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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: Creative Photography - Sunrise; Spider Webs
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Mar 15, 2021

Creative Photography - Sunrise; Spider Webs

A spider web hangs in the forefront of a sunrise at Kennedy Space Center on March 15, 2021. Kennedy shares space...

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NASA image: Creative Photography - Sunrise; Spider Webs
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Mar 15, 2021

Creative Photography - Sunrise; Spider Webs

A spider web hangs in the forefront of a sunrise at Kennedy Space Center on March 15, 2021. Kennedy shares space...

KSC
NASA image: Spider Web Pattern
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Aug 16, 2006

Spider Web Pattern

A delicate pattern, like that of a spider web, appears on top of the Mars residual polar cap, after the seasonal...

JPL
NASA image: Creative Photography - Fog with VAB
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Mar 15, 2021

Creative Photography - Fog with VAB

A spider web hangs in the forefront of a sunrise at Kennedy Space Center on March 15, 2021. Kennedy shares space...

KSC
NASA image: Spider Web of Stars in IC 342A
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Jul 20, 2011

Spider Web of Stars in IC 342A

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

JPL
NASA image: Spider Webs
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Oct 19, 2016

Spider Webs

This image shows a lava channel north of Kuiper Crater in the high southern latitudes just before spring equinox. It...

JPL
NASA image: View of Arabella, one of two Skylab spiders and her web
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Aug 16, 1973

View of Arabella, one of two Skylab spiders and her web

SL3-108-1307 (July-September 1973) --- A close-up view of Arabella, one of the two Skylab 3 common cross spiders...

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NASA image: Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula
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Dec 8, 2017

Hubble Spins a Web Into a Giant Red Spider Nebula

Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula called the Red Spider Nebula, located some 3,000 light-years away...

GSFC
NASA image: A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342
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Jul 20, 2011

A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342

Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this...

JPL
NASA image: Astronomers Uncover One of the Youngest and Brightest Galaxies in the Early Universe
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Feb 12, 2008

Astronomers Uncover One of the Youngest and Brightest Galaxies in the Early Universe

A massive cluster of yellowish galaxies is seemingly caught in a spider web of eerily distorted background galaxies...

JPL
NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1973

Skylab

Judith S. Miles of Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts, proposed skylab student experiment ED-52, Web...

MSFC
NASA image: Creative Photography - Fog with VAB
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Mar 15, 2021

Creative Photography - Fog with VAB

Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is partially obstructed by fog during the early morning on...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-06pd2059
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Sep 6, 2006

KSC-06pd2059

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Among the palmettos near a road in NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a large web supports...

KSC
NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1973

Skylab

This chart describes the Skylab student experiment Web Formation. Judith S. Miles of Lexington High School,...

MSFC
NASA image: Skylab
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Aug 21, 1972

Skylab

Lexington, Massachusetts high school student, Judith Miles, discusses her proposed Skylab experiment with Keith...

MSFC
NASA image: KSC-99pp1188
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Oct 5, 1999

KSC-99pp1188

On the grounds of Kennedy Space Center, a female Golden-Silk Spider repairs its web. During the day spider hands...

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NASA image: KSC-99pp1187
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Oct 5, 1999

KSC-99pp1187

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On the grounds of Kennedy Space Center, a female Golden-Silk Spider repairs its web....

KSC
NASA image: KSC-08pd3169
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Oct 14, 2008

KSC-08pd3169

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On the grounds of Kennedy Space Center, a female Golden-Silk Spider repairs its web. The...

KSC
NASA image: KSC-08pd3164
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Oct 14, 2008

KSC-08pd3164

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On the grounds of Kennedy Space Center, a female Golden-Silk Spider repairs its web. The...

KSC
NASA image: Skylab
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Aug 21, 1972

Skylab

Lexington, Massachusetts high school student, Judith Miles, discusses her proposed Skylab experiment with engineers...

MSFC
NASA image: View of Astronaut Owen Garriott taking video of two Skylab spiders experiment
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Aug 16, 1973

View of Astronaut Owen Garriott taking video of two Skylab spiders experiment

SL3-109-1345 (August 1973) --- View of scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, taking TV...

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NASA image: View of Arabella, one of the two Skylab 3 spiders used in experiment
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Aug 8, 1973

View of Arabella, one of the two Skylab 3 spiders used in experiment

S73-34206 (8 Aug. 1973) --- A closeup view of Arabella, one of two Skylab 3 common cross spiders ?Araneus...

JSC
NASA image: Spider Anita - Skylab (SL)
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Aug 27, 1973

Spider Anita - Skylab (SL)

S73-33164 (27 Aug. 1973) --- A close-up view of Anita, one of the two common cross spiders “Araneus diadematus”...

JSC
NASA image: SKYLAB 9SL)-3 - EXPERIMENTS (SPIDER)
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Aug 15, 1973

SKYLAB 9SL)-3 - EXPERIMENTS (SPIDER)

S73-32499 (July 1973) --- Dr. Ray Gause of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) places dinner, in the form...

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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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