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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: Birth of an Earth-like Planet Artist Xoncept
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Oct 3, 2007

Birth of an Earth-like Planet Artist Xoncept

This artist conception shows a binary-star, or two-star, system, called HD 113766, where astronomers suspect a rocky...

JPL
NASA image: Wobbly Planet Orbital Schematic Illustration
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Feb 4, 2014

Wobbly Planet Orbital Schematic Illustration

This illustration shows the unusual orbit of planet Kepler-413b around a close pair of orange and red dwarf stars....

JPL
NASA image: Before the Smashup Artist Concept
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Aug 23, 2010

Before the Smashup Artist Concept

This artist concept illustrates an imminent planetary collision around a pair of double stars. NASA Spitzer Space...

JPL
NASA image: Brown Dwarfs in our Backyard
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Mar 7, 2014

Brown Dwarfs in our Backyard

The third closest star system to the sun, called WISE J104915.57-531906, center of large image, which was taken by...

JPL
NASA image: Star System Bonanza Illustration
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Feb 27, 2014

Star System Bonanza Illustration

This illustration shows the unusual orbit of planet Kepler-413b around a close pair of orange and red dwarf stars....

JPL
NASA image: Artist Impression of Pulsating Object LRLL 54361
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Feb 7, 2013

Artist Impression of Pulsating Object LRLL 54361

Two young binary stars may be the source of mysterious clock-like bursts of light from an object called LRLL 54361...

JPL
NASA image: Blobs House Twin Stars
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May 20, 2010

Blobs House Twin Stars

This image is one of six images taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, showing that tight-knit twin, or binary stars...

JPL
NASA image: Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past
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Mar 7, 2007

Ghostly Remnant of an Explosive Past

This enhanced image from the far-ultraviolet detector on NASA Galaxy Evolution shows a ghostly shell of ionized gas...

JPL
NASA image: Where Planets Take up Residence
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Mar 29, 2007

Where Planets Take up Residence

This diagram illustrates that mature planetary systems like our own might be more common around twin, or binary,...

JPL
NASA image: The Rapid Burster
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Jan 31, 2017

The Rapid Burster

These four images show an artist's impression of gas accreting onto the neutron star in the binary system MXB...

JPL
NASA image: Alien Sunset Artist Concept
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Mar 29, 2007

Alien Sunset Artist Concept

Observations from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed that mature planetary systems -- dusty disks of...

JPL
NASA image: Water World Artist Concept
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Apr 12, 2017

Water World Artist Concept

This artist's concept shows a hypothetical planet covered in water around the binary star system of Kepler-35A and...

JPL
NASA image: Cannonballs Shoot from Star (Artist Concept)
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Oct 6, 2016

Cannonballs Shoot from Star (Artist Concept)

This four-panel graphic illustrates how the binary-star system V Hydrae is launching balls of plasma into space....

JPL
NASA image: Smoke ring for a halo
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Oct 26, 2015

Smoke ring for a halo

Two stars shine through the centre of a ring of cascading dust in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

GSFC
NASA image: Hubble Finds Supernova Companion Star after Two Decades of Searching
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Finds Supernova Companion Star after Two Decades of Searching

This is an artist's impression of supernova 1993J, an exploding star in the galaxy M81 whose light reached us 21...

GSFC
NASA image: LMC P3
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Oct 10, 2016

LMC P3

This composite image contains data from Chandra (purple) that provides evidence for the survival of a companion star...

GSFC
NASA image: Hardy Star Survives Supernova Blast
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Mar 20, 2014

Hardy Star Survives Supernova Blast

This composite image contains data from Chandra (purple) that provides evidence for the survival of a companion star...

GSFC
NASA image: A Kuiper Belt Pair? Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Binary Object
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Aug 3, 2017

A Kuiper Belt Pair? Artist's Concept of 2014 MU69 as a Binary Object

This is one artist's concept of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, the next flyby target for NASA's New Horizons mission....

JPL
NASA image: The Twin Jet Nebula
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Aug 26, 2015

The Twin Jet Nebula

The Twin Jet Nebula, or PN M2-9, is a striking example of a bipolar planetary nebula. Bipolar planetary nebulae are...

GSFC
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...

JPL
NASA image: Spacelab
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Jan 1, 1989

Spacelab

In 1986, NASA introduced a Shuttle-borne ultraviolet observatory called Astro. The Astro Observatory was designed to...

MSFC
NASA image: Hubble Friday - Heavy Metal Stars
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Friday - Heavy Metal Stars

Hubble rocks out with heavy metal stars! This 10.5-billion-year-old globular cluster, NGC 6496, is home to...

GSFC
NASA image: A heavy-metal home
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May 30, 2016

A heavy-metal home

This 10.5-billion-year-old globular cluster, NGC 6496, is home to heavy-metal stars of a celestial kind! The stars...

GSFC
NASA image: Spacelab
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Mar 20, 1990

Spacelab

This photograph was taken during the integration of the Astro-1 mission payloads at the Kennedy Space Center on...

MSFC
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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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