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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: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory gives a talk...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons deputy project scientist John Spencer of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO discusses...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist discusses the upcoming New Horizons flyby of the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory gives a talk...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Geoff Haines-Stiles, writer, producer, director, Passport to Knowledge, discusses documenting the New Horizons...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist discusses the upcoming New Horizons flyby of the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist shows a video with a new song he wrote for the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory discusses what...

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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Thomas Zurbuchen is seen during a New Horizons...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist discusses the upcoming New Horizons flyby of the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Media and guest listen to briefings leading up to the New Horizons spacecraft closest approach to Ultima Thule,...

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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Thomas Zurbuchen is seen during a New Horizons...

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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons deputy project scientist Cathy Olkin of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO discusses...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Guests watch as Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist shows a video with a new song he...

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NASA image: NASA's New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager's Legacy o
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Aug 25, 2014

NASA's New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager's Legacy o

Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator on NASA's New Horizons Mission, left, delivers closing remarks following a...

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Aug 25, 2014

NASA's New Horizons Pluto Mission: Continuing Voyager's Legacy o

Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator on NASA's New Horizons Mission, delivers closing remarks following a panel...

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NASA image: Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color Animation
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Jul 3, 2015

Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color Animation

This is a frame from the first movie created by New Horizons to reveal color surface features of Pluto and its...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Jim Green, Director of NASA’s Planetary Division, speaks on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist, speaks on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to the Pluto...

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NASA image: A Colorful Landing on Pluto
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Jan 21, 2017

A Colorful Landing on Pluto

What would it be like to actually land on Pluto? This image is one of more than 100 images taken by NASA's New...

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NASA image: Methane Snow on Pluto Peaks
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Mar 3, 2016

Methane Snow on Pluto Peaks

NASA New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of a chain of snow-capped mountains stretching across the dark...

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NASA image: Atmospheric Waves
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Oct 9, 2007

Atmospheric Waves

With its Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera MVIC, half of the Ralph instrument, New Horizons captured several...

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NASA image: Sputnik Planum in Detail
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Sep 17, 2015

Sputnik Planum in Detail

Sputnik Planum is the informal name of the smooth, light-bulb shaped region on the left of this composite of several...

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NASA image: Flyover Sputnik Planum
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Sep 21, 2015

Flyover Sputnik Planum

Images downloaded from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft (through Sept. 11, 2015) were stitched together and rendered...

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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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