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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: Gravity Waves Ripple over Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
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Jan 7, 2004

Gravity Waves Ripple over Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

In this natural-color image from NASA Terra spacecraft, a fingerprint-like gravity wave feature occurs over a deck...

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NASA image: GEMINI-6 - EARTH-SKY - CANARY ISLANDS - OUTER SPACE
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Dec 16, 1965

GEMINI-6 - EARTH-SKY - CANARY ISLANDS - OUTER SPACE

S65-63150 (16 Dec. 1965) --- Eddies in stratocumulus clouds over the Canary Islands as seen from the Gemini-6...

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NASA image: Pattern of downstream eddies in stratocumulus clouds over Pacific Ocean
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Aug 1, 1973

Pattern of downstream eddies in stratocumulus clouds over Pacific Ocean

SL3-121-2371 (July-September 1973) --- A pattern of downstream eddies in the stratocumulus clouds over the Pacific...

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NASA image: Closed Large Cell Clouds in the South Pacific
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May 29, 2002

Closed Large Cell Clouds in the South Pacific

NASA Terra satellite shows the shape and size of cellular patterns within marine stratocumulus cloud layers can...

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NASA image: A Vortex Street in the Arctic
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Mar 13, 2002

A Vortex Street in the Arctic

Marine stratocumulus clouds frequently form parallel rows, or cloud streets, along the direction of wind flow. NASA...

JPL
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 8
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 8

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 7
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 7

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 4
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 4

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 1
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 1

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 9
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 9

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

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NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 6
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 6

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

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NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 11
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 11

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

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NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 2
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 2

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

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NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 10
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 10

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 5
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 5

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 3
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Sep 13, 2016

ORACLES Campaign: B-Roll 3

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the world’s vegetative burning, which sends smoke particles up into the...

GSFC
NASA image: Moon rise over the Earth
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Apr 6, 2001

Moon rise over the Earth

STS102-324-028 (16 March 2001) --- The moon and Earth's limb were viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery as it flew...

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NASA image: Earth Observation
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Sep 5, 2013

Earth Observation

ISS036-E-039811 (30 Aug. 2013) --- One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by Expedition 34 crewmember
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Jan 4, 2013

Earth Observations taken by Expedition 34 crewmember

ISS034-E-016601 (4 Jan. 2013) --- On Jan. 4 a large presence of stratocumulus clouds was the central focus of camera...

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NASA image: Earth observation image of Von Karman Vortices taken during STS-100
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Apr 30, 2001

Earth observation image of Von Karman Vortices taken during STS-100

STS100-710-182 (19 April-1 May 2001) --- Easily recognizable in this STS-100 70mm frame are phenomena known as the...

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NASA image: Satellite Shows West Coast "June Gloom" and Actinoform clouds
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Shows West Coast "June Gloom" and Actinoform clouds

NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured the southern California "June Gloom" on June 10, 2013. That's a weather...

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NASA image: Satellite Sees Miriam Weaken to a Tropical Storm
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Sees Miriam Weaken to a Tropical Storm

This visible image of Tropical Storm Miriam was captured by NOAA's GOES-15 satellite on Sept. 26, 2012 at 10:45 a.m....

GSFC
NASA image: Large-scale Fractal Motion of Clouds
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Dec 8, 2017

Large-scale Fractal Motion of Clouds

NASA image acquired September 15, 1999 This Landsat 7 image of clouds off the Chilean coast near the Juan Fernandez...

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NASA image: KSC-05-S-00143
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May 23, 2005

KSC-05-S-00143

Tiffany Nail: Also with us today is Captain Paul Lucyk, the weather officer for the NOAA-N launch. Thanks for...

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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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