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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: The Moon's Permanently Shadowed Regions
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Mar 6, 2013

The Moon's Permanently Shadowed Regions

As you watch the Moon over the course of a month, you'll notice that different features are illuminated by the Sun...

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NASA image: A Part of Vesta Shadowed Northern Hemisphere
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Jun 11, 2012

A Part of Vesta Shadowed Northern Hemisphere

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a very shadowed region in Vesta northern hemisphere. Roughly the upper...

JPL
NASA image: Neptune - Closest Approach
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Jul 25, 1999

Neptune - Closest Approach

This image of Neptune south polar region was obtained by NASA Voyager on Aug. 23, 1989. The image shows the...

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NASA image: A Complex Crescent
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Apr 18, 2006

A Complex Crescent

The tilted crescent of Saturn displays lacy cloud bands here along with a bright equatorial region and threadlike...

JPL
NASA image: Shadowcaster
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Mar 27, 2007

Shadowcaster

Cassini takes in a sweeping view of Saturn south polar region as the planet shadow masks the rings and bright, icy...

JPL
NASA image: Neptune South Polar Region
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Jul 25, 1999

Neptune South Polar Region

This image of Neptune south polar region was obtained by NASA Voyager on Aug. 23, 1989. The smallest cloud features...

JPL
NASA image: Storm Front
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Apr 23, 2012

Storm Front

Spring time brings storms to the north polar region of Mars. This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey...

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NASA image: The Serpent Dust Devil of Mars
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Mar 7, 2012

The Serpent Dust Devil of Mars

A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in this image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance...

JPL
NASA image: Into the Light
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Oct 27, 2006

Into the Light

As ring particles emerge from the darkness of Saturn shadow, they pass through a region of twilight. The Sun light,...

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NASA image: Vesta Partly Shadowed Northern Regions
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Jun 1, 2012

Vesta Partly Shadowed Northern Regions

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a part of asteroid Vesta surface reasonably far north into the northern...

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NASA image: Saturn Ring System
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Nov 13, 1998

Saturn Ring System

Both the limb of Saturn and the shadow of its ring system are seen through the transparent C-ring in this striking...

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NASA image: South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
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Jun 3, 1996

South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine

Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic,...

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NASA image: Lunar Trailblazer to Support NASA's Artemis Program
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Dec 2, 2020

Lunar Trailblazer to Support NASA's Artemis Program

Peering into the Moon's permanently shadowed regions, Lunar Trailblazer will detect signatures of water ice in...

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NASA image: North Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
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Jun 3, 1996

North Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine

Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the north polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic...

JPL
NASA image: Three Waves at Jupiter
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Oct 23, 2018

Three Waves at Jupiter

Three waves can be seen in this image, which is an excerpt of a JunoCam image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during Juno's...

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NASA image: Hail the Hexagon
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May 8, 2017

Hail the Hexagon

Saturn hexagonal polar jet stream is the shining feature of almost every view of the north polar region of Saturn....

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NASA image: Shadows in the South
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Apr 16, 2015

Shadows in the South

This view from NASA MESSENGER spacecraft is an orthographic projection of Mercury south polar region, colored by an...

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NASA image: ARC-1989-A89-7020
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Aug 23, 1989

ARC-1989-A89-7020

P-34668 Range : 25 million km. ( 16 million miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 45 km or 28 miles This Voyager 2...

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NASA image: Ceres Persistent Shadow
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Dec 15, 2016

Ceres Persistent Shadow

This frame from an animation made of images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater in the northern polar region...

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NASA image: Jovian Moon Shadow
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Sep 1, 2017

Jovian Moon Shadow

Jupiter's moon Amalthea casts a shadow on the gas giant planet in this image captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft. The...

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NASA image: Water on the Moon
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Jun 3, 2013

Water on the Moon

Since the 1960’s, scientists have suspected that frozen water could survive in cold, dark craters at the Moon’s...

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NASA image: Angustus Labyrinthus
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May 16, 2017

Angustus Labyrinthus

This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the region near the south polar cap called Angustus...

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NASA image: NASA is sending a rover to hunt for water on the Moon (Raw Animations)
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Oct 25, 2019

NASA is sending a rover to hunt for water on the Moon (Raw Animations)

Silent animations of the VIPER rover for use by the media and others. About the size of a golf cart, the Volatiles...

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NASA image: Hot and Cold
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Mar 16, 2015

Hot and Cold

This view shows Mercury's north polar region, colored by the maximum biannual surface temperature, which ranges from...

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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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