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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: NASA Astronaut Mike Barratt’s Speech at the 2025 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop
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Feb 26, 2025

NASA Astronaut Mike Barratt’s Speech at the 2025 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop

At NASA’s 2025 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop in Galveston, Texas, astronaut Mike Barratt discusses...

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NASA image: NASA ScienceCasts: The CIPHER Project
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Aug 24, 2023

NASA ScienceCasts: The CIPHER Project

NASA’s new Human Research Program project, CIPHER, integrates 14 multi-disciplinary investigations and examines...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 31, 2000

Microgravity

Arn Harris Hoover of Lockheed Martin Company demonstrates an engineering mockup of the Human Research Facility (HRF)...

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NASA image: Advancing Human Health: Space Station Benefits
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Jul 25, 2022

Advancing Human Health: Space Station Benefits

Researchers from around the world use the International Space Station to address complex human health problems on...

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NASA image: NASA Groundlink: Q&A with Crew Isolated in HERA Habitat (C6M4)
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Apr 7, 2023

NASA Groundlink: Q&A with Crew Isolated in HERA Habitat (C6M4)

Crew members Sandra Herrmann and Katie Koube, from HERA Campaign 6 Mission 4, answer questions from students all...

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NASA image: Desert RATS
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Sep 9, 2010

Desert RATS

Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) tests procedures and equipment that could one day be a part of...

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NASA image: Innovation Days - Innovation Showcase
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Nov 19, 2019

Innovation Days - Innovation Showcase

Plants utilized for ground experiments at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that complement plant research on...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (right) greets Florida Congressman Tom Feeney during a tour of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.
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Feb 19, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (right) greets Florida Congressman Tom Feeney during a tour of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (right) greets Florida Congressman Tom Feeney during a...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (left) greets U.S. Representative Ric Keller during a tour of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.
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Feb 19, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (left) greets U.S. Representative Ric Keller during a tour of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (left) greets U.S. Representative Ric Keller during a...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.
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Feb 19, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the new NASA Shared Services Center. The center would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe (center) is welcomed to the Central Florida Research...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - U.S. Representative Ric Keller (left) listens intently to a presentation proposing the use of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando, as the site of NASA’s new Shared Services Center. NASA and Florida officials toured the research park as well. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the center, which would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.
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Feb 19, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - U.S. Representative Ric Keller (left) listens intently to a presentation proposing the use of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando, as the site of NASA’s new Shared Services Center. NASA and Florida officials toured the research park as well. Central Florida leaders are proposing the research park as the site for the center, which would centralize NASA’s payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration by NASA.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - - U.S. Representative Ric Keller (left) listens intently to a presentation proposing...

NASA image: Innovation Days - Innovation Showcase
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Nov 19, 2019

Innovation Days - Innovation Showcase

Melanie Pickett, right, a post-doctorate researcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to Center...

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NASA image: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years
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May 1, 2019

Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years

Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the...

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NASA image: NASA ScienceCasts: Teeming Life on the ISS
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Jan 26, 2022

NASA ScienceCasts: Teeming Life on the ISS

A cornucopia of species bring the interior of the International Space Station to life, and also bring a plethora of...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Three crops grown under a test condition representative of the International Space Station are photographed moments...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Three crops grown under a test condition representative of the International Space Station are photographed moments...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, harvests shungiku – an Asian green...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, harvests plant cultivars inside the...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Test crops are harvested inside the Veggie growth chamber in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Kennedy Space Center employee Anna Maria Ruby harvests plant cultivars inside the Veggie growth chamber in the Space...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, harvests plant cultivars inside the...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Kennedy Space Center Veggie Project Manager Trent Smith harvests test crops inside the Veggie growth chamber in the...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, harvests shungiku – an Asian green...

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NASA image: Science Verification Test Harvest
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Sep 30, 2019

Science Verification Test Harvest

Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, observes plant cultivars inside the...

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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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