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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: New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt
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Dec 11, 2017

New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt

The New Horizons spacecraft is about 300 million miles (483 million kilometers) from 2014 MU69, the Kuiper Belt...

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NASA image: A Kuiper Belt Pair? Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Binary Object
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Aug 3, 2017

A Kuiper Belt Pair? Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Binary Object

This is one artist's concept of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, the next flyby target for NASA's New Horizons mission....

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NASA image: Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Single Object
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Aug 3, 2017

Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Single Object

Artist's concept of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, which is the next flyby target for NASA's New Horizons mission....

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NASA image: New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)
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Jan 4, 2018

New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)

Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69, a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one...

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NASA image: Wink of a Star
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Jul 19, 2017

Wink of a Star

NASA's New Horizons team trained mobile telescopes on an unnamed star (circled) from a remote area of Argentina on...

JPL
NASA image: NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Finds Potential Kuiper Belt Targets for New Horizons Pluto Mission

This is an artist’s impression of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO), located on the outer rim of our solar system at a...

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NASA image: NASA ScienceCasts: Watch the History of our Solar System Fly By with MU69
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Jul 8, 2019

NASA ScienceCasts: Watch the History of our Solar System Fly By with MU69

Scientists are unlocking clues about the earliest formation of our solar system from a Kuiper Belt Object known as...

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NASA image: Where is the Edge of the Solar System?
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Sep 17, 2017

Where is the Edge of the Solar System?

Where does the solar system end? It all depends on the criteria you are using. Based on where the planets end, you...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Audience members view images of Neptune taken by Voyager while scientists discuss how the first images of Pluto and...

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NASA image: Hubble Finds Tenth Planet is Slightly Larger than Pluto Artist Concept
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Apr 11, 2006

Hubble Finds Tenth Planet is Slightly Larger than Pluto Artist Concept

This is an artist concept of Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313 nicknamed Xena and its satellite Gabrielle. Xena is the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Audience members view slides from a presentation by Dr. Jim Green, Dr. Ed Stone, and Dr. Alan Stern at the "New...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

An audience member asks the panelists a question at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to the Pluto System and the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Interview with Dennis Reuter
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Jul 13, 2015

New Horizons Interview with Dennis Reuter

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is speeding towards Pluto for the first-ever flyby on July 14, 2015. Scientists are...

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NASA image: Vega: Two Belts and the Possibility of Planets
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Jan 8, 2013

Vega: Two Belts and the Possibility of Planets

In this diagram, the Vega system, which was already known to have a cooler outer belt of comets orange, is compared...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Jim Green, Director of NASA’s Planetary Division, speaks on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator, speaks on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist, speaks on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to the Pluto...

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NASA image: Transneptunian Object Sizes Artist Concept
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Mar 29, 2011

Transneptunian Object Sizes Artist Concept

These artist concepts show some of the best known objects found outside Neptune orbit. Included are Pluto and fellow...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Jim Green, Dr. Ed Stone, and Dr. Alan Stern speak on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System
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Aug 25, 2014

New Horizons Event: The First Mission to the Pluto System

Dr. Jim Green, Dr. Ed Stone, and Dr. Alan Stern speak on a panel at the "New Horizons: The First Mission to the...

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NASA image: New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object
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May 18, 2016

New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object

In April 2016, NASA New Horizons spacecraft observed 1994 JR1, a 90-mile 145-kilometer wide Kuiper Belt object KBO...

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NASA image: Epsilon Eridani Inner Asteroid Belt
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Sep 14, 2017

Epsilon Eridani Inner Asteroid Belt

SCI2017_0004: Artist's illustration of the Epsilon Eridani system showing Epsilon Eridani b, right foreground, a...

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NASA image: Versatile Instrument to Scout for Kuiper Belt Objects
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Mar 3, 2016

Versatile Instrument to Scout for Kuiper Belt Objects

This image of the Crab Pulsar was taken with CHIMERA, an instrument at the Palomar Observatory, which is operated by...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00310
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Dec 6, 2005

KSC-05-S-00310

What is the surface of Pluto like? How cold does it get on that planet farthest from the sun? What objects are in...

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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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