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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: Mass Balance of Ice Sheets: Greenland
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Sep 26, 2018

Mass Balance of Ice Sheets: Greenland

Like the Antarctic ice sheet, the Greenland ice sheet is a dynamic polar region where the atmosphere, temperature...

GSFC
NASA image: Mass Balance of Ice Sheets: Antarctica
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Sep 26, 2018

Mass Balance of Ice Sheets: Antarctica

Of all the freshwater on Earth, 99 percent is stored in ice sheets, the large frozen masses that form over land. As...

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NASA image: Ganges Chasma Sand Sheet
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Apr 13, 2005

Ganges Chasma Sand Sheet

Ganges Chasma Sand Sheet

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NASA image: Sand Sheet on Crater Floor
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Apr 12, 2005

Sand Sheet on Crater Floor

Sand Sheet on Crater Floor

JPL
NASA image: Sand Sheet and Dunes
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Aug 29, 2004

Sand Sheet and Dunes

Sand Sheet and Dunes

JPL
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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NASA image: Modeling the Future of the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Jun 19, 2019

Modeling the Future of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute used data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge to...

GSFC
NASA image: Greenland ice sheet is changing
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Dec 8, 2017

Greenland ice sheet is changing

At 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT) on Friday, Aug. 28, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host...

GSFC
NASA image: Sand Sheet
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Aug 31, 2012

Sand Sheet

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the floor of this unnamed crater in the northern lowlands is...

JPL
NASA image: Monitoring Sand Sheets and Dunes
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Jun 12, 2017

Monitoring Sand Sheets and Dunes

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this crater featuring sand dunes and sand sheets on its floor....

JPL
NASA image: NASA: First Map Of Thawed Areas Under Greenland Ice Sheet
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA: First Map Of Thawed Areas Under Greenland Ice Sheet

NASA researchers have helped produce the first map showing what parts of the bottom of the massive Greenland Ice...

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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...

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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...

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NASA image: Sand Sheet in IR
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Aug 27, 2009

Sand Sheet in IR

This daytime 2001 Mars Odyssey image of Promethei Terra shows bright dune sheets on the floor of two unnamed craters.

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NASA image: Sheet of Plasma
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Aug 1, 2017

Sheet of Plasma

A sheet of plasma blasted out into space from just behind the edge of the sun (July 28, 2017). While some material...

JPL
NASA image: Greenland Ice Sheet in 3D Cutaway
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Dec 8, 2017

Greenland Ice Sheet in 3D Cutaway

Peering into the thousands of frozen layers inside Greenland’s ice sheet is like looking back in time. Each layer...

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NASA image: The Antarctic Ice Sheet's Changing Height
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Aug 10, 2022

The Antarctic Ice Sheet's Changing Height

This map of Antarctica shows the changes in the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1985 through 2021. The map...

JPL
NASA image: Rising Seas: NASA on the Greenland Ice Sheet (Teaser)
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Sep 15, 2015

Rising Seas: NASA on the Greenland Ice Sheet (Teaser)

Enjoy a deep dive into sea level rise research as NASA scientists and their colleagues discuss their research on and...

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NASA image: Scientists Bury GPS in Antarctic Ice to Measure Effects of Tides
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Aug 11, 2017

Scientists Bury GPS in Antarctic Ice to Measure Effects of Tides

NASA scientists and ice sheet modelers, Ryan Walker and Christine Dow, traveled to a remote location on the coast of...

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NASA image: Rising Seas: NASA on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Sep 15, 2015

Rising Seas: NASA on the Greenland Ice Sheet

Enjoy a deep dive into sea level rise research as NASA scientists and their colleagues discuss their research on and...

GSFC
NASA image: NASA's Observes Effects of Summer Melt on Greenland Ice Sheet
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Dec 8, 2017

NASA's Observes Effects of Summer Melt on Greenland Ice Sheet

NASA's IceBridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, flew over the Helheim/Kangerdlugssuaq region of Greenland on...

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NASA image: Jeans Crater
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Sep 10, 2009

Jeans Crater

This 2001 Mars Odyssey image of Jeans Crater shows a sand sheet with dune forms and a layered region to the south of...

JPL
NASA image: Lakes On A Glacier
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Aug 17, 2015

Lakes On A Glacier

How deep is that icy blue water on Greenland's ice sheet? Dr. Allen Pope, of the National Snow and Ice Data Center,...

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NASA image: NASA Finds Second Massive Greenland Crater
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Feb 11, 2019

NASA Finds Second Massive Greenland Crater

Just 114 miles from the newly-found Hiawatha impact crater under the ice of northwest Greenland, lies a possible...

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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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