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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 Satellite Captures Super Bowl Cities - Boston/Providence [annotated]
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Satellite Captures Super Bowl Cities - Boston/Providence [annotated]

Landsat 7 image of Boston/Providence area acquired August 25, 2014. Landsat 7 is a U.S. satellite used to acquire...

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NASA image: NASA Completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature Pre-test
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature Pre-test

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important...

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NASA image: 2016 Climate Trends Continue to Break Records
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Dec 8, 2017

2016 Climate Trends Continue to Break Records

Two key climate change indicators -- global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent -- have broken numerous...

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NASA image: Olympic National Park
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Dec 8, 2017

Olympic National Park

It has to be one of America’s most diverse national park landscapes. If you walked from west to east across Olympic...

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NASA image: Asteroid Redirect Mission Update
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Dec 8, 2017

Asteroid Redirect Mission Update

Dr. Holdren (left), Administrator Bolden (center) and Dr. Michele Gates (right) discuss the ARM mission during a...

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NASA image: NASA Satellite View of Tropical Storm Isaac
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Satellite View of Tropical Storm Isaac

NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Isaac on Aug. 24 at 15:20 UTC (11:20 a.m. EDT) as it continued...

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NASA image: Filament Eruption Creates 'Canyon of Fire' on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

Filament Eruption Creates 'Canyon of Fire' on the Sun

A magnetic filament of solar material erupted on the sun in late September, breaking the quiet conditions in a...

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NASA image: A New Identity for Denali
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Dec 8, 2017

A New Identity for Denali

Physically, not too much has changed on Denali, North America’s highest peak. What did change in 2015 is how people...

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NASA image: Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground
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Dec 8, 2017

Ending Year in Space: NASA Goddard Network Maintains Communications from Space to Ground

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will monitor the landing of NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly...

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NASA image: Landsat View: Chandler, Arizona
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Dec 8, 2017

Landsat View: Chandler, Arizona

Over the last 25 years, Chandler, Arizona has traded its grid of fields for a grid of streets. Founded in 1912 on...

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NASA image: GPM Captures Hurricane Joaquin
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM Captures Hurricane Joaquin

Joaquin became a tropical storm Monday evening (EDT) midway between the Bahamas and Bermuda and has now formed into...

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NASA image: Petit Petipa
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Dec 8, 2017

Petit Petipa

This striking image highlights Petipa crater, which was recently named after Marius Petipa, a French ballet dancer,...

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NASA image: Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)
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Dec 8, 2017

Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)

NICER team members Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, and Steven Kenyon apply epoxy to the X-ray concentrator mounts after...

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NASA image: JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing
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Jul 12, 2022

JWST’s First Full-Color Images Media Briefing

A NASA social attendees and members of the media are seen during a briefing with NASA Public Affairs Officer Alise...

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NASA image: Geikie Plateau Peak
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Dec 8, 2017

Geikie Plateau Peak

Mountain ridges showing the distinctive geology of the Geikie Plateau region in eastern Greenland, as seen from...

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NASA image: NAAMES Photo Essay
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Dec 8, 2017

NAAMES Photo Essay

A low ceiling of broken clouds offers opportunities for researches to sample clouds during part of the flight and...

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NASA image: NASA’s MAVEN Mission Observes Ups and Downs of Water Escape from Mars
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Observes Ups and Downs of Water Escape from Mars

After investigating the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet for a full Martian year, NASA’s MAVEN mission has...

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NASA image: Tangled up Active Region
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Dec 8, 2017

Tangled up Active Region

This close-up image of the sun presents an active region in profile as it rotated out of view. We can observe both...

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NASA image: Phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic Ocean
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Dec 8, 2017

Phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic Ocean

On July 23, 2013 the deep blue waters of the central North Atlantic Ocean provided a background for a spectacular...

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NASA image: Powerful Auroras Found at Brown Dwarf
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Dec 8, 2017

Powerful Auroras Found at Brown Dwarf

This artist's concept shows an auroral display on a brown dwarf. If you could see an aurora on a brown dwarf, it...

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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...

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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: Satellite Shows an "Arctic Blanket" Over the U.S.
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Shows an "Arctic Blanket" Over the U.S.

View detail image here: bit.ly/1bvJlaN Arctic air has surged into the U.S. pushing into the Southeastern states and...

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NASA image: Hurricane Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean
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Dec 8, 2017

Hurricane Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane Cristobal is located west of Bermuda still holding to hurricane strength with a small window 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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