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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: Crater Mounds - False Color
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Oct 8, 2018

Crater Mounds - False Color

This VIS image shows parts of Crommelin and Firsoff Craters. Both craters contain large mounds of layered materials...

JPL
NASA image: Benefit from NASA
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Apr 15, 2004

Benefit from NASA

Power Pads, shown here, were designed to support and cushion horses' hooves while walking, rurning, and jumping,...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-97PC1383
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Sep 8, 1997

KSC-97PC1383

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-05PD-2126
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Sep 7, 2005

KSC-05PD-2126

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the...

KSC
NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 24, 2001

Microgravity

As a liquefied metal solidifies, particles dispersed in the liquid are either pushed ahead of or engulfed by the...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-05PD-2127
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Sep 7, 2005

KSC-05PD-2127

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, workers begin...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-05PD-2128
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Sep 7, 2005

KSC-05PD-2128

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the hatch on...

KSC
NASA image: Transparent Alloys Operation
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Mar 26, 2018

Transparent Alloys Operation

iss055e005543 (March 26, 2018) --- Expedition 55 Flight Engineer and astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured conducting...

JSC
NASA image: ARC-1989-A89-7029
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Aug 25, 1989

ARC-1989-A89-7029

P-34692 Range : 500 km. ( 300 miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 900 m. or 2,700 ft. Part of Triton's complex...

ARC
NASA image: KSC-97PC972
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Jul 1, 1997

KSC-97PC972

STS-94 Payload Specialist Roger K. Crouch prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A in...

KSC
NASA image: Interior Structure of Ceres Artist Concept
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Aug 3, 2016

Interior Structure of Ceres Artist Concept

This artist's concept shows a diagram of how the inside of Ceres could be structured, based on data about the dwarf...

JPL
NASA image: Supernova with Expanding Shell
Video
Jan 26, 2010

Supernova with Expanding Shell

Stars which are 8 times or more massive than our Sun end their lives in a most spectacular way; they go supernova. A...

GSFC
NASA image: Southern Crater
Image
Jan 15, 2019

Southern Crater

At several locations in the southern hemisphere there are craters that have been filled with material almost to the...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-97PC-968
Image
Jul 1, 1997

KSC-97PC-968

STS-94 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A in...

KSC
NASA image: Subliming Ice
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Sep 19, 2019

Subliming Ice

This enhanced-color image shows a 45-meter-diameter crater that formed sometime between October 2010 and May 2012 in...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-97pc562
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Apr 4, 1997

KSC-97pc562

STS-83 Payload Specialist Roger K. Crouch is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-97pc561
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Apr 4, 1997

KSC-97pc561

STS-83 Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas is assisted into his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout...

KSC
NASA image: Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition
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May 22, 2017

Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition

This enhanced color image of Ceres' surface was made from data obtained on April 29, 2017, when NASA's Dawn...

JPL
NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Aug 1, 2002

Space Shuttle Projects

A scaled-down 24-inch version of the Space Shuttle's Reusable Solid Rocket Motor was successfully fired for 21...

MSFC
NASA image: Jewel Box Sun
Video
Dec 17, 2013

Jewel Box Sun

Telescopes help distant objects appear bigger, but this is only one of their advantages. Telescopes can also collect...

GSFC
NASA image: Microgravity
Image
Apr 15, 2004

Microgravity

The Wake Shield Facility is a free-flying research and development facility that is designed to use the pure vacuum...

MSFC
NASA image: Spacelab
Image
Jan 1, 1992

Spacelab

This photograph shows activities during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission (STS-42) in the...

MSFC
NASA image: Spacelab
Image
Jan 29, 1992

Spacelab

This photograph shows activities during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission (STS-42) in the...

MSFC
NASA image: Spacelab
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Jul 8, 1994

Spacelab

This is a Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-65) onboard photo of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2)...

MSFC
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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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