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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.

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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: The Kuiper Melt
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Jun 10, 2013

The Kuiper Melt

The Kuiper Melt

JPL
NASA image: Impact Melt at Necho Crater
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Sep 1, 2010

Impact Melt at Necho Crater

Impact Melt at Necho Crater

JPL
NASA image: Fragmented Impact Melt
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Feb 25, 2011

Fragmented Impact Melt

Fragmented Impact Melt

JPL
NASA image: Mounds in a Melt Pond
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Feb 24, 2011

Mounds in a Melt Pond

Mounds in a Melt Pond

JPL
NASA image: I Melt With You
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Sep 28, 2011

I Melt With You

I Melt With You

JPL
NASA image: Impact Melt on Klute W Wall
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Apr 1, 2011

Impact Melt on Klute W Wall

Impact Melt on Klute W Wall

JPL
NASA image: Early Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Dec 8, 2017

Early Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet

On June 15, 2016, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite acquired a natural-color...

GSFC
NASA image: Warming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets
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Dec 8, 2017

Warming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets

Sea level rise is a natural consequence of the warming of our planet. We know this from basic physics. When water...

GSFC
NASA image: Melting Point
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Mar 6, 2015

Melting Point

Impact crater floors are commonly flat and relatively smooth, the result of the cooling and solidification of impact...

JPL
NASA image: Why Won't it Melt? How NASA's Solar Probe will Survive the Sun
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Jul 19, 2018

Why Won't it Melt? How NASA's Solar Probe will Survive the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is heading to the Sun. Why won't the spacecraft melt? Thermal engineer Betsy Congdon...

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NASA image: Rates of Basal Melt of Antarctic Ice Shelves
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Jun 13, 2013

Rates of Basal Melt of Antarctic Ice Shelves

Rates of basal melt of Antarctic ice shelves melting of the shelves from underneath overlaid on a 2009 mosaic of...

JPL
NASA image: NASA Science Flights Target Melting Arctic Sea Ice
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA Science Flights Target Melting Arctic Sea Ice

This summer, with sea ice across the Arctic Ocean shrinking to below-average levels, a NASA airborne survey of polar...

GSFC
NASA image: Mercury: The Kuiper Melt
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Dec 8, 2017

Mercury: The Kuiper Melt

Date acquired: April 05, 2013 This striking image of Kuiper shows the crater in a new perspective. This image...

GSFC
NASA image: Maneuvering Melt Ponds
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Dec 8, 2017

Maneuvering Melt Ponds

On July 10, 2011, Don Perovich, of Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, maneuvered through melt ponds...

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NASA image: King Crater Unusual Melt Pond
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Jan 26, 2010

King Crater Unusual Melt Pond

NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter looks near the northeast edge of the unusually large melt pond adjacent to the...

JPL
NASA image: Impact Melt Flows on Giordano Bruno
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Dec 15, 2009

Impact Melt Flows on Giordano Bruno

Frozen impact melt flows on the ejecta blanket of the young impact crater Giordano Bruno in this image from NASA...

JPL
NASA image: QuikScat Captures an Early Melt
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Jan 13, 2003

QuikScat Captures an Early Melt

The SeaWinds instrument on NASA Quick Scatterometer QuikScat spacecraft captured these near-real-time backscatter...

JPL
NASA image: Wyoming Snowmelt 2013
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Mar 23, 2015

Wyoming Snowmelt 2013

Images from NASA/USGS Landsat satellites show the snowcover in Wyoming's Fremont Lake Basin throughout 2013. NASA...

GSFC
NASA image: Melt Pond Optics
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Dec 8, 2017

Melt Pond Optics

On July 6, 2011, Don Perovich, of Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, used a spectroradiometer to...

GSFC
NASA image: Sipping From a Melt Pond
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Dec 8, 2017

Sipping From a Melt Pond

On July 19, 2011, Zachary Brown of Stanford University sipped freshwater from a melt pond on sea ice in the Arctic...

GSFC
NASA image: GALORE Testing - Regolith Melt Testing
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Oct 29, 2020

GALORE Testing - Regolith Melt Testing

GALORE Testing - Regolith Melt Testing

KSC
NASA image: NASA OMG Mission Maps Sea Floor Depth off Greenland Coast
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Mar 8, 2016

NASA OMG Mission Maps Sea Floor Depth off Greenland Coast

This image shows a region of the sea floor off the coast of northwest Greenland mapped as part of NASA Oceans...

JPL
NASA image: ARCSIX Greenland Video Highlights of NASA ARCSIX Arctic Radiation and Sea Ice Melt Airborne Campaign
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Jun 10, 2024

ARCSIX Greenland Video Highlights of NASA ARCSIX Arctic Radiation and Sea Ice Melt Airborne Campaign

ARCSIX is the Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment. The overarching goal of ARCSIX is to...

LRC
NASA image: Ask A Climate Scientist - Thinning Ice Sheets
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Sep 16, 2015

Ask A Climate Scientist - Thinning Ice Sheets

How can Greenland's ice sheets still be more than 10,000 feet thick, if carbon dioxide is warming the planet? This...

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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.
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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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