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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.

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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: Effects of Deadly California Debris Flows Seen in Before/After Images from NASA's UAVSAR
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Feb 12, 2018

Effects of Deadly California Debris Flows Seen in Before/After Images from NASA's UAVSAR

Extreme winter rains in January 2018 following the Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties caused severe...

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NASA image: A Race Around Saturn
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Apr 25, 2013

A Race Around Saturn

This illustration depicts the shearing of an initially circular cloud of debris as a result of the particles in the...

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NASA image: Dione Mosaic
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Sep 26, 1996

Dione Mosaic

Many impact craters -- the record of the collision of cosmic debris -- are shown in this mosaic from NASA Voyager 1...

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NASA image: Deuteronilus
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Dec 22, 2006

Deuteronilus

This image shows part of one of the many mesas that comprise Deuteronilus Mensae as well as the surrounding debris...

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NASA image: Young Exoplanet (Artist's Concept)
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Apr 24, 2025

Young Exoplanet (Artist's Concept)

Artist's concept of a young, newly discovered planet, exposed to observation by a warped debris disk....

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NASA image: A Race Around Saturn Animation
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Apr 25, 2013

A Race Around Saturn Animation

This animation depicts the shearing of an initially circular cloud of debris as a result of the particles in the...

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NASA image: Giant Impacts on Ancient Mars (Artist's Concept)
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Aug 28, 2025

Giant Impacts on Ancient Mars (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts a scene from 4.5 billion years ago, when scientists believe giant impacts occurred on...

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NASA image: Black Hole Corona's Disappearing Act (Illustration)
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Jul 16, 2020

Black Hole Corona's Disappearing Act (Illustration)

This two-panel illustration shows a black hole surrounded by a disk of gas, before and after the disk is partially...

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NASA image: Textures in Deuteronilus Mensae
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Sep 18, 2017

Textures in Deuteronilus Mensae

This enhanced color image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the surface of a lobate debris apron in the...

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NASA image: Aquarius Thermal Blanket Completion and Inspection
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Apr 19, 2011

Aquarius Thermal Blanket Completion and Inspection

NASA Aquarius instrument thermal blanketing is completed and inspected. In addition, all external surfaces of the...

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NASA image: Ridge or Channel
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Feb 2, 2007

Ridge or Channel

This type of feature is termed an inverted channel. One theory of how these features form is that rocky debris...

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NASA image: Eroded in Deuteronilus
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Feb 26, 2021

Eroded in Deuteronilus

Lobate debris aprons (LDA) are commonly found surrounding dissected plateaus in the Deuteronilus Mensae region of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a KSC visit, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (kneeling, left) reaches out to a piece of Columbia debris in the Columbia Debris Hangar. At right is Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, who is explaining recovery and reconstruction efforts. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a KSC visit, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (kneeling, left) reaches out to a piece of Columbia debris in the Columbia Debris Hangar. At right is Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, who is explaining recovery and reconstruction efforts. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a KSC visit, Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (kneeling, left) reaches out...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG) inspects debris in the Columbia Debris Hangar. At right is the model of the left wing that has been used during recovery operations. Chairing the task group are Richard O. Covey, former Space Shuttle commander, and Thomas P. Stafford (third from right, foreground), Apollo commander. Chartered by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, the task group will perform an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the final recommendations by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
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Aug 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG) inspects debris in the Columbia Debris Hangar. At right is the model of the left wing that has been used during recovery operations. Chairing the task group are Richard O. Covey, former Space Shuttle commander, and Thomas P. Stafford (third from right, foreground), Apollo commander. Chartered by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, the task group will perform an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the final recommendations by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG) inspects debris in the Columbia...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team place debris on the mounting fixture for RCC pieces of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing. The final shipment of debris arrived on this date - recovery efforts have been concluded in East Texas. Prior to this final shipment, the total number of items at KSC is 82,567, weighing 84,800 pounds or 38 percent of the total dry weight of Columbia. Of those items, 78,760 have been identified, with 753 placed on the left wing grid in the RLV Hangar.
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Apr 28, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team place debris on the mounting fixture for RCC pieces of the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing. The final shipment of debris arrived on this date - recovery efforts have been concluded in East Texas. Prior to this final shipment, the total number of items at KSC is 82,567, weighing 84,800 pounds or 38 percent of the total dry weight of Columbia. Of those items, 78,760 have been identified, with 753 placed on the left wing grid in the RLV Hangar.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team place debris on the mounting...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, members of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG) inspect some of the debris. Chairing the task group are Richard O. Covey, former Space Shuttle commander, and Thomas P. Stafford (fourth from left), Apollo commander. Chartered by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, the task group will perform an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the final recommendations by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
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Aug 5, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, members of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG) inspect some of the debris. Chairing the task group are Richard O. Covey, former Space Shuttle commander, and Thomas P. Stafford (fourth from left), Apollo commander. Chartered by NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, the task group will perform an independent assessment of NASA’s implementation of the final recommendations by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Columbia Debris Hangar, members of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, is astronaut Pam Melroy. The dedication ceremony included the 40-member preservation team gathered in the “Columbia room,” in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The site is a permanent repository of the debris collected in the aftermath of the tragic accident Feb. 1, 2003, that claimed the orbiter and lives of the seven-member crew. Behind Melroy is a piece of the debris.
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Jan 29, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, is astronaut Pam Melroy. The dedication ceremony included the 40-member preservation team gathered in the “Columbia room,” in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The site is a permanent repository of the debris collected in the aftermath of the tragic accident Feb. 1, 2003, that claimed the orbiter and lives of the seven-member crew. Behind Melroy is a piece of the debris.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, is astronaut Pam Melroy....

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NASA image: RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch
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Jun 20, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch

iss056e025387 (6/20/2018) --- Deployment of the NanoRacks-Remove Debris Satellite from the International Space...

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NASA image: RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch
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Jun 20, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch

iss056e025331 (6/20/2018) --- Deployment of the NanoRacks-Remove Debris Satellite from the International Space...

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NASA image: RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch
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Jun 20, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch

iss056e025425 (6/20/2018) --- Deployment of the NanoRacks-Remove Debris Satellite from the International Space...

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NASA image: RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch
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Jun 20, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch

iss056e025305 (6/20/2018) --- Deployment of the NanoRacks-Remove Debris Satellite from the International Space...

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NASA image: RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch
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Jun 20, 2018

RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launch

iss056e025423 (6/20/2018) --- Deployment of the NanoRacks-Remove Debris Satellite from the International Space...

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NASA image: Columbia Debris
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Oct 2, 2003

Columbia Debris

In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Richard Risley, with United Space Alliance, moves a table holding pieces of tile...

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NASA image: Debris Flow
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Apr 8, 2015

Debris Flow

This infrared image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows bright toned material, which is warmer than...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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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.
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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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