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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: Perseverance Views a Transit of Deimos
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Mar 5, 2024

Perseverance Views a Transit of Deimos

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture the silhouette of Deimos, one of the two Martian...

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NASA image: Perseverance's View of Neretva Vallis River Channel
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Jun 13, 2024

Perseverance's View of Neretva Vallis River Channel

Stitched together from 56 images from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, this natural-color mosaic looks downstream of...

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NASA image: How SHERLOC Analyzes a Rock Target
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Sep 15, 2022

How SHERLOC Analyzes a Rock Target

This annotated image from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows how its SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z Looks at Its Calibration Target
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Feb 22, 2021

Mastcam-Z Looks at Its Calibration Target

Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, imaged its calibration target for the first...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1472
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Jul 9, 2005

KSC-05pd-1472

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Navcam View of Ingenuity's First Flight
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Apr 19, 2021

Perseverance's Navcam View of Ingenuity's First Flight

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter achieves powered, controlled flight for the first time on another planet, hovering...

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NASA image: JPSS-2/LOFTID Prelaunch News Conference
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Oct 28, 2022

JPSS-2/LOFTID Prelaunch News Conference

Jim Reuter, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, participates in a prelaunch...

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NASA image: SHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion Patch
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Dec 16, 2021

SHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion Patch

Different kinds of carbon-based molecules called organic compounds were viewed within a rock target called "Garde"...

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NASA image: Ingenuity's First Flight Recorded by Mastcam-Z
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Apr 19, 2021

Ingenuity's First Flight Recorded by Mastcam-Z

This image was taken after the first flight of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter — and the first powered, controlled...

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NASA image: Mastcam-Z's 360-degree View of Van Zyl Overlook
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Jun 9, 2021

Mastcam-Z's 360-degree View of Van Zyl Overlook

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z stereo imaging system to capture this 360-degree panorama of "Van...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1470
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Jul 9, 2005

KSC-05pd-1470

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the Return to Flight mission...

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NASA image: Computer Simulation of Perseverance's First Autonav Drive
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Jul 1, 2021

Computer Simulation of Perseverance's First Autonav Drive

This computer animation shows a replay of telemetry from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover as it carried out its first...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Mastcam-Z First High-Resolution Panorama
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Mar 2, 2021

Perseverance's Mastcam-Z First High-Resolution Panorama

Stitched together from 79 individual images, this Mastcam-Z right-eye 110-mm zoom mosaic is from the camera's first...

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NASA image: Enhanced Video Shows Dust During Ingenuity's Flight
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Apr 20, 2021

Enhanced Video Shows Dust During Ingenuity's Flight

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter can be seen here taking off, hovering and then landing on the Martian surface on April...

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NASA image: Heavy-Duty OPTIMISM
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Nov 17, 2021

Heavy-Duty OPTIMISM

On Oct. 29, 2021, a heavy-duty vehicle transports the Perseverance rover's engineering model from a test lab to the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Views 'Pico Turquino Hills'
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Dec 12, 2024

Perseverance Views 'Pico Turquino Hills'

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to capture this panorama of a location nicknamed...

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NASA image: Ingenuity's Blades Are Released
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Apr 9, 2021

Ingenuity's Blades Are Released

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its rotor blades, allowing them to spin freely, on April 7, 2021, the 47th...

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NASA image: The Scarps of Jezero Crater's Delta
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Oct 7, 2021

The Scarps of Jezero Crater's Delta

This mosaic featuring several of the escarpments, or scarps – long, steep slopes – of Jezero Crater's river delta...

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NASA image: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap

An aerial view of the Wallops Island launch facilities taken by the Wallops Incident Response Team Oct. 29 following...

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NASA image: The Webb Space Telescope’s New Look at the Cosmos on This Week @NASA – July 15, 2022
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Jul 15, 2022

The Webb Space Telescope’s New Look at the Cosmos on This Week @NASA – July 15, 2022

The Webb Space Telescope’s new look at the cosmos, technology used to fine tune Webb improves the vision of millions...

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NASA image: Tracking a Mission’s Historic Return to Earth on This Week @NASA – September 22, 2023
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Sep 22, 2023

Tracking a Mission’s Historic Return to Earth on This Week @NASA – September 22, 2023

Tracking a mission’s historic return to Earth, a year of science onboard the space station, and the safe arrival of...

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NASA image: Curved Bands of Rocks at 'Skrinkle Haven'
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May 11, 2023

Curved Bands of Rocks at 'Skrinkle Haven'

Scientists think that the bands of rocks seen in this image may have been formed by a very fast, deep river – the...

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NASA image: SuperCam's RMI Spots Ingenuity's Broken Rotor
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Feb 27, 2024

SuperCam's RMI Spots Ingenuity's Broken Rotor

The Remote Microscopic Imager (RMI) camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took these zoomed-in images of the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Rover's View of South Séítah
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Oct 15, 2021

Perseverance Rover's View of South Séítah

This mosaic features a rover-eye view of the "South Séítah" geologic unit of Jezero Crater. Composed of 84...

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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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