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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: Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Urbinia and Sossia Craters
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Jul 6, 2012

Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Urbinia and Sossia Craters

These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Urbinia quadrangle, in Vesta southern...

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NASA image: HAMO and LAMO Images of Drusilla Crater
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Aug 15, 2012

HAMO and LAMO Images of Drusilla Crater

These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Numisia quadrangle, in Vesta southern...

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NASA image: The Sun Southern Wind Flows Northward Artist Concept
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Dec 3, 2012

The Sun Southern Wind Flows Northward Artist Concept

This artist concept shows how NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft is bathed in solar wind from the southern hemisphere flowing...

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NASA image: Rhea North Polar Maps - January 2011
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May 2, 2011

Rhea North Polar Maps - January 2011

The northern and southern hemispheres of Rhea are seen in these polar stereographic maps, mosaicked from the...

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NASA image: The Lonely Mountain
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Aug 25, 2015

The Lonely Mountain

NASA Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles 1,470 kilometers. The...

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NASA image: Rhea South Polar Map - January 2011
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May 2, 2011

Rhea South Polar Map - January 2011

The northern and southern hemispheres of Rhea are seen in these polar stereographic maps, mosaicked from the...

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NASA image: The Horses of Han Kan
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Jan 19, 2015

The Horses of Han Kan

Situated high in Mercury southern hemisphere, NASA MESSENGER sees Han Kan, a 50-km-diameter impact crater with a...

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NASA image: Thin Line, Broad Shadows
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Feb 21, 2011

Thin Line, Broad Shadows

Saturn rings appear as only a thin line seen edge-on in the middle of this view from NASA Cassini spacecraft, but...

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NASA image: Smudge of a Shadow
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Apr 9, 2012

Smudge of a Shadow

The shadow of the moon Mimas creates a smudge on the southern hemisphere of Saturn in this view from NASA Cassini...

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NASA image: Shape of Vesta
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Sep 11, 2012

Shape of Vesta

This image from NASA Dawn mission shows the topography of the northern and southern hemispheres of the giant...

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NASA image: Hubble the Rotation of Uranus
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Aug 2, 1998

Hubble the Rotation of Uranus

These three NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the planet Uranus reveal the motion of a pair of bright clouds in...

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NASA image: HAMO and LAMO Images of Sossia Crater
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Aug 30, 2012

HAMO and LAMO Images of Sossia Crater

These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Urbinia quadrangle, in Vesta southern...

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NASA image: Topography and Albedo Image of Grooved Terrain on Vesta
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Nov 29, 2011

Topography and Albedo Image of Grooved Terrain on Vesta

These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft show part of the grooved terrain in asteroid Vesta Pinaria quadrangle, which...

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NASA image: HAMO and LAMO Images of Occia Crater
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Aug 23, 2012

HAMO and LAMO Images of Occia Crater

These images from NASA Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta Gegania quadrangle, in Vesta southern...

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NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 45
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Mar 14, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 45

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a scene located at mid-latitudes in the southern hemisphere of Ceres. The...

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NASA image: Umbriel at Closest Approach
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Jan 31, 1996

Umbriel at Closest Approach

The southern hemisphere of Umbriel displays heavy cratering in this NASA Voyager 2 image, taken Jan. 24, 1986. This...

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NASA image: Fall Frosting
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Oct 16, 2013

Fall Frosting

Richardson Crater is home to this sea of sand dunes. It was fall in the Southern hemisphere when NASA MRO acquired...

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NASA image: Dione Polar Maps - October 2010
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Feb 18, 2011

Dione Polar Maps - October 2010

The northern and southern hemispheres of Dione are seen in these polar stereographic maps of the south pole,...

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NASA image: Attendant Pair
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Mar 25, 2010

Attendant Pair

Two moons orbit serenely before Saturn while large storms churn through the planet southern hemisphere in this image...

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NASA image: Dwarfed by Saturn
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Oct 29, 2012

Dwarfed by Saturn

Saturn moon Mimas appears near Saturn, dwarfed by its parent planet in this image. Mimas appears tiny compared to...

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NASA image: Slice of Vesta
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May 10, 2012

Slice of Vesta

This image mosaic from NASA Dawn mission shows a slice of the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. This mosaic,...

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NASA image: Beyond Saturn South
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Aug 2, 2010

Beyond Saturn South

Looking up toward Saturn southern hemisphere, NASA Cassini spacecraft pictures a pair of the planet moons orbiting...

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NASA image: Triton
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Aug 19, 1999

Triton

This image, taken by NASA Voyager 2 early in the morning of Aug. 23, 1989, is a false color image of Triton, Neptune...

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NASA image: Dawn Survey Orbit Image 49
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Aug 18, 2015

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 49

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from...

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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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