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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: Mission Equity: Making NASA Accessible to All
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Jul 13, 2014

Mission Equity: Making NASA Accessible to All

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials and guests discuss the many ways the public can...

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NASA image: Join NASA Astronauts on Mission Equity
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Jun 16, 2021

Join NASA Astronauts on Mission Equity

NASA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to receive input from the public on NASA’s mission directorates’...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A BARREL payload sits on the launch pad at Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, Sweden. The BARREL team is at Esrange...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The fourth BARREL balloon of this campaign sits on the launch pad shortly before it launched on Aug. 21, 2016. The...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A BARREL team member watches as one of their payloads launches from Esrange Space Center on Aug. 29, 2016....

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The BARREL team prepares to launch their third payload from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, Sweden, on Aug. 21,...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A BARREL balloon inflates on the launch pad at Esrange Space Center on Aug. 29, 2016. Throughout August 2016, the...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The faint green glow of aurora can be seen above the clouds at Esrange Space Center in this photo from Aug. 23,...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The BARREL team inflates the balloon to launch their fifth scientific payload from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna,...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

Four reindeer walk past the BARREL payload on the launch pad at Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, Sweden. The BARREL...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The first BARREL balloon is inflated just before its launch on Aug. 13, 2016, from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna,...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A BARREL payload sits on the launch pad at Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, Sweden. The BARREL team is at Esrange...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A member of the BARREL team prepares a payload for launch from Esrange Space Center on Aug. 29, 2016. Throughout...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

Prior to launch, the BARREL team works on the payload from the launch pad at Esrange Space Center near Kiruna,...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

A BARREL team member recovers the second payload after it landed. The BARREL team is at Esrange Space Center near...

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NASA image: NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's BARREL Mission in Sweden

The third BARREL balloon floats towards the stratosphere on Aug. 21, 2016. This payload flew for nearly 30 hours,...

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NASA image: New Venus Missions Announced on This Week @ NASA - June 4, 2021
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Jun 4, 2021

New Venus Missions Announced on This Week @ NASA - June 4, 2021

Learn about two new future missions to Venus and other reasons why the State of NASA is strong and exciting,...

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NASA image: Highlighting an Upcoming Earth-Observing Mission on This Week @NASA – August 20, 2021
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Aug 20, 2021

Highlighting an Upcoming Earth-Observing Mission on This Week @NASA – August 20, 2021

Highlighting an upcoming Earth-observing mission, the science on the next resupply mission to the space station, and...

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NASA image: Highlights From the First 13 Days of NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission
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Nov 28, 2022

Highlights From the First 13 Days of NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission

On Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, Artemis I reached the halfway point of its 26-day mission around the Moon, flying roughly...

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NASA image: A Commercial Resupply Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 13, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021

A Commercial Resupply Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 13, 2021

A Commercial Resupply Mission to the Space Station, honoring a spaceflight icon, and an out of this world...

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NASA image: Europa Clipper: NASA’s Mission to Jupiter's Ocean Moon (Mission Trailer)
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Sep 30, 2024

Europa Clipper: NASA’s Mission to Jupiter's Ocean Moon (Mission Trailer)

Our solar system has a number of worlds with water, but is Earth the only one with the right environment to support...

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NASA image: The Impact of Coronavirus to NASA’s Missions on This Week @NASA – March 27, 2020
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Mar 27, 2020

The Impact of Coronavirus to NASA’s Missions on This Week @NASA – March 27, 2020

The impact of coronavirus to NASA’s missions, prelaunch training continues for the next space station crew, and...

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NASA image: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission in training
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May 13, 2022

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission in training

Expedition 68 crewmembers train for the unlikely event of an emergency by training inside a mockup that models the...

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NASA image: A Commercial Resupply Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – February 2, 2024
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Feb 2, 2024

A Commercial Resupply Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – February 2, 2024

A commercial resupply mission to the space station, preparing to make a delivery to the Moon, and monitoring our...

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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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