 is galaxy pair comprising a large red elliptical galaxy and an irregular gas-rich blue galaxy. This image is...

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NASA image: AM 1316-241
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Apr 24, 2008

AM 1316-241

AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies—a spiral galaxy on the left of the frame in front of an...

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NASA image: Amazing Andromeda in Red
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Oct 13, 2005

Amazing Andromeda in Red

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has captured this stunning infrared view of the famous galaxy Messier 31, also known as...

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NASA image: Scientists Track Perfect
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Oct 13, 2001

Scientists Track Perfect

Scientists Track Perfect

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NASA image: Interacting Galaxies
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Apr 24, 2008

Interacting Galaxies

This beautiful pair of interacting galaxies consists of NGC 5754, the large spiral on the right, and NGC 5752, the...

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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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