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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: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, speaks...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project manager Helene Winters of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory speaks at a...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Guests congratulate New Horizons team members after they received signals from the New Horizons spacecraft that it...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist shows a video with a new song he wrote for the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory speaks about the Kuiper...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory speaks about the Kuiper...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, speaks...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons science team affiliate Kirby Runyon of John Hopkins discuss the various instruments on the New Horizons...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Dec 31, 2018

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, CO, speaks at a...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

Guests watch as Brian May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen and astrophysicist shows a video with a new song he...

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NASA image: Beautiful New Landsat Mosaic of Chesapeake Bay
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Dec 8, 2017

Beautiful New Landsat Mosaic of Chesapeake Bay

Aug 30, 2011 USGS has released a new mosaic of the Chesapeake Bay. Using six Landsat 5 images collected in July 2009...

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NASA image: Wolf Moon Rises Over the Superdome in New Orleans
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Jan 13, 2025

Wolf Moon Rises Over the Superdome in New Orleans

The full moon rises over the Superdome and the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday evening, January 13, 2025....

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NASA image: GOES-R Prelaunch News Conference
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Nov 17, 2016

GOES-R Prelaunch News Conference

Members of the news media attend a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) prelaunch news...

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NASA image: GOES-R Prelaunch News Conference
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Nov 17, 2016

GOES-R Prelaunch News Conference

Members of the news media attend a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) prelaunch news...

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NASA image: Blue Rays: New Horizons High-Res Farewell to Pluto
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Mar 24, 2017

Blue Rays: New Horizons High-Res Farewell to Pluto

This is the highest-resolution color departure shot of Pluto's receding crescent from NASA's New Horizons...

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NASA image: X59_Landing_001-new-update-Aug
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Aug 10, 2022

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Artist illustration of the X-59 landing on the runway.

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NASA image: STS-36 night Earth observation of New York City, New York
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Mar 3, 1990

STS-36 night Earth observation of New York City, New York

STS-36 Earth observation shows New York City, New York at night lit up along the Eastern seaboard of the United...

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NASA image: Super Blue Moon Rises Over City of New Orleans
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Aug 30, 2023

Super Blue Moon Rises Over City of New Orleans

A Super Blue Moon rises above the Mississippi River and the Crescent City Connection Bridge in New Orleans, Aug. 30....

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NASA image: Nor'easter Pounds New England
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Dec 8, 2017

Nor'easter Pounds New England

The U.S. National Weather Service called it a “a crippling and historic winter blizzard.” In late January 2015,...

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NASA image: Nor'easter Pounds New England
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Dec 8, 2017

Nor'easter Pounds New England

The U.S. National Weather Service called it a “a crippling and historic winter blizzard.” In late January 2015,...

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NASA image: NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura
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Sep 24, 2024

NASA Reestablishes Historical Art Program with Space-Themed Mura

Michelle Jones, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for communications, left, and Aya Collins, director of the...

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NASA image: Flying Past Pluto Animation
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Aug 28, 2015

Flying Past Pluto Animation

This dramatic view of the Pluto system is as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft saw it in July 2015. The animation, made...

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NASA image: TROPICS Encapsulation
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Apr 26, 2023

TROPICS Encapsulation

Rocket Lab’s Electron payload fairing is in view inside a processing facility near Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New...

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NASA image: TROPICS Encapsulation
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Apr 26, 2023

TROPICS Encapsulation

Technicians check Rocket Lab’s Electron payload fairing inside a processing facility near Launch Complex 1 in Mahia,...

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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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