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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: One Moon Among Billions
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Dec 16, 2005

One Moon Among Billions

One Moon Among Billions

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NASA image: The Big Bang left a permanent scare in the cosmic background, 5 billion light-years from Earth
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Dec 8, 2017

The Big Bang left a permanent scare in the cosmic background, 5 billion light-years from Earth

The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that they left an indelible imprint on the fabric of the...

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NASA image: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover’s 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama
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Mar 3, 2020

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover’s 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama

NASA Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada guides this tour of the rover's view of the Martian surface. This...

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NASA image: Curiosity's 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama
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Mar 4, 2020

Curiosity's 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama

NASA's Curiosity rover captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface between Nov. 24 and Dec....

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NASA image: A Star-Bursting Filament
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May 17, 2012

A Star-Bursting Filament

ESA Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The...

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NASA image: New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)
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Jan 4, 2018

New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)

Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69, a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one...

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NASA image: New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object
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May 18, 2016

New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object

In April 2016, NASA New Horizons spacecraft observed 1994 JR1, a 90-mile 145-kilometer wide Kuiper Belt object KBO...

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NASA image: Hubble View of Neptune
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Aug 2, 1998

Hubble View of Neptune

These NASA Hubble Space Telescope views of the blue-green planet Neptune provide three snapshots of changing weather...

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NASA image: Cosmic Swirly Straws Feed Galaxy
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May 24, 2013

Cosmic Swirly Straws Feed Galaxy

Created with the help of supercomputers, this frame from a simulation shows the formation of a massive galaxy during...

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NASA image: Evolution of Galaxies
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Mar 12, 2019

Evolution of Galaxies

Amber Straughn and John Mather talk about the quest to find out how galaxies have evolved over billions of years.

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NASA image: Water Enters Jezero Crater Billions of Years Ago (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 12, 2023

Water Enters Jezero Crater Billions of Years Ago (Artist's Concept)

This animated artist's concept depicts a scene of water breaking through the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, which...

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NASA image: Artist View of a Super-Jupiter around a Brown Dwarf 2M1207
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Feb 18, 2016

Artist View of a Super-Jupiter around a Brown Dwarf 2M1207

This is an illustration of a planet that is four times the mass of Jupiter and orbits 5 billion miles from a...

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NASA image: The Story of Our Universe
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Mar 21, 2013

The Story of Our Universe

This illustration summarizes the almost 14-billion-year-long history of our universe. It shows the main events that...

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NASA image: A SWIRE Picture is Worth Billions of Years
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Oct 27, 2005

A SWIRE Picture is Worth Billions of Years

The Tadpole galaxy is the result of a recent galactic interaction in the local universe. These spectacular images...

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NASA image: Venus - First Radar Test
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Feb 5, 1996

Venus - First Radar Test

After traveling more than 1.5 billion kilometers 948 million miles, NASA Magellan spacecraft was inserted into orbit...

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NASA image: Lake Jezero (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 13, 2018

Lake Jezero (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts an aerial view of what the Jezero Crater area of Mars may have looked like billions of...

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NASA image: Retreat of Greenland's Zachariae Isstrom Glacier
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Jan 17, 2024

Retreat of Greenland's Zachariae Isstrom Glacier

Satellite images from 2022 (Main image) and 1999 (Figure A) capture the retreat of Zachariae Isstrom, a glacier in...

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NASA image: Retreat of Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae Glacier
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Jan 17, 2024

Retreat of Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae Glacier

Satellite images from 2022 (Main image) and 1985 (Figure A) capture the retreat of Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier on...

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NASA image: Pilbara, NW Australia
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Feb 4, 2022

Pilbara, NW Australia

The Pilbara in northwestern Australia exposes some of the oldest rocks on Earth, over 3.6 billion years old. The...

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NASA image: Great Galactic Buddies
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Mar 21, 2006

Great Galactic Buddies

Like great friends, galaxies stick together. Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a handful...

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NASA image: Baby Picture of our Solar System
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Nov 29, 2007

Baby Picture of our Solar System

A rare, infrared view of a developing star and its flaring jets taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows us what...

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NASA image: Valley Networks in the Ancient Martian Highlands
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May 18, 2016

Valley Networks in the Ancient Martian Highlands

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft the valley networks on Mars are terrains eroded by...

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NASA image: Bridging Cities of Galaxies
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Nov 21, 2012

Bridging Cities of Galaxies

Planck has discovered a bridge of hot gas that connects galaxy clusters Abell 399 lower center and Abell 401 top...

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NASA image: Solar System Portrait - Earth
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Dec 10, 1999

Solar System Portrait - Earth

This image of the Earth is one of 60 frames taken by NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990 from a distance of...

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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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