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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: Will the Sun Ever Burn Out | We Asked a NASA Expert
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May 13, 2025

Will the Sun Ever Burn Out | We Asked a NASA Expert

Will the Sun ever burn out? Not quite, but it will change dramatically. Like all stars, it’s going through a life...

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NASA image: Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays
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Dec 22, 2014

Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays

X-rays stream off the sun in this first picture of the sun, overlaid on a picture taken by NASA Solar Dynamics...

JPL
NASA image: Sun-Earth Day 2009 Promo 1
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Mar 18, 2009

Sun-Earth Day 2009 Promo 1

Short promo for Sun-Earth Day 2009 featuring scientists and students talking about the most fascinating things...

GSFC
NASA image: Sun-Earth Day 2009 Promo 2
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Mar 18, 2009

Sun-Earth Day 2009 Promo 2

Second short promo for Sun-Earth Day 2009 featuring more people talking about what they find interesting about the sun.

GSFC
NASA image: The Sun Magnetic Field
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Dec 16, 2011

The Sun Magnetic Field

This frame from an animation shows how the magnetic field lines emanating from our sun spiral out into the solar...

JPL
NASA image: Pulses from the Sun
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Feb 11, 2014

Pulses from the Sun

The dark region seen on the face of the sun at the end of March 2013 is a coronal hole just above and to the right...

JPL
NASA image: Three-Telescope View of the Sun
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Feb 9, 2023

Three-Telescope View of the Sun

This composite image of the Sun includes high-energy X-ray data from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array...

JPL
NASA image: Comparing Sizes: the Sun and WR 140
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Oct 12, 2022

Comparing Sizes: the Sun and WR 140

This graphic shows the relative size of the Sun, upper left, compared to the two stars in the binary system known as...

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NASA image: NuSTAR Stares at the Sun
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Jul 8, 2015

NuSTAR Stares at the Sun

Flaring, active regions of our sun are highlighted in this image combining observations from several telescopes....

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NASA image: Facing the Sun
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Jan 5, 2004

Facing the Sun

Facing the Sun

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NASA image: Filtering the Sun
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Nov 14, 2007

Filtering the Sun

Filtering the Sun

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Video
Mar 18, 2009

Sun-Earth Day 2009 Promos: Galileo

Third short promo for Sun-Earth Day 2009 featuring a modern Galileo pitching all of his greatest discoveries over...

GSFC
NASA image: Gradient Sun
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Oct 18, 2012

Gradient Sun

Watching a particularly beautiful movie of the sun helps show how the lines between science and art can sometimes...

GSFC
NASA image: It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun
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Aug 8, 2018

It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun

The Sun contains 99.8 percent of the mass in our solar system. Its gravitational pull is what keeps everything here,...

GSFC
NASA image: Snapshots from the Edge of the Sun
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Sep 1, 2016

Snapshots from the Edge of the Sun

For the first time, using NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, scientists have imaged the edge...

GSFC
NASA image: Spotless Sun
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Mar 20, 2017

Spotless Sun

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory sees the sun has been virtually spotless, as in no sunspots, a 11-day spotless...

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NASA image: Earth Eclipses the Sun
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Feb 21, 2017

Earth Eclipses the Sun

Several times a day for a few days the Earth completely blocked the Sun for about an hour due to NASA's Solar...

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NASA image: Martian Moon Eclipses Sun, in Stages
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Mar 13, 2004

Martian Moon Eclipses Sun, in Stages

This panel illustrates the transit of the martian moon Phobos across the Sun. It is made up of images taken by NASA...

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NASA image: The Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere
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Jul 25, 2018

The Sun’s Mysteriously Hot Atmosphere

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the...

GSFC
NASA image: From the Sun with Love
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Dec 8, 2017

From the Sun with Love

This Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun taken on February 1, 2013 in extreme ultraviolet light captures a...

GSFC
NASA image: CME leaving the Sun [Video]
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Dec 8, 2017

CME leaving the Sun [Video]

Animation of a CME leaving the Sun, slamming into our magnetosphere. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SOHO/ESA Sound: Juan Carlos...

GSFC
NASA image: Gradient Sun [still]
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Dec 8, 2017

Gradient Sun [still]

To view a video of the Gradient Sun go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8103212817 Looking at a particularly beautiful...

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NASA image: Solar System Portrait - View of the Sun, Earth and Venus
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Sep 13, 1996

Solar System Portrait - View of the Sun, Earth and Venus

This color image of the sun, Earth and Venus was taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft Feb. 14, 1990, when it was...

JPL
NASA image: Outburst on the Sun
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Dec 8, 2017

Outburst on the Sun

The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period (Feb. 24,...

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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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