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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: Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes
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Jul 18, 2018

Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes

These six infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan represent some of the clearest, most seamless-looking global views...

JPL
NASA image: SDO: Year 5
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Feb 11, 2015

SDO: Year 5

February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly...

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NASA image: Chaos Near Agenor Linea
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May 1, 2020

Chaos Near Agenor Linea

The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded...

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NASA image: Crisscrossing Bands
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May 1, 2020

Crisscrossing Bands

The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded...

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NASA image: Chaos Transition
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May 1, 2020

Chaos Transition

The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded...

JPL
NASA image: Water World
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Nov 30, 2015

Water World

Although Enceladus and Saturn's rings are largely made up of water ice, they show very different characteristics....

JPL
NASA image: A Mirror for NASA's Antarctic Balloon Mission
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Jun 29, 2022

A Mirror for NASA's Antarctic Balloon Mission

The 8.2-foot (2.5-meter) primary mirror on NASA's Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution...

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NASA image: Building an All-Sky Map With SPHEREx (Artist's Concept)
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Jan 23, 2025

Building an All-Sky Map With SPHEREx (Artist's Concept)

NASA's SPHEREx observatory will map the entire sky to help scientists answer big-picture questions about the origins...

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NASA image: The Odd Trio
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Sep 22, 2014

The Odd Trio

The Cassini spacecraft captures a rare family photo of three of Saturn's moons that couldn't be more different from...

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NASA image: Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-58
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Oct 20, 1993

Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-58

STS058-73-009 (18 Oct-1 Nov 1993) --- Atlantic water flowing with the tide through the Strait of Gibraltar into the...

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NASA image: Farewell to Iapetus
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Sep 18, 2017

Farewell to Iapetus

Cassini bids farewell to Saturn's yin-and-yang moon, Iapetus. This image is from the last set of observations...

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NASA image: Mount Etna, Sicily taken from Atlantis during STS-106
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Oct 4, 2000

Mount Etna, Sicily taken from Atlantis during STS-106

STS106-706-055 (8-20 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis used a...

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NASA image: New Crater Blues
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Jun 25, 2018

New Crater Blues

This new impact was found by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Context Camera team (CTX), who asked HiRISE to...

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NASA image: SHERLOC's Calibration Target Aboard the Perseverance Mars Rover
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Dec 8, 2020

SHERLOC's Calibration Target Aboard the Perseverance Mars Rover

The calibration target for SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics &...

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NASA image: Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa
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Dec 8, 2017

Mysterious Roving Rocks of Racetrack Playa

This is a Hygrochron sensor. Sensors were buried at different depths, to see how the temperature and moisture levels...

GSFC
NASA image: Texture Belts
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Jun 13, 2019

Texture Belts

Images here show the sunlit side of Saturn's rings. A strip along the bottom of each image has been filtered so that...

JPL
NASA image: SDO Sees Spring Eclipse April, 3
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Dec 8, 2017

SDO Sees Spring Eclipse April, 3

NASA image captured April 3, 2011 Twice a year, SDO enters an eclipse season where the spacecraft slips behind Earth...

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NASA image: Putting Martian Tribulation Behind
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May 15, 2017

Putting Martian Tribulation Behind

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity worked for 30 months on a raised segment of Endeavour Crater's rim called...

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NASA image: Piles of Sand with Different Sizes and Colors
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Jul 22, 2022

Piles of Sand with Different Sizes and Colors

This image shows a variety of wind-related features near the center of Gamboa Crater. Larger sand dunes form sinuous...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken by the Expedition 14 crew
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Nov 10, 2006

Earth observations taken by the Expedition 14 crew

ISS014-E-07738 (10 Nov. 2006) --- This image featuring a southeast-looking view of the Long Island Sound and New...

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NASA image: Curiosity Looks Downslope From the Sulfate Unit
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Apr 24, 2025

Curiosity Looks Downslope From the Sulfate Unit

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back down at the floor of Gale Crater from its location on...

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NASA image: Preparing WATSON for Borehole Descent
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Apr 7, 2021

Preparing WATSON for Borehole Descent

During 2019 field tests near Greenland's Summit Station, a high-elevation remote observing station, the WATSON...

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NASA image: Dunelands of Titan
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Nov 2, 2015

Dunelands of Titan

Saturn's frigid moon Titan has some characteristics that are oddly similar to Earth, but still slightly alien. It...

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NASA image: Rising Above It in Amazonis Planitia
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Oct 15, 2018

Rising Above It in Amazonis Planitia

This image shows a bright, rectangular-looking landform surrounded by a dark floor. How did this feature get here if...

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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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