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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: New Horizons Sees Pluto
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Apr 2, 2007

New Horizons Sees Pluto

The Long Range Reconnaissance Imager on NASA New Horizons acquired images of the Pluto field three days apart in...

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NASA image: New Horizons Tracks an Asteroid
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Apr 2, 2007

New Horizons Tracks an Asteroid

The two pots in this image are a composite of two images of asteroid 2002 JF56 taken on June 11 and June 12, 2006,...

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NASA image: All Clear for New Horizons
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Jul 1, 2015

All Clear for New Horizons

This illustration shows some of the final images used to determine that the coast is clear for New Horizons' flight...

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NASA image: New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto Mosiac
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Dec 5, 2015

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto Mosiac

This mosaic is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained during its flyby...

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NASA image: New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto
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Dec 5, 2015

New Horizons Very Best View of Pluto

This frame from a movie is composed of the sharpest views of Pluto that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained...

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NASA image: Nap Time for New Horizons: NASA Spacecraft Enters Hibernation
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Apr 11, 2017

Nap Time for New Horizons: NASA Spacecraft Enters Hibernation

This is an overhead view of NASA's New Horizons full trajectory; the spacecraft has entered a hibernation phase on...

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NASA image: More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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May 27, 2015

More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer

This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager LORRI photos taken May 8-12,...

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NASA image: New Horizons Sees Pluto Sept. 21
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Apr 2, 2007

New Horizons Sees Pluto Sept. 21

A white arrow marks Pluto in this NASA New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager picture taken Sept. 21, 2006....

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NASA image: New Horizons Sees Pluto Sept. 24
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Apr 2, 2007

New Horizons Sees Pluto Sept. 24

A white arrow marks Pluto in this NASA New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager picture taken Sept. 24, 2006....

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NASA image: More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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May 27, 2015

More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer

This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager LORRI photos taken May 8-12,...

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NASA image: New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface
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May 27, 2016

New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface

This mosaic strip, extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on...

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NASA image: More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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May 27, 2015

More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer

This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager LORRI photos taken May 8-12,...

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NASA image: Pluto Icy Plains Captured in Highest-Resolution Views from New Horizons
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Jan 8, 2016

Pluto Icy Plains Captured in Highest-Resolution Views from New Horizons

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft continues to transmit the sharpest views of Pluto that it obtained (and recorded)...

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NASA image: New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface
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May 27, 2016

New Horizons Best Close-Up of Pluto Surface

This frame from a movie, which extends across the hemisphere that faced New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past...

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NASA image: New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)
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Jan 4, 2018

New Horizons Encountering 2014 MU69 (Artist's Impression)

Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69, a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one...

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NASA image: New Horizons Interview with Dennis Reuter
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Jul 13, 2015

New Horizons Interview with Dennis Reuter

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is speeding towards Pluto for the first-ever flyby on July 14, 2015. Scientists are...

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NASA image: First Pluto-Charon Color Image from New Horizons
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Apr 14, 2015

First Pluto-Charon Color Image from New Horizons

This image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, was taken by the Ralph color imager aboard NASA New Horizons...

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NASA image: New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt
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Dec 11, 2017

New Horizons Corrects Its Course in the Kuiper Belt

The New Horizons spacecraft is about 300 million miles (483 million kilometers) from 2014 MU69, the Kuiper Belt...

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NASA image: New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object
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May 18, 2016

New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object

In April 2016, NASA New Horizons spacecraft observed 1994 JR1, a 90-mile 145-kilometer wide Kuiper Belt object KBO...

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NASA image: Tracking Space Weather for New Horizons with an Enlil Model
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Jul 10, 2015

Tracking Space Weather for New Horizons with an Enlil Model

A few months before New Horizons was due to reach Pluto, a community of scientists came together to determine just...

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NASA image: So Far, All Clear: New Horizons Team Completes First Search for Pluto System Hazards
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May 28, 2015

So Far, All Clear: New Horizons Team Completes First Search for Pluto System Hazards

This image shows the results of the New Horizons team first search for potentially hazardous material around Pluto,...

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NASA image: Tvashtar Montage
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Oct 9, 2007

Tvashtar Montage

The Tvashtar plume on Io, seen by the Hubble Space Telescope HST and by New Horizons.

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory speaks about...

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NASA image: New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby
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Jan 1, 2019

New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby

New Horizons project scientist Hal Weaver of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory high-fives a...

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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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