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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: Utopia Planitia Surface
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Jul 24, 2013

Utopia Planitia Surface

This observation captured by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a couple of landforms that may result from the...

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NASA image: Scaly-skinned Mars
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Dec 20, 2002

Scaly-skinned Mars

The style of erosion along the highlands-lowlands boundary of southern Elysium Planitia has produced a strange...

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NASA image: Spider Web of Stars in IC 342A
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Jul 20, 2011

Spider Web of Stars in IC 342A

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

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NASA image: Rhythmic Layering in Danielson Crater on Mars
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Nov 21, 2011

Rhythmic Layering in Danielson Crater on Mars

Rhythmic patterns of sedimentary layering in Danielson Crater on Mars result from periodic changes in climate...

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NASA image: A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342
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Jul 20, 2011

A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

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NASA image: Southern Iapetus
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Jul 25, 2011

Southern Iapetus

NASA Cassini spacecraft takes one of its last good looks at Iapetus, a Saturnian moon known for its yin-yang-like,...

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NASA image: Rippled Surfaces on a Slope in Coloe Fossae
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Jan 9, 2014

Rippled Surfaces on a Slope in Coloe Fossae

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a set of landforms that appears to form a nested...

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NASA image: Freedom Crater
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Feb 20, 2003

Freedom Crater

Freedom crater, located in Acidalia Planitia, exhibits a concentric ring pattern in its interior as seen in this...

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NASA image: Sedimentary Signs of a Martian Lakebed
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Dec 8, 2014

Sedimentary Signs of a Martian Lakebed

This evenly layered rock photographed by the Mast Camera Mastcam on NASA Curiosity Mars Rover on Aug. 7, 2014, shows...

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NASA image: Great Disturbances
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Jan 31, 2013

Great Disturbances

This set of images from NASA Cassini spacecraft shows cloud patterns in a band around Saturn before a monstrous...

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NASA image: Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees
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Jun 8, 1998

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees

NASA's Viking Orbiter 1 spies the north polar residual ice cap, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs and...

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NASA image: Curiosity in Exaggerated Color
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Aug 14, 2012

Curiosity in Exaggerated Color

This color-enhanced view of NASA Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars was taken by NASA Mars Reconnaissance...

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NASA image: Acidalia Planitia
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Mar 27, 2003

Acidalia Planitia

This is an image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft of an area within Acidalia Planitia that contains patterned...

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NASA image: THEMIS Art #100
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Jun 21, 2013

THEMIS Art #100

Do you see what I see in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft? Looks like a thumb up or a mitten pattern in...

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NASA image: Idaho-Montana Logging
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Dec 16, 2013

Idaho-Montana Logging

Logging operations have left a striking checkerboard pattern in the landscape along the Idaho-Montana border,...

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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: Many Small Interesting Ridges in Erythraea Fossa
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Mar 5, 2014

Many Small Interesting Ridges in Erythraea Fossa

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures light-toned ridges found in a large fracture located east...

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NASA image: Signature of Hematite in Confidence Hills Martian Rock
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Nov 4, 2014

Signature of Hematite in Confidence Hills Martian Rock

This side-by-side comparison shows the X-ray diffraction patterns of two different samples collected from rocks on...

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NASA image: View to the North
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Jul 31, 2006

View to the North

This infrared view looks toward middle to high northern latitudes on Saturn, revealing entrancing meanders in the...

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NASA image: Minerals at Rocknest and John Klein
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Mar 12, 2013

Minerals at Rocknest and John Klein

These images, made from data obtained by Curiosity CheMin, show the patterns obtained from a drift of windblown dust...

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NASA image: Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 270 Degrees
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Jun 8, 1998

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 270 Degrees

The north polar residual ice cap of the Planum Boreum region, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs, is located...

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NASA image: Space Radar Image of Lisbon, Portugal
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Apr 15, 1999

Space Radar Image of Lisbon, Portugal

This radar image of Lisbon, Portugal illustrates the different land use patterns that are present in coastal...

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NASA image: Churning Psychedelia
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Nov 17, 2011

Churning Psychedelia

These two false-color views from NASA Cassini spacecraft show detailed patterns that change during one Saturn day...

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NASA image: Severe Exoplanetary Storm
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Jan 28, 2009

Severe Exoplanetary Storm

These computer-generated images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope chart the development of severe weather patterns...

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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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