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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: Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Malaspina Glacier, Alaska

The ice of a piedmont glacier spills from a steep valley onto a relatively flat plain, where it spreads out...

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NASA image: NASA’s BARREL Mission Launches 20 Balloons
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s BARREL Mission Launches 20 Balloons

The BARREL cargo on its four-hour journey from the supply ship to the research station. Credit: NASA --- In...

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NASA image: Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
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Dec 8, 2017

Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer

BARREL researchers get ready to release the top part of the balloon, called the bubble, as it fills with enough...

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NASA image: Hubble Spotlights a Celestial Sidekick
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spotlights a Celestial Sidekick

This image was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), a highly...

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NASA image: Puyehue-Cordón Caulle [annotated]
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Dec 8, 2017

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle [annotated]

NASA image acquired December 23, 2011 In early June 2011, Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano erupted explosively,...

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NASA image: NASA Sees Typhoon Kilo Maintaining its Eye
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Sees Typhoon Kilo Maintaining its Eye

Typhoon Kilo continues to thrive in the Northwestern Pacific and imagery from NASA's Terra satellite late on...

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NASA image: Festive Nebulas Light Up Milky Way Galaxy Satellite
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Dec 8, 2017

Festive Nebulas Light Up Milky Way Galaxy Satellite

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured two festive-looking nebulas, situated so as to appear as one. They reside in...

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NASA image: Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan
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Dec 8, 2017

Fall Harvest in Kazakhstan

September 22, the autumnal equinox, marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but the fall harvest...

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NASA image: Rim Fire, California
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Dec 8, 2017

Rim Fire, California

On August 23, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this...

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NASA image: Hubble Monitors Supernova In Nearby Galaxy M82
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Monitors Supernova In Nearby Galaxy M82

This is a Hubble Space Telescope composite image of a supernova explosion designated SN 2014J in the galaxy M82. At...

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NASA image: LADEE Fires Thrusters Artist's Concept
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Dec 8, 2017

LADEE Fires Thrusters Artist's Concept

An artist's concept of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft firing its...

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NASA image: Hubble Revisits a Globular Cluster’s Age
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Revisits a Globular Cluster’s Age

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the globular cluster IC 4499. Globular clusters are big balls...

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NASA image: Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska
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Dec 8, 2017

Sounding Rocket Launches Successfully from Alaska

A NASA Oriole IV sounding rocket with the Aural Spatial Structures Probe leaves the launch pad on Jan. 28, 2015,...

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NASA image: GPM Encapsulation Complete
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Dec 8, 2017

GPM Encapsulation Complete

GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will...

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NASA image: Color Image of Mercury from NASA's MESSENGER Satellite
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Dec 8, 2017

Color Image of Mercury from NASA's MESSENGER Satellite

NASA image acquired September 3, 2011 Dominici crater, the very bright crater to the top of this image, exhibits...

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NASA image: Hurricane Sandy off the Carolinas
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Dec 8, 2017

Hurricane Sandy off the Carolinas

NASA image acquired acquired October 28, 2012 For the latest info from NASA on Hurricane Sandy go to:...

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NASA image: Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
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Dec 8, 2017

Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer

Researchers communicate with the BARREL ground station during preparations for launch. The white box in the...

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NASA image: Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by Kuril Islands
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Dec 8, 2017

Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands are a string of volcanically-formed islands that stretch between Russia and Japan, separating the...

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NASA image: Satellite Sees a Hyperactive Tropical Atlantic [annotated]
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Sees a Hyperactive Tropical Atlantic [annotated]

Although there's only one formed tropical cyclone in the Atlantic: Hurricane Cristobal, there are three other...

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NASA image: A Hubble Sweep of the Dust Filaments of NGC 4217
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Dec 8, 2017

A Hubble Sweep of the Dust Filaments of NGC 4217

In this image the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope takes a close look at the spiral galaxy NGC 4217, located 60...

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NASA image: Hubble Eyes Galaxy as it Gets a Cosmic Hair Ruffling
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Eyes Galaxy as it Gets a Cosmic Hair Ruffling

From objects as small as Newton's apple to those as large as a galaxy, no physical body is free from the stern bonds...

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NASA image: Sediment Transforms Lake Michigan
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Dec 8, 2017

Sediment Transforms Lake Michigan

NASA image acquired December 17, 2010 In mid-December 2010, suspended sediments transformed the southern end of Lake...

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NASA image: NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission

This is an artist’s impression of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO), located on the outer rim of our solar system at a...

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NASA image: Snow in Italy
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Dec 8, 2017

Snow in Italy

NASA image acquired February 24, 2012 By late February, 2012, the great European cold wave had begun to loosen its...

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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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