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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: Extended Source/Galaxy All Sky 2
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Mar 27, 2003

Extended Source/Galaxy All Sky 2

This panoramic view encompasses the entire sky and reveals the distribution of galaxies beyond the Milky Way galaxy,...

JPL
NASA image: Extended Source/Galaxy All Sky 1
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Mar 27, 2003

Extended Source/Galaxy All Sky 1

This panoramic view of the entire sky reveals the distribution of galaxies beyond our Milky Way galaxy, which...

JPL
NASA image: Point Source All Sky
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Mar 27, 2003

Point Source All Sky

This panoramic view encompasses the entire sky as seen by Two Micron All-Sky Survey. The measured brightnesses of...

JPL
NASA image: WISE Eyes the Whole Sky
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Jul 16, 2010

WISE Eyes the Whole Sky

This image is an all-sky infrared map consisting of data taken by previous missions: the Infrared Astronomical...

JPL
NASA image: Exposing Black Holes Disguised in Dust
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Aug 29, 2012

Exposing Black Holes Disguised in Dust

This zoomed-in view of a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows a...

JPL
NASA image: Mapping the Infrared Universe: The Entire WISE Sky
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Mar 14, 2012

Mapping the Infrared Universe: The Entire WISE Sky

This is a mosaic of the images covering the entire sky as observed by NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE,...

JPL
NASA image: First of Many Asteroid Finds
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Jan 23, 2010

First of Many Asteroid Finds

The red dot at the center of this image is the first near-Earth asteroid discovered by NASA Wide-Field Infrared...

JPL
NASA image: All-Sky Infrared Survey
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Nov 17, 2009

All-Sky Infrared Survey

This infrared view of the whole sky highlights the flat plane of our Milky Way galaxy line across middle of image....

JPL
NASA image: GOALS Merging Galaxies
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Feb 27, 2019

GOALS Merging Galaxies

These three images show merging galaxies observed for the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey, or GOALS. The...

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NASA image: Entire Sky
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Dec 1, 1999

Entire Sky

Aitoff projection of the three-color composite JHKs source count map of the entire sky, based on 95,851,173 stars...

JPL
NASA image: Prepping WISE to Pop its Lens Cap
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Dec 23, 2009

Prepping WISE to Pop its Lens Cap

This infrared image shows NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE rocketing into the sky just before dawn on...

JPL
NASA image: Trojan Colors Revealed Artist Concept
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Oct 15, 2012

Trojan Colors Revealed Artist Concept

Observations from NASA WISE all-sky survey reveal new clues about Jovian Trojans, mysterious asteroids that orbit in...

JPL
NASA image: The Spider Nebula
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Apr 14, 2016

The Spider Nebula

The spider part of The Spider and the Fly nebulae, IC 417 abounds in star formation, as seen in this infrared image...

JPL
NASA image: A Sky Chock-Full of Black Holes
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Aug 29, 2012

A Sky Chock-Full of Black Holes

With its all-sky infrared survey, NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has identified millions of...

JPL
NASA image: Beastly Stars and a Bubble
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Jul 28, 2010

Beastly Stars and a Bubble

A star-forming region shines from the considerable distance of more than 30,000 light-years away in the upper left...

JPL
NASA image: The Serpent Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars
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May 28, 2014

The Serpent Star-Forming Cloud Spawns Stars

Studied by astronomers, Serpens Cloud Core is one of the youngest collections of stars ever seen in our galaxy. This...

JPL
NASA image: Homing in on Hot Dogs
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Aug 29, 2012

Homing in on Hot Dogs

This image is a portion of the all-sky survey from NASA WISE. It highlights the first of about 1,000 hot DOGs found...

JPL
NASA image: Trifid Nebula
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Dec 2, 1999

Trifid Nebula

Atlas Image mosaic, covering 14.8 x 20.0 on the sky, of the Trifid Nebula, aka Messier 20 and NGC 6514. The Trifid...

JPL
NASA image: Coma cluster of galaxies
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Dec 2, 1999

Coma cluster of galaxies

Atlas Image mosaic, covering 34 x 34 on the sky, of the Coma cluster, aka Abell 1656. This is a particularly rich...

JPL
NASA image: Antennae
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Dec 9, 1999

Antennae

Atlas Image mosaic, covering 7 x 7 on the sky of the interacting galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, better known as the...

JPL
NASA image: Farewell to NEOWISE: NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Telescope
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Aug 9, 2024

Farewell to NEOWISE: NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Telescope

NASA's NEOWISE mission ended on Aug. 8, 2024, after more than a decade of discovering and tracking near-Earth...

JPL
NASA image: Globular Cluster Messier 2 in Aquarius
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Dec 11, 2003

Globular Cluster Messier 2 in Aquarius

This image of the Globular cluster Messier 2 (M2) was taken by Galaxy Evolution Explorer on August 20, 2003. This...

JPL
NASA image: SPHEREx/PUNCH Rocket Launch
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Mar 11, 2025

SPHEREx/PUNCH Rocket Launch

A streak lights up the sky following the launch of NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the...

AFRC
NASA image: SPHEREx/PUNCH Booster Landing
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Mar 11, 2025

SPHEREx/PUNCH Booster Landing

A streak lights up the sky as the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s...

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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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