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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: Top of the World
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Aug 28, 2017

Top of the World

These turbulent clouds are on top of the world at Saturn. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's...

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NASA image: The Frozen Canyons of Pluto North Pole
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Feb 27, 2016

The Frozen Canyons of Pluto North Pole

This ethereal scene captured by NASA New Horizons spacecraft tells yet another story of Pluto diversity of...

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NASA image: A Fractured Pole
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Oct 15, 2015

A Fractured Pole

NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed by Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 14, 2015, capturing this stunning image of...

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NASA image: Olympia Undae
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Oct 7, 2019

Olympia Undae

This VIS image shows a portion of Olympia Undae, a large dune field located near the north pole. This image was...

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NASA image: Olympia Undae
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Apr 10, 2020

Olympia Undae

This VIS image shows part of Olympia Undae, a vast sand sea near the north pole. In regions with limited sand...

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NASA image: Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the South Pole
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Jun 3, 1996

Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the South Pole

This hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the...

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NASA image: First Complete Look at Ceres Poles
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Nov 20, 2015

First Complete Look at Ceres Poles

Researchers from NASA's Dawn mission have composed the first comprehensive views of the north (left) and south pole...

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NASA image: Tethys Tops Saturn
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Jul 11, 2016

Tethys Tops Saturn

An illusion of perspective, Saturn's moon Tethys seems to hang above the planet's north pole in this view from...

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NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 153
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Aug 18, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 153

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this view of shadowed craters near Ceres' north pole. Ceres has only a modest tilt...

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NASA image: Map of Martian Polar Hydrogen
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Mar 13, 2003

Map of Martian Polar Hydrogen

This gamma ray spectrometer map centered on the north pole of Mars is based on gamma-rays from the element hydrogen....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys share a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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Jan 14, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys share a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys share a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A breeding osprey occupies a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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Jan 14, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A breeding osprey occupies a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A breeding osprey occupies a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys have taken up residence in a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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Jan 14, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys have taken up residence in a nest constructed on a speaker pole in the lower parking lot of the KSC Press Site. Eggs have been sighted in the nest. The NASA logo in the background is painted on an outer wall of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building nearby. Known as a fish hawk, the osprey selects sites of opportunity in which to nest -- from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground. In North America, it is found from Alaska and Newfoundland to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pair of breeding ospreys have taken up residence in a nest constructed on a speaker...

NASA image: Lakes on Titan
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Jul 24, 2006

Lakes on Titan

The Cassini spacecraft, using its radar system, has discovered very strong evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan....

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NASA image: Asteroid and Comet Census from WISE
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Oct 4, 2010

Asteroid and Comet Census from WISE

This frame from a video demonstrates how NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer surveys asteroids and comets in...

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NASA image: Dawn Survey Orbit Image 13
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Jun 24, 2015

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 13

The north pole of Ceres can be seen in this image taken on June 9, 2015 by NASA Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet...

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NASA image: Map of Rhea - January 2011
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May 2, 2011

Map of Rhea - January 2011

This global digital map of Rhea was created using data taken during NASA Cassini and Voyager spacecraft flybys. This...

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NASA image: Bird Eye View of the Land of Lakes
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Oct 23, 2013

Bird Eye View of the Land of Lakes

The vast hydrocarbon seas and lakes dark shapes near the north pole of Saturn moon Titan sprawl out beneath the...

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NASA image: A Last Look Back at Vesta
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Sep 5, 2012

A Last Look Back at Vesta

This image is from the last sequence of images NASA Dawn spacecraft obtained of the giant asteroid Vesta, looking...

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NASA image: Hazy Orange Orb
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Apr 2, 2012

Hazy Orange Orb

Titan atmosphere makes Saturn largest moon look like a fuzzy orange ball in this natural color view from NASA...

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NASA image: Chasma Boreal Dunes
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Feb 3, 2003

Chasma Boreal Dunes

The large sand sheets and dunes observed in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey are located near the north pole of...

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NASA image: Dont Get Lost in the North Polar Ice Cap
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Mar 5, 2014

Dont Get Lost in the North Polar Ice Cap

A bright ice cap of frozen water covers the North Pole of Mars as seen by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. In...

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NASA image: Growth and Retreat of the CO2 Ice at the Martian Poles
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Aug 6, 2018

Growth and Retreat of the CO2 Ice at the Martian Poles

This animation shows a side-by-side comparison of CO2 ice at the north (left) and south (right) Martian poles over...

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NASA image: South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
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Jun 3, 1996

South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine

Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic,...

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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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