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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: View of the North Pole
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Dec 8, 2017

View of the North Pole

Want to know what the North Pole looked like yesterday afternoon? Well, our friends from NASA Operation IceBridge...

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NASA image: Laser Provides First 3-D View of Mars North Pole
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Jan 7, 1999

Laser Provides First 3-D View of Mars North Pole

Laser Provides First 3-D View of Mars North Pole

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Dec 13, 2006

Interpreting Radar View near Mars North Pole, Orbit 1512

Interpreting Radar View near Mars North Pole, Orbit 1512

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NASA image: Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the North Pole
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Jun 3, 1996

Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the North Pole

The hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the...

JPL
NASA image: Close-Up Views of Jupiter North Pole
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Sep 2, 2016

Close-Up Views of Jupiter North Pole

Storm systems and weather activity unlike anything encountered in the solar system are on view in these color images...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn Strange Hexagon
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Mar 27, 2007

Saturn Strange Hexagon

This nighttime view of Saturn north pole clearly shows a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire...

JPL
NASA image: Saturn North Pole Hexagon and Aurora
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Mar 27, 2007

Saturn North Pole Hexagon and Aurora

This nighttime view of Saturn north pole reveals a dynamic, active planet at least 75 kilometers 47 miles below the...

JPL
NASA image: Craters Crowd the North
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Oct 15, 2015

Craters Crowd the North

This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows battered terrain around the north pole of Saturn's icy moon...

JPL
NASA image: Shifting Northern Hazes
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Apr 28, 2006

Shifting Northern Hazes

The complex and dynamic atmosphere of Titan displays multiple haze layers near the north pole in this view, which...

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NASA image: Dione on a Diagonal
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Jan 30, 2012

Dione on a Diagonal

Saturn and Dione appear askew in this view from NASA Cassini spacecraft, with the north poles rotated to the right,...

JPL
NASA image: Moon - North Pole Mosaic
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Feb 5, 1996

Moon - North Pole Mosaic

This view of the Moon north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by NASA's Galileo imaging system through...

JPL
NASA image: Subtle Titan
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Jun 23, 2014

Subtle Titan

Only a sharp and careful eye can make out the subtle variations in Titan clouds when viewed in visible light by NASA...

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NASA image: Top of the World
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Aug 28, 2017

Top of the World

These turbulent clouds are on top of the world at Saturn. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's...

JPL
NASA image: Tethys Tops Saturn
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Jul 11, 2016

Tethys Tops Saturn

An illusion of perspective, Saturn's moon Tethys seems to hang above the planet's north pole in this view from...

JPL
NASA image: A New View on Jupiter's North Pole
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Mar 7, 2018

A New View on Jupiter's North Pole

This computer-generated image is based on an infrared image of Jupiter's north polar region that was acquired on...

JPL
NASA image: Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the South Pole
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Jun 3, 1996

Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at the South Pole

This hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the...

JPL
NASA image: First Complete Look at Ceres Poles
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Nov 20, 2015

First Complete Look at Ceres Poles

Researchers from NASA's Dawn mission have composed the first comprehensive views of the north (left) and south pole...

JPL
NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 153
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Aug 18, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 153

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this view of shadowed craters near Ceres' north pole. Ceres has only a modest tilt...

JPL
NASA image: Asteroid and Comet Census from WISE
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Oct 4, 2010

Asteroid and Comet Census from WISE

This frame from a video demonstrates how NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer surveys asteroids and comets in...

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NASA image: Hazy Orange Orb
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Apr 2, 2012

Hazy Orange Orb

Titan atmosphere makes Saturn largest moon look like a fuzzy orange ball in this natural color view from NASA...

JPL
NASA image: NASA's Juno Mission Captures Lightning On Jupiter
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Jun 15, 2023

NASA's Juno Mission Captures Lightning On Jupiter

In this view of a vortex near Jupiter's north pole, NASA's Juno mission observed the glow from a bolt of lightning....

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NASA image: Juno's Perijove 17 (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 19, 2018

Juno's Perijove 17 (Artist's Concept)

Juno's 53-day orbit has presented the opportunity to observe Jupiter's dark side. This animation is an artist's...

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NASA image: 95 Minutes Over Jupiter
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Sep 28, 2017

95 Minutes Over Jupiter

This sequence of color-enhanced images shows how quickly the viewing geometry changes for NASA's Juno spacecraft as...

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NASA image: Dawn XMO2 Image 32
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Feb 10, 2017

Dawn XMO2 Image 32

This image captures the day-night boundary, or terminator, in the north polar region of Ceres. The north pole...

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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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