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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: Approaching Sunrise
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Dec 8, 2017

Approaching Sunrise

View just before sunrise over the Arctic Ocean during IceBridge's transit flight from Fairbanks to Thule on Mar. 26,...

GSFC
NASA image: iss053e176255
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Nov 14, 2017

iss053e176255

iss053e176255 (Nov. 14, 2017) --- The Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-like UltraFlex solar arrays...

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NASA image: Dream Chaser ALT-2 Free Flight
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Nov 11, 2017

Dream Chaser ALT-2 Free Flight

Sierra Nevada Corp’s Dream Chaser facing sunrise over Rogers Dry Lake by NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

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NASA image: iss053e176252
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Nov 14, 2017

iss053e176252

iss053e176252 (Nov. 14, 2017) --- The Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-like UltraFlex solar arrays...

JSC
NASA image: iss067e189232
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Jul 16, 2022

iss067e189232

iss067e189232 (July 16, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon space freighter, on its 25th Commercial Resupply Services...

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NASA image: iss053e176254
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Nov 14, 2017

iss053e176254

iss053e176254 (Nov. 14, 2017) --- The Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-like UltraFlex solar arrays...

JSC
NASA image: iss063e098775
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Sep 30, 2020

iss063e098775

iss063e098775 (Sept. 30, 2020) --- The tip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm, also called the Latching End Effector which...

JSC
NASA image: Alice Solar Occultation
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Jul 17, 2015

Alice Solar Occultation

This figure shows how the Alice instrument count rate changed over time during the sunset and sunrise observations....

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NASA image: ARC-1973-AC73-9341
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Mar 20, 1973

ARC-1973-AC73-9341

Composite Pioneer 10 imagery Excitement rose as the PICS displayed images of Jupiter of ever-increasing size as...

ARC
NASA image: What's Up: April 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Mar 26, 2026

What's Up: April 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Mercury shines at its brightest for the year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and a bright new comet makes an...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-06pd2185
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Sep 21, 2006

KSC-06pd2185

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Concluding mission STS-115, Atlantis and her crew return to Kennedy Space Center and...

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NASA image: Completed SunRISE SmallSats Pictured Together
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Nov 30, 2023

Completed SunRISE SmallSats Pictured Together

Shown here at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory in Logan, Utah, in November, 2023, the six...

JPL
NASA image: Perseverance Views Drifting Clouds
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Mar 22, 2023

Perseverance Views Drifting Clouds

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take a series of images of drifting clouds just...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-06pd2184
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Sep 21, 2006

KSC-06pd2184

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Concluding mission STS-115, Atlantis and her crew return to Kennedy Space Center and...

KSC
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...

JPL
NASA image: KSC-2011-5639
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Jul 21, 2011

KSC-2011-5639

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth for the last time on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy...

KSC
NASA image: Waning Crescent
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Dec 8, 2017

Waning Crescent

Waning crescent. Low to the east before sunrise. This marks the first time that accurate shadows at this level of...

GSFC
NASA image: Third Quarter
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Dec 8, 2017

Third Quarter

Third quarter. Rises around midnight, visible to the south after sunrise. This marks the first time that accurate...

GSFC
NASA image: Waning Gibbous
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Dec 8, 2017

Waning Gibbous

Waning gibbous. Rises after sunset, high in the sky after midnight, visible to the southwest after sunrise. This...

GSFC
NASA image: Full Moon
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Dec 8, 2017

Full Moon

Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night. This marks the first time that...

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NASA image: Waxing crescent
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Dec 8, 2017

Waxing crescent

Waxing crescent. Visible toward the southwest in early evening. This marks the first time that accurate shadows at...

GSFC
NASA image: New Moon
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Dec 8, 2017

New Moon

New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic...

GSFC
NASA image: First Quarter
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Dec 8, 2017

First Quarter

First quarter. Visible high in the southern sky in early evening. This marks the first time that accurate shadows at...

GSFC
NASA image: Waxing Gibbous
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Dec 8, 2017

Waxing Gibbous

Waxing gibbous. Visible to the southeast in early evening, up for most of the night. This marks the first time that...

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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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