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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: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
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Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

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NASA image: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
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Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

LRC
NASA image: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
Image
Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

LRC
NASA image: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
Image
Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

LRC
NASA image: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
Image
Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

LRC
NASA image: ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni
Image
Aug 22, 1968

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni

ICARUS - Lunar Walker with Pilot Dick Yenni. Yenni in ICARUS rig for jet propelled lunar mobility, at Lunar Landing...

LRC
NASA image: Early Rockets
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Apr 15, 2004

Early Rockets

Ever since humans first saw birds soar through the sky, they have wanted to fly. The ancient Greeks and Romans...

MSFC
NASA image: Icarus Lunar Walker,Lunar Landing Research Facility
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Sep 11, 1968

Icarus Lunar Walker,Lunar Landing Research Facility

Icarus Lunar Walker,Lunar Landing Research Facility. Langley study of the backpack propulsion unit, by Bell...

LRC
NASA image: EVA 45
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Aug 15, 2018

EVA 45

iss056e142697 (8/15/2018) --- A view of Cosmonaut in red-striped Orlan suit, as he works to install Payload “ICARUS”...

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NASA image: iss056e142981
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e142981

iss056e142981 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev lays cable for the installation of the Icarus...

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NASA image: iss056e139457
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e139457

iss056e139457 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev hand-deploys one of two Tanyusha...

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NASA image: iss056e139456
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e139456

iss056e139456 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev hand-deploys one of two Tanyusha...

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NASA image: iss056e142739
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e142739

iss056e142739 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev lays cable for the installation of the Icarus...

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NASA image: iss056e142790
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e142790

iss056e142790 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev lays cable for the installation of the Icarus...

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NASA image: iss056e142673
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Aug 15, 2018

iss056e142673

iss056e142673 (Aug. 15, 2018) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev works to install the Icarus animal-tracking...

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NASA image: Water Ice on Mercury
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Apr 16, 2015

Water Ice on Mercury

This orthographic projection view from NASA MESSENGER spacecraft provides a look at Mercury north polar region. The...

JPL
NASA image: Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator
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Aug 13, 1968

Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator

Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator. Various views of Cronkite in the Lunar Landing Research Facility's...

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NASA image: Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator
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Aug 13, 1968

Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator

Walter Cronkite in the Reduced Gravity Simulator. Various views of Cronkite in the Lunar Landing Research Facility's...

LRC
NASA image: Map of Io Volcanic Heat Flow
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Sep 15, 2015

Map of Io Volcanic Heat Flow

This frame from an animation shows Jupiter volcanic moon Io as seen by NASA Voyager and Galileo spacecraft (at left)...

JPL
NASA image: NASA's LRO Discovers Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon's Pole-Facing Slopes
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's LRO Discovers Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon's Pole-Facing Slopes

Space travel is difficult and expensive – it would cost thousands of dollars to launch a bottle of water to the...

GSFC
NASA image: 2016 Resembles Past Global Dust Storm Years on Mars
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Oct 5, 2016

2016 Resembles Past Global Dust Storm Years on Mars

This graphic indicates a similarity between 2016 (dark blue line) and five past years in which Mars has experienced...

JPL

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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