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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: Lots of Hydrocarbons
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Oct 27, 2004

Lots of Hydrocarbons

Lots of Hydrocarbons

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NASA image: Floating Ice on Titan Lakes?
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Jan 8, 2013

Floating Ice on Titan Lakes?

This artist concept envisions what hydrocarbon ice forming on a liquid hydrocarbon sea of Saturn moon Titan might...

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NASA image: Titan Upper Atmosphere: A factory of hydrocarbons
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Apr 22, 2005

Titan Upper Atmosphere: A factory of hydrocarbons

During its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on April 16, the Cassini spacecraft came within 1,025 kilometers...

NASA image: KSC-04-S-00236
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Jul 14, 2004

KSC-04-S-00236

Piercing through clouds of smog, the Cassini spacecraft has captured the best images ever of Saturn's largest moon,...

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NASA image: Bird Eye View of the Land of Lakes
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Oct 23, 2013

Bird Eye View of the Land of Lakes

The vast hydrocarbon seas and lakes dark shapes near the north pole of Saturn moon Titan sprawl out beneath the...

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NASA image: Titan Northern Lake
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Nov 18, 2009

Titan Northern Lake

In the top right of NASA Cassini image, the southern end of Titan huge lake of liquid hydrocarbons called Kraken...

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NASA image: Titan North: The Big Picture
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Oct 23, 2013

Titan North: The Big Picture

Almost all of the hydrocarbon seas and lakes on the surface of Saturn moon Titan cluster around the north pole, as...

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NASA image: Reflection of Sunlight off Titan Lake
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Dec 17, 2009

Reflection of Sunlight off Titan Lake

This image taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft in 2009, shows the first flash of sunlight reflected off a hydrocarbon...

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NASA image: Dark Lakes on a Bright Landscape
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Oct 23, 2013

Dark Lakes on a Bright Landscape

Ultracold hydrocarbon lakes and seas dark shapes near the north pole of Saturn moon Titan can be seen embedded in...

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NASA image: Bright Lights, Green City
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Jul 28, 2010

Bright Lights, Green City

Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the new GLIMPSE360 survey from NASA Spitzer...

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NASA image: Ingredients for Life Artist Concept
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Jul 27, 2005

Ingredients for Life Artist Concept

This artist conception symbolically represents complex organic molecules, known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,...

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NASA image: Titan Kraken Mare
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Nov 28, 2011

Titan Kraken Mare

NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward Saturn largest moon, Titan, and spies the huge Kraken Mare in the moon north....

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NASA image: Mystery Feature Evolves in Titan Ligeia Mare
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Mar 2, 2016

Mystery Feature Evolves in Titan Ligeia Mare

This image from the Radar instrument aboard NASA Cassini spacecraft show the evolution of a transient feature in the...

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NASA image: Senkyo Through the Clouds
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Oct 28, 2013

Senkyo Through the Clouds

NASA Cassini spacecraft uses special infrared glasses to peer through Titan haze and monitor its surface...

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NASA image: Exploring the Wetlands of Titan
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Mar 16, 2007

Exploring the Wetlands of Titan

Cassini peers through the murky orange haze of Titan to spy what are believed to be bodies of liquid hydrocarbons,...

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NASA image: Vast Ligeia Mare in False Color
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May 22, 2013

Vast Ligeia Mare in False Color

Ligeia Mare, shown here in a false color image from NASA Cassini mission, is the second largest known body of liquid...

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NASA image: Spying on Senkyo
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Apr 8, 2013

Spying on Senkyo

NASA Cassini spacecraft peers through Titan thick clouds to spy on the region dubbed Senkyo by scientists. The dark...

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NASA image: Titan Northern Lakes: Salt Flats?
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Oct 23, 2013

Titan Northern Lakes: Salt Flats?

This false-color mosaic, made from infrared data collected by NASA Cassini spacecraft, reveals the differences in...

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NASA image: Titan Great Lakes?
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Oct 12, 2006

Titan Great Lakes?

The large dark patch seen on this image at high latitudes surrounding Titan north pole, is from NASA Cassini...

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NASA image: Mysterious Changing Feature in Ligeia Mare
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Sep 29, 2014

Mysterious Changing Feature in Ligeia Mare

These three images, created from NASA Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR data, show the appearance and evolution...

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NASA image: Shorefront Property, Anyone?
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Sep 26, 2006

Shorefront Property, Anyone?

This image of Titan shows clear shorelines that are reminiscent of terrestrial lakes. With Titan colder temperatures...

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NASA image: Propylene on Titan
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Sep 30, 2013

Propylene on Titan

With a thick atmosphere, clouds, a rain cycle and giant lakes, Saturn's large moon Titan is a surprisingly Earthlike...

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NASA image: Sunglint on a Hydrocarbon Lake
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Oct 30, 2014

Sunglint on a Hydrocarbon Lake

The view was obtained during NASA Cassini orbiter flyby on July 24, 2012, also called the T85 flyby by the Cassini...

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NASA image: Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Directors Cut)
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Sep 12, 2017

Cassini's Infrared Saturn (Directors Cut)

The Cassini-Huygens mission arrived at Saturn in 2004, beginning an epic thirteen-year tour of the ringed planet and...

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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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