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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: University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano

Ready to roll The five student journalists and two faculty members are ready for a day in the field....

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NASA image: Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia
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Dec 8, 2017

Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia

The islands and coral atolls of French Polynesia, located in the southern Pacific Ocean, epitomize the idea of...

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NASA image: Tropical Cyclone Bianca
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Dec 8, 2017

Tropical Cyclone Bianca

NASA image acquired January 28, 2011 Tropical Cyclone Bianca continued moving southward along the coast of Western...

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NASA image: Partial Eclipse Seen Over the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica
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Dec 8, 2017

Partial Eclipse Seen Over the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica

On September 13 at 07:10 UTC (3:10 a.m. EDT) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument...

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NASA image: Canary Islands
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Dec 8, 2017

Canary Islands

NASA image acquired December 21, 2011 The rugged landscape of the Canary Islands stood out in sharp contrast to the...

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NASA image: Astronomers Set a New Galaxy Distance Record
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Dec 8, 2017

Astronomers Set a New Galaxy Distance Record

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the farthest spectroscopically confirmed galaxy observed to date (inset)....

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NASA image: Hubble’s Hidden Galaxy
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble’s Hidden Galaxy

IC 342 is a challenging cosmic target. Although it is bright, the galaxy sits near the equator of the Milky Way’s...

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NASA image: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captured Trio of Solar Flares April 2-3
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captured Trio of Solar Flares April 2-3

The sun emitted a trio of mid-level solar flares on April 2-3, 2017. The first peaked at 4:02 a.m. EDT on April 2,...

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NASA image: University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano
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Dec 8, 2017

University Students Join NASA on Trip to Hawaiian Volcano

Team kite This kite was part of the scientific tool kit. It carried a camera that can be used to make...

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NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

NASA Public Affairs Officer Alise Fisher, left, NASA James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist and Astrophysics...

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NASA image: NASA Captures First Color Image of Mercury from Orbit
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Captures First Color Image of Mercury from Orbit

NASA image acquired: March 29, 2011 The first image acquired by MESSENGER from orbit around Mercury was actually...

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NASA image: Portugal's Madeira Island Fire Raging
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Dec 8, 2017

Portugal's Madeira Island Fire Raging

Smoke from several large fires burning on Portugal's Madeira Island were seen blowing over the Atlantic Ocean on...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

NAAMES Principal Investigator Mike Behrenfeld (right) speaks to his team the day before departure from Woods Hole....

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NASA image: Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula

Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula called the Red Spider Nebula, located some 3,000 light-years away...

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NASA image: Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground
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Dec 8, 2017

Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will monitor the landing of NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly...

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NASA image: Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery
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Dec 8, 2017

Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery

NASA image release April 22, 2010 This brand new Hubble photo is of a small portion of one of the largest seen...

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NASA image: Nodosaur Footprint Verified
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Dec 8, 2017

Nodosaur Footprint Verified

Dr. Robert Weems, emeritus paleontologist for the USGS verifies the recently discovered dinosaur track found on the...

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NASA image: Knicole Colon Portrait
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Feb 21, 2020

Knicole Colon Portrait

“I liked every subject in school, but I think I always liked math and science the most. At the time, math seemed to...

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NASA image: SAM Team Celebrates Landing
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Dec 8, 2017

SAM Team Celebrates Landing

Who Should Be TIME's Person of the Year 2012? - The Mars Rover! VOTE here: ti.me/YxJU1i Caption - SAM Team...

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NASA image: Sun Emits Mid-Level Flare on October 2, 2014
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Dec 8, 2017

Sun Emits Mid-Level Flare on October 2, 2014

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 3:01 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics...

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NASA image: Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [high res]
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Dec 8, 2017

Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [high res]

IDL TIFF file This false-color (shortwave infrared, near infrared, green) satellite image reveals an active lava...

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NASA image: GPM High Gain Antenna System Testing
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM High Gain Antenna System Testing

File: 03/26/2012 The GPM High Gain Antenna System (HGAS) in integration and testing at Goddard Space Flight Center....

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NASA image: Waning Crescent
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Dec 8, 2017

Waning Crescent

Waning crescent. Low to the east before sunrise. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been in orbit around...

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NASA image: Japanese H-IIA rocket
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Dec 8, 2017

Japanese H-IIA rocket

The Japanese H-IIA rocket will be launching the GPM Core Observatory into orbit in 2014. Credit: JAXA The Global...

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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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