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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: Astronomers Find the First 'Wind Nebula' Around a Rare Ultra-Magnetic Neutron Star
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Jun 21, 2016

Astronomers Find the First 'Wind Nebula' Around a Rare Ultra-Magnetic Neutron Star

Astronomers have discovered a vast cloud of high-energy particles called a wind nebula around a rare ultra-magnetic...

GSFC
NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jan 1, 1969

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

This image of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL-2688 and located roughly 3,000 light-years from us, was taken in red...

MSFC
NASA image: Hubble Observes Glowing, Fiery Shells of Gas
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Observes Glowing, Fiery Shells of Gas

It may look like something from "The Lord of the Rings," but this fiery swirl is actually a planetary...

GSFC
NASA image: High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
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Jan 1, 1979

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

This image is an x-ray view of Eta Carinae Nebula showing bright stars taken with the High Energy Astronomy...

MSFC
NASA image: Oxygen No Longer Lost in Space
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Aug 1, 2011

Oxygen No Longer Lost in Space

ESA Herschel Space Observatory found oxygen molecules in a dense patch of gas and dust adjacent to star-forming...

JPL
NASA image: High-Energy X-ray View of Hand of God
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Jan 9, 2014

High-Energy X-ray View of Hand of God

Nicknamed the Hand of God, this object is called a pulsar wind nebula, imaged by NASA NuSTAR. It powered by the...

JPL
NASA image: Orion Big Head Revealed in Infrared
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Apr 14, 2011

Orion Big Head Revealed in Infrared

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, shows a giant nebula around Lambda Orionis, inflating Orion head to huge...

JPL
NASA image: WISE Captures the Unicorn Rose
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Aug 25, 2010

WISE Captures the Unicorn Rose

Unicorns and roses are usually the stuff of fairy tales, but a new cosmic image taken by NASA WISE mission shows the...

JPL
NASA image: Witch Head Brews Baby Stars
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Oct 30, 2013

Witch Head Brews Baby Stars

An infrared portrait of the Witch Head nebula from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, shows billowy...

JPL
NASA image: Asteroid Zips By Orion
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Aug 21, 2013

Asteroid Zips By Orion

NASA NEOWISE, snapped this infrared picture of near-Earth object 1998 KN3 as it zips past a cloud of dense gas and...

JPL
NASA image: Heart and Soul
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May 24, 2010

Heart and Soul

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space, known as the...

JPL
NASA image: The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae
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Aug 23, 2013

The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae

Massive stars can wreak havoc on their surroundings, as can be seen in this new view of the Carina nebula from NASAs...

JPL
NASA image: Celestial Sea of Stars
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Dec 8, 2008

Celestial Sea of Stars

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a new, infrared view of the choppy star-making cloud called M17, or the...

JPL
NASA image: Extragalactic Space Balls Artist Concept
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Oct 27, 2010

Extragalactic Space Balls Artist Concept

An infrared photo of the Small Magellanic Cloud taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is shown in this artist...

JPL
NASA image: The New Solar System
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Nov 6, 2000

The New Solar System

This solar system montage of the nine planets and four large moons of Jupiter in our solar system are set against a...

JPL
NASA image: Hubble Captures Bubbles And Baby Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Captures Bubbles And Baby Stars

Image release June 22, 2010 A spectacular new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image — one of the largest ever...

GSFC
NASA image: High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
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Jan 1, 1979

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

This is an x-ray image of the Crab Nebula taken with the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2/Einstein...

MSFC
NASA image: High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)
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Jan 1, 1978

High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)

Both of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO) 2/Einstein Observatory imaging devices were used to observe the...

MSFC
NASA image: ARC-1969-AC87-0100
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Dec 31, 1969

ARC-1969-AC87-0100

Erosion of Carbonaceous Grains in a Simulated Solar Nebula Composite

ARC
NASA image: History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
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Jan 16, 1996

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

Taken by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), this image of MyCn18, a...

MSFC
NASA image: History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory
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Jan 1, 2001

History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Left image: The x-ray data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) has revealed a bright central star surrounded by...

MSFC
NASA image: Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel

The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel. The...

GSFC
NASA image: Does Pacman Have Teeth?
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Oct 26, 2011

Does Pacman Have Teeth?

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer observed the star-forming cloud NGC 281 in the constellation of Cassiopeia...

JPL
NASA image: Cosmic Cocoon
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Oct 20, 2010

Cosmic Cocoon

The aptly named Cocoon nebula is featured in this image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This cloud 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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