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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: Rosetta at Comet
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Jan 24, 2014

Rosetta at Comet

Artist impression of the Rosetta orbiter at comet 67P/Churyumova-Gerasimenko. The image is not to scale.

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NASA image: Comet Scientists Honor Colleagues
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Sep 29, 2015

Comet Scientists Honor Colleagues

Scientists from the European Space Agency Rosetta team have honored two late team members by naming comet features...

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NASA image: Comet 67P Seen by Kepler
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Oct 7, 2016

Comet 67P Seen by Kepler

The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission concluded its study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Sept. 30,...

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NASA image: 3,000 Comets for SOHO
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Sep 15, 2015

3,000 Comets for SOHO

Since its launch nearly 20 years ago, NASA and the European Space Agency's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory has...

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NASA image: Comet C/2019 Q4
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Sep 12, 2019

Comet C/2019 Q4

Comet C/2019 Q4 as imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Big Island on Sept. 10, 2019....

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NASA image: Rosetta Selflessly Offers Beautiful Comet Selfie
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Oct 14, 2014

Rosetta Selflessly Offers Beautiful Comet Selfie

A composite image from a camera on ESA Rosetta mission Philae comet lander shows a solar array, with comet...

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NASA image: Taking a Comet Temperature
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Oct 1, 2015

Taking a Comet Temperature

Image of the southern polar regions of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by Rosetta Optical, Spectroscopic, and...

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NASA image: Rosetta Comet in 3-D
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Nov 21, 2014

Rosetta Comet in 3-D

A 3D image shows what it would look like to fly over the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image was...

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NASA image: Rosetta Comet Comes Alive
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May 15, 2014

Rosetta Comet Comes Alive

This still from a sequence of images shows comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko moving against the background star field.

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NASA image: Comet Surface Variations
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Aug 14, 2014

Comet Surface Variations

This image from ESA Rosetta spacecraft is of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on...

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NASA image: Comet NEOWISE Over Washington
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Jul 12, 2020

Comet NEOWISE Over Washington

Comet NEOWISE is seen before sunrise over Washington, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The comet was discovered by NASA’s...

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NASA image: Rotation and Shape of Rosetta Mission Target Comet
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Jul 17, 2014

Rotation and Shape of Rosetta Mission Target Comet

This frame from an animated sequence combined 36 interpolated images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, each...

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NASA image: MESSENGER First Images of Comets Encke and ISON
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Nov 14, 2013

MESSENGER First Images of Comets Encke and ISON

As comets C/2012 S1 ISON and the well-known short-period comet 2P/Encke both approached their closest distances to...

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NASA image: Dark Side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Saturated
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Nov 6, 2014

Dark Side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Saturated

This image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was obtained on October 30, 2014 by the OSIRIS scientific imaging...

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NASA image: View of Comet from Lander During Descent
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Nov 12, 2014

View of Comet from Lander During Descent

This image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken by the Philae lander of the European Space Agency Rosetta...

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NASA image: Infrared View of a Comet and Distant Galaxy
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Jul 3, 2014

Infrared View of a Comet and Distant Galaxy

NASA NEOWISE mission captured this series of pictures of comet C/2012 K1 -- also known as comet Pan-STARRS -- as it...

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NASA image: NASA NEOWISE Images Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
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Jan 13, 2015

NASA NEOWISE Images Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is one of more than 32 comets imaged by NASA NEOWISE mission from December 2013 to December...

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NASA image: Rosetta Comet
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Dec 10, 2014

Rosetta Comet

This composite is a mosaic comprising four individual Rosetta NAVCAM images taken from 19 miles 31 kilometers from...

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NASA image: Comet NEOWISE Discovery Images
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Jul 8, 2020

Comet NEOWISE Discovery Images

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE appears as a string of fuzzy red dots in this composite of several heat-sensitive infrared...

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NASA image: Distinct Terrains on Rosetta Comet
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Sep 11, 2014

Distinct Terrains on Rosetta Comet

This view of the belly and part of the head of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko indicates several morphologically...

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NASA image: Comet NEOWISE Over Washington
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Jul 12, 2020

Comet NEOWISE Over Washington

Comet NEOWISE is seen before sunrise, upper left, over Washington, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The comet was discovered...

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NASA image: Comet NEOWISE Over Washington
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Jul 12, 2020

Comet NEOWISE Over Washington

Comet NEOWISE is seen, upper left, before sunrise over Washington, Sunday, July 12, 2020. The comet was discovered...

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NASA image: An Infrared portrait of Comet NEOWISE C/2014 C3
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Feb 27, 2014

An Infrared portrait of Comet NEOWISE C/2014 C3

Comet NEOWISE was first observed by NASA NEOWISE spacecraft on Valentine Day, 2014. This heat-sensitive infrared...

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NASA image: Rosetta Comet Marches On
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Jun 19, 2015

Rosetta Comet Marches On

This image, taken by ESA Rosetta navigation camera, was taken from a distance of about 53 miles 86 kilometers from...

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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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