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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: Cretaceous Footprints Found on Goddard Campus
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Dec 8, 2017

Cretaceous Footprints Found on Goddard Campus

About 110 million light years away, the bright, barred spiral galaxy NGC3259 was just forming stars in dark bands of...

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NASA image: Goddard Monitors Orions EFT-1 Test Flight
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Dec 8, 2017

Goddard Monitors Orions EFT-1 Test Flight

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, played a critical role in the test flight of the #Orion...

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NASA image: Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint

Showcased at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS...

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NASA image: International Observe the Moon Night
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Dec 8, 2017

International Observe the Moon Night

Double beams shoot into the night sky during the Internation Observe the Moon night event. Goddard's Laser Ranging...

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NASA image: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Night-time Look at Cyclone Felleng
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Night-time Look at Cyclone Felleng

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this false-colored night-time image of Cyclone Felleng during the night on...

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NASA image: Arctic Sea Ice
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Dec 8, 2017

Arctic Sea Ice

On July 12, 2011, crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy retrieved a canister dropped by parachute from a...

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NASA image: Hubble Sees Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Sees Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud

NASA image release January 23, 2013 Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite...

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NASA image: Approaching Sunrise
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Dec 8, 2017

Approaching Sunrise

View just before sunrise over the Arctic Ocean during IceBridge's transit flight from Fairbanks to Thule on Mar. 26,...

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NASA image: BENNU’S JOURNEY - Early Earth
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Dec 8, 2017

BENNU’S JOURNEY - Early Earth

This is an artist's concept of the young Earth being bombarded by asteroids. Scientists think these impacts could...

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NASA image: Fermi discovers giant gamma-ray bubbles in the Milky Way
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Dec 8, 2017

Fermi discovers giant gamma-ray bubbles in the Milky Way

NASA image release November 9, 2010 To view a video about this story go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5162413062...

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NASA image: Assembly of Landsat's TIRS Instrument
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Dec 8, 2017

Assembly of Landsat's TIRS Instrument

Aleksandra Bogunovic reaches across the instrument to affix the corners of a Multi-Layer Insulation blanket to the...

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NASA image: Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

Senator Barbara Mikulski Visits NASA Goddard

Sen. Barbara Mikulski participated in a ribbon cutting at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on January 6th, 2016,...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Daily science team meetings are an integral part of NAAMES field work. Chris Hostetler (pointing) is the project...

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NASA image: Hubble Catches Jets, Bubbles, Bursts of Light in Taurus
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Catches Jets, Bubbles, Bursts of Light in Taurus

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a striking view of a multiple star system called XZ Tauri, its...

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NASA image: Heaven's Carousel premiere
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Dec 8, 2017

Heaven's Carousel premiere

Last week researchers from around the world gathered at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome for the Science with the...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Weather briefings not only insured safe operations for the team, but also helped scientists optimize their...

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NASA image: New Antares Rocket Rolls Out at NASA Wallops
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Dec 8, 2017

New Antares Rocket Rolls Out at NASA Wallops

Orbital ATK’s Antares first stage with the new engines is rolled from NASA Wallops Flight Facility’s Horizontal...

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NASA image: GPM Vibration Testing
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM Vibration Testing

Vibration testing of the horizontal axis of the spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Goddard The Global Precipitation...

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NASA image: Nodosaur Footprint Verified
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Dec 8, 2017

Nodosaur Footprint Verified

This imprint shows the right rear foot of a nodosaur - a low-slung, spiny leaf-eater - apparently moving in haste as...

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NASA image: BENNU’S JOURNEY
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Dec 8, 2017

BENNU’S JOURNEY

Asteroid Bennu is a time capsule, containing the raw ingredients of the solar system. Bennu has settled in a...

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NASA image: Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers

Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken advantage of gravitational lensing to reveal the...

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NASA image: Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
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Dec 8, 2017

Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)

Electrical technicians work diligently to build the connector harnessing for the Command and Data Handling...

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NASA image: Tropical Storm Arthur Forms
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Dec 8, 2017

Tropical Storm Arthur Forms

Radar and satellite imagery indicate that the convective organization of the cyclone has improved, and the cyclone...

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NASA image: SDO Reveals Star-Forming Eruptions
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Dec 8, 2017

SDO Reveals Star-Forming Eruptions

Spectacular eruption: On June 7, 2011, SDO captured this image as a massive eruption lifted an enormous amount of...

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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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