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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: American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit
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Jul 17, 1975

American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit

AST-32-2675 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz...

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NASA image: American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit
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Jul 17, 1975

American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit

AST-32-2695 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz...

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NASA image: American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit
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Jul 17, 1975

American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit

AST-32-2691 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz...

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NASA image: American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit
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Jul 17, 1975

American Apollo spacecraft as seen from Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit

AST-32-2686 (17-19 July 1975) --- The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz 19...

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NASA image: American ASTP backup crew suited for testing of Apollo spacecraft
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Jan 31, 1975

American ASTP backup crew suited for testing of Apollo spacecraft

S75-21063 (January 1975) --- The three members of the American ASTP backup crew are suited up for the testing of the...

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NASA image: Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit as seen from American Apollo spacecraft
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Jul 17, 1975

Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit as seen from American Apollo spacecraft

AST-01-056 (18 July 1975) --- An excellent view of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in Earth orbit, photographed from the...

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NASA image: Ouachita Mtns., Oklahoma
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Oct 11, 2010

Ouachita Mtns., Oklahoma

NASA Terra spacecraft captured this image of the Ouachita Mountains in southeast Oklahoma. The Ouachitas are fold...

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NASA image: Mementos of Earth
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Jul 3, 2013

Mementos of Earth

As NASA two Voyager spacecraft travel out into deep space, they carry a small American flag and a Golden Record...

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NASA image: A Lesson in Counting Stars
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Aug 19, 2009

A Lesson in Counting Stars

These two photographs were made by combining data from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer spacecraft and the Cerro...

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NASA image: NASA Satellite Imagery Shows Sparse Population of Region Near Baja, California Earthquake
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Apr 9, 2010

NASA Satellite Imagery Shows Sparse Population of Region Near Baja, California Earthquake

This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows where a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Mexico Baja, California at...

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NASA image: Adding up Stars in a Galaxy
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Aug 19, 2009

Adding up Stars in a Galaxy

NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer spacecraft and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory combined data making this...

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NASA image: Martian Freedom 7 Crater 50 Years After Freedom 7 Flight
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May 4, 2011

Martian Freedom 7 Crater 50 Years After Freedom 7 Flight

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded this view of a crater informally named Freedom 7 shortly before the...

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NASA image: Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit as seen from American Apollo spacecraft
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Jul 17, 1975

Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in orbit as seen from American Apollo spacecraft

AST-01-053 (17-19 July 1975) --- The Soviet Soyuz spacecraft is contrasted against a black-sky background in this...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-1825
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Mar 21, 2013

KSC-2013-1825

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas -- JSC2013-E-013609 -- Official portrait of Kathy Lueders, deputy manager of...

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NASA image: KSC-02pd0197
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Feb 24, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Former astronaut Gordon Cooper shares his experiences with the audience in KSC's...

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NASA image: Martian Freedom 7 Crater 50 Years After Freedom 7 Flight Stereo
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May 4, 2011

Martian Freedom 7 Crater 50 Years After Freedom 7 Flight Stereo

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took this stereo view of a crater informally named Freedom 7 shortly before...

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NASA image: COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO-SPACECRAFT (A/S) - NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (NAA), CA
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Aug 24, 1966

COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO-SPACECRAFT (A/S) - NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (NAA), CA

S66-53655 (1966) --- High angle view of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module looking toward +Z axis during...

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NASA image: Episode 01 - The Orbital Test Flight of Boeing’s Starliner
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Jan 16, 2020

Episode 01 - The Orbital Test Flight of Boeing’s Starliner

On December 20th 2019 Boeing conducted the first test flight ever of their new spacecraft Starliner. Together, NASA...

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NASA image: SpaceX Demonstration Mission-1 Highlights
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Mar 8, 2019

SpaceX Demonstration Mission-1 Highlights

Demonstration Mission-1 (Demo-1) was an uncrewed flight test designed to demonstrate a new commercial capability...

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NASA image: NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
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May 30, 2020

NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon

For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated...

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NASA image: Expedition 14 Landing
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Apr 20, 2007

Expedition 14 Landing

American spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi is taken in his chair to the medical tent near the Soyuz TMA-9...

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NASA image: Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 48-49 prime and backup crewmembers conduct the traditional raising of the Russian, Japanese, American and Kazakh flags June 26. Prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch on July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.
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Jun 26, 2016

Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 48-49 prime and backup crewmembers conduct the traditional raising of the Russian, Japanese, American and Kazakh flags June 26. Prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch on July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.

Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 48-49 prime and backup...

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NASA image: Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) listen to remarks June 26 during the traditional raising of the American, Russian, Japanese and Kazakh flags. The trio will launch on July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.
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Jun 26, 2016

Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) listen to remarks June 26 during the traditional raising of the American, Russian, Japanese and Kazakh flags. The trio will launch on July 7, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Alexander Vysotsky.

Outside their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of...

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NASA image: APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - ARTIST CONCEPTS
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Jul 17, 1975

APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT (ASTP) - ARTIST CONCEPTS

S75-28511 (July 1975) --- An artist?s concept depicting the American and Soviet spacecraft docked in Earth orbit...

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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.
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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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