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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 Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface
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Dec 21, 2022

Perseverance Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface

NASA's Perseverance rover deposited the first of several samples onto the Martian surface on Dec. 21, 2022, the...

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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: Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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Jul 11, 2022

Perseverance Scouts Landing Sites for Mars Sample Return Campaign

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take this image of flat terrain in Jezero...

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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: PIA23967
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Sep 14, 2020

PIA23967

The full-scale engineering model of NASA's Perseverance rover raises its "head," or remote sensing mast, at NASA's...

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NASA image: Perseverance Coring Bit
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Aug 19, 2022

Perseverance Coring Bit

This image shows the back of Coring Bit 2 in the bit carousel of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. A wavy, stringlike...

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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: Perseverance's First 2 Regolith Samples
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Dec 7, 2022

Perseverance's First 2 Regolith Samples

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snagged two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – on Dec. 2 and 6, 2022. This...

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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: Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby
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Apr 24, 2000

Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby

As we head into the 21st Century, it seems hard to believe that human beings have been sending spacecraft toward...

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NASA image: NASA's Perseverance Records a Martian Dust Devil
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Dec 13, 2022

NASA's Perseverance Records a Martian Dust Devil

This video and audio show the results of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using its SuperCam microphone to record the...

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NASA image: Bloom in the Ross Sea
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Dec 8, 2017

Bloom in the Ross Sea

NASA image acquired January 22, 2011 Every southern spring and summer, after the Sun has risen into its 24-hour...

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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: GOES-S satellite in thermal vacuum testing
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Dec 8, 2017

GOES-S satellite in thermal vacuum testing

In March, NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S) satellite was lifted into a thermal...

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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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NASA image: Perseverance's Mastcam-Z Video of Ingenuity Hovering
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Apr 19, 2021

Perseverance's Mastcam-Z Video of Ingenuity Hovering

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter hovers over the Martian surface — the first instance of powered, controlled flight...

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NASA image: WATSON Documents Final Tube Dropped at Three Forks Sample Depot
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Jan 30, 2023

WATSON Documents Final Tube Dropped at Three Forks Sample Depot

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover dropped the last of 10 tubes at the "Three Forks" sample depot on Jan. 28, 2023, the...

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NASA image: Perseverance Takes in View at Belva Crater
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May 18, 2023

Perseverance Takes in View at Belva Crater

This view of the interior of Belva Crater was generated using data collected by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard...

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NASA image: Perseverance's SuperCam Uses AEGIS For the First Time
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May 31, 2022

Perseverance's SuperCam Uses AEGIS For the First Time

On May 18, 2022, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used an artificial intelligence software called Autonomous...

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NASA image: Perseverance's Mastcam-Z Video of Second Flight
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Apr 22, 2021

Perseverance's Mastcam-Z Video of Second Flight

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter hovers and rotates over Jezero Crater during its second experimental flight test on...

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NASA image: WATSON's View of Dourbes in Mars' Jezero Crater
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Dec 15, 2021

WATSON's View of Dourbes in Mars' Jezero Crater

This close-up view of a rock target named "Dourbes" was provided by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for...

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NASA image: Standing Out on Mars' 'Mount Washburn'
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Jun 13, 2024

Standing Out on Mars' 'Mount Washburn'

Composed of 18 images, this natural-color mosaic shows a boulder field on "Mount Washburn" (named after a mountain...

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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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