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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: NASA's SDO Shows Images of Significant Solar Flare
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's SDO Shows Images of Significant Solar Flare

Caption: These SDO images from 7:25 p.m. EST on Feb. 24, 2014, show the first moments of an X-class flare in...

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NASA image: MUSIC Successfully Launched from NASA Wallops
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Dec 8, 2017

MUSIC Successfully Launched from NASA Wallops

The Multiple User Suborbital Instrument Carrier or MUSIC payload was successfully launched at 9:50 a.m. today on a...

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NASA image: GPM Core Observatory
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM Core Observatory

NASA engineers Rob Gallagher (left), Ken Smith (right) and Deneen Ferro (inside the spacecraft, center) work on the...

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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

The entire find, containing at least three dinosaur footprints, is approximately seven feet long and three feet...

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NASA image: President Park Geun-hye of South Korea Visits NASA Goddard
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Dec 8, 2017

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea Visits NASA Goddard

As part of her visit to the United States, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea visited NASA’s Goddard Space...

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NASA image: NASA's Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research (SABOR)
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research (SABOR)

Catnap at Sea Ali Chase of the University of Maine, and Courtney Kearney of the Naval Research Laboratory, caught a...

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NASA image: Major Nor'easter Set to Impact Northeast U.S.
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Dec 8, 2017

Major Nor'easter Set to Impact Northeast U.S.

This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument at 1825Z on January 26, 2015. A low pressure...

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NASA image: SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit - 171 Angstrom
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Dec 8, 2017

SDO's Ultra-high Definition View of 2012 Venus Transit - 171 Angstrom

NASA image captured June 5, 2012. On June 5-6 2012, SDO is collecting images of one of the rarest predictable solar...

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NASA image: Long, Strong Eastern U.S. Cold Front Brings Changes
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Dec 8, 2017

Long, Strong Eastern U.S. Cold Front Brings Changes

A long, strong, cold front draped over the eastern U.S. is marking a stark change from record-warmth to very cold...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Atlantis was named after the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

Most NAAMES flights depart close to dawn, with the goal of getting out to its observation coordinates in time for...

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NASA image: LADEE Encapsulated in the Fairing
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Dec 8, 2017

LADEE Encapsulated in the Fairing

Engineers at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia prepare to encapsulate the LADEE spacecraft into the fairing...

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NASA image: Global Hawk Aircraft Lands at NASA Wallops for Hurricane Mission
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Dec 8, 2017

Global Hawk Aircraft Lands at NASA Wallops for Hurricane Mission

The first of two NASA Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles supporting the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)...

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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: NASA Rocket Experiment Finds the Universe Brighter Than We Thought
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Rocket Experiment Finds the Universe Brighter Than We Thought

A NASA sounding rocket experiment has detected a surprising surplus of infrared light in the dark space between...

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NASA image: Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by the Crozet Islands, south Indian Ocean
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Dec 8, 2017

Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by the Crozet Islands, south Indian Ocean

There are special places on Earth that sometimes write their personal signature in the clouds. The Crozet Islands...

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NASA image: Cassini’s Pale Blue Dot
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Dec 8, 2017

Cassini’s Pale Blue Dot

In this rare image taken on 19 July, the wide-angle camera on the international Cassini spacecraft has captured...

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NASA image: NASA Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Telescopes Uncover Early Construction of Giant Galaxy

Astronomers have for the first time caught a glimpse of the earliest stages of massive galaxy construction. The...

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NASA image: Hubble Peers Through the Elliptical Haze
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Peers Through the Elliptical Haze

Like a lighthouse in the fog, the luminous core of NGC 2768 slowly fades outwards to a dull white haze in this image...

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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

Workbenches surround a number of laboratories onboard the Atlantis. --- The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine...

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NASA image: LADEE Preparations
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Dec 8, 2017

LADEE Preparations

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft being prepared in the clean room at Wallops...

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NASA image: Happy Back to the Future Day
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Dec 8, 2017

Happy Back to the Future Day

Great Scott, This is Heavy! You might see a DeLorean zipping around Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 21, 2015, the day...

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NASA image: NASA's SDO Captures a Monster Prominence
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's SDO Captures a Monster Prominence

NASA image captured Feb. 24, 2011 To see an image showing the size of the prominence in comparison to the size 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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