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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: Last Images Opportunity Took
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Mar 12, 2019

Last Images Opportunity Took

These two thumbnail images, with the ghostly dot of a faint Sun near the middle of each, are the last images NASA's...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission
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Dec 3, 1996

Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission

STS080-742-070 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- A view of the Tongue of the Ocean in the Bahama Islands east of Florida....

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NASA image: KSC-00pp1636
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Oct 31, 2000

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The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that delayed rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen as a white...

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NASA image: KSC-04-S-00195
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Jun 15, 2004

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Nearly seven years ago, Cassini-Huygens (HOY-ginz) lifted off from Cape Canaveral, and began its voyage across the...

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NASA image: High Energy and Juno's Stellar Reference Unit
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Mar 30, 2021

High Energy and Juno's Stellar Reference Unit

This animation gives an X-ray view of the Juno spacecraft's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) star camera (left) as it is...

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NASA image: Ingenuity Flight 10 Ground Track
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Jul 23, 2021

Ingenuity Flight 10 Ground Track

This annotated image of Mars' Jezero Crater depicts the ground track and waypoints of the Ingenuity Mars...

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NASA image: InSight's Final Location on Mars
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Dec 13, 2018

InSight's Final Location on Mars

The red dot marks the final landing location of NASA's InSight lander in this annotated image of the surface of...

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NASA image: Perseverance's PIXL Instrument Examines 'Thunderbolt Peak'
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Jul 16, 2024

Perseverance's PIXL Instrument Examines 'Thunderbolt Peak'

This image of a rock target nicknamed "Thunderbolt Peak" was created by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using the...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1453
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Jun 30, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the White Room on Launch Pad 39B, workers unload food containers to be stored in...

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NASA image: ARC-1986-A86-7011
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Jan 14, 1986

ARC-1986-A86-7011

Range : 2.52 million miles (1.56 million miles) P-29481B/W Voyager 2 returned this photograph with all nine known...

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NASA image: Three Years of NEOWISE Data
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Jun 5, 2017

Three Years of NEOWISE Data

This frame from a movie shows the progression of NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE)...

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NASA image: Mars, Before InSight's Landing
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Nov 30, 2018

Mars, Before InSight's Landing

MarCO-B, one of the experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, took this image of Mars from about 11,300 miles...

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NASA image: ARC-1979-AC79-7014
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Mar 4, 1979

ARC-1979-AC79-7014

2:30 pm Photographer : JPL Range : 2.6 million km. ( 1.6 million miles ) Ganymede is Jupiter's largest satellite (...

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NASA image: KSC-00dig066
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Oct 31, 2000

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The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that stalled rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen as a white...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd1630
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Jun 11, 2008

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Under cloud-dotted blue sky, NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope , or GLAST, blasts...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2749
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Apr 18, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Space shuttle Endeavour is silhouetted against the dawn pink sky on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jan 14, 1997

Space Shuttle Projects

The crew patch for NASA's STS-83 mission depicts the Space Shuttle Columbia launching into space for the first...

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NASA image: James Webb Space Telescope Alignment Image
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Feb 7, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope Alignment Image

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, and NASA Administrator Bill...

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NASA image: Detecting a Difference in Clay Minerals at Two Gale Crater Sites
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Dec 13, 2016

Detecting a Difference in Clay Minerals at Two Gale Crater Sites

Data graphed here from the Chemistry and Camera (CheMin) instrument on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover show a difference...

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NASA image: Black Marble View of Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
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Dec 10, 2018

Black Marble View of Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

At night, a satellite's view of Earth lights up in bright strings of roads dotted with pearl-like cities and towns...

GSFC
NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 13 crew
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May 25, 2006

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 13 crew

ISS013-E-26488 (25 May 2006) --- Yates Oilfield, west Texas is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...

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NASA image: Ingenuity Flights to the Delta
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Mar 15, 2022

Ingenuity Flights to the Delta

This annotated overhead image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) depicts the multiple flights – and two...

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NASA image: Barchan and Linear Dunes
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Jan 16, 2020

Barchan and Linear Dunes

This image shows two types of sand dunes on Mars. The small dots are called barchan dunes, and from their shape we...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2750
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Apr 18, 2009

KSC-2009-2750

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Space shuttle Endeavour is silhouetted against the dawn pink sky on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's...

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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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