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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: Underwater Robots for Space Exploration - videographer of the year
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Feb 3, 2025

Underwater Robots for Space Exploration - videographer of the year

Videographer of the Year submission for Documentation: A futuristic NASA mission concept envisions a swarm of dozens...

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NASA image: A-PUFFER Robot Explores a Rocky Terrain
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Mar 10, 2020

A-PUFFER Robot Explores a Rocky Terrain

A shoebox-sized wheeled robot explores the rugged terrain on the surface of the Mars Yard at NASA's Jet Propulsion...

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NASA image: NASA Tests Swimming Robots for Exploring Oceans on Icy Moons
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Nov 19, 2024

NASA Tests Swimming Robots for Exploring Oceans on Icy Moons

A futuristic NASA mission concept envisions a swarm of dozens of self-propelled, cellphone-size robots exploring the...

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NASA image: CADRE Rover on the Moon (Artist's Concept)
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Dec 13, 2023

CADRE Rover on the Moon (Artist's Concept)

This artist's concept depicts a small rover – part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic...

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NASA image: Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge
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Jun 15, 2012

Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge

Intrepid Systems robot "MXR - Mark's Exploration Robot" takes to the practice field and tries to capture the white...

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NASA image: Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge
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Jun 15, 2012

Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge

Intrepid Systems robot, foreground, and the University of Waterloo (Canada) robot, take to the practice field on...

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NASA image: Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge
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Jun 15, 2012

Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge

Intrepid Systems Team member Mark Curry, right, answers questions from 8th grade Sullivan Middle School (Mass.)...

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NASA image: Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge
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Jun 16, 2012

Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge

Intrepid Systems Team member Mark Curry, left, talks with NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and NASA Chief...

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NASA image: PIA25668
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Aug 2, 2023

PIA25668

The Earth-bound full-scale engineering model of NASA's Perseverance rover, called OPTIMISM, seems to peer down at a...

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NASA image: CADRE Mini Rover Drives Over a Rock
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Aug 2, 2023

CADRE Mini Rover Drives Over a Rock

A development rover that is part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology...

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NASA image: CADRE Rover Testing in JPL's Mars Yard
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Aug 2, 2023

CADRE Rover Testing in JPL's Mars Yard

A development model rover that is part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration)...

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NASA image: PIA25666
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Aug 2, 2023

PIA25666

Prototypes of the rovers being built for NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration)...

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NASA image: Robotic Arm of Rover 1
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Feb 26, 2003

Robotic Arm of Rover 1

JPL engineers examine the robotic arm of NASA Mars Exploration Rover 1.

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NASA image: Magnolia FIRST Robotics Competition 2026 Laurel MS
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Apr 29, 2026

Magnolia FIRST Robotics Competition 2026 Laurel MS

his video derived from a longer product that was use on the Stennis Space Center YouTube page and was edited to a...

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NASA image: Microspine Grippers
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Jul 10, 2014

Microspine Grippers

This artist concept shows a robot with legs that have microspine grippers, which could potentially explore a rocky...

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NASA image: Mars Exploration Rover 1
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Oct 30, 2003

Mars Exploration Rover 1

Engineers for NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission are completing assembly and testing for the twin robotic...

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NASA image: Mars Exploration Rover 2
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Oct 30, 2003

Mars Exploration Rover 2

Engineers for NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission are completing assembly and testing for the twin robotic...

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NASA image: Testing Out JPL’s New Snake Robot
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May 8, 2023

Testing Out JPL’s New Snake Robot

A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is creating and testing a snake-like robot called EELS (Exobiology Extant...

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NASA image: NASA Explores the Moon and Beyond
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Mar 28, 2022

NASA Explores the Moon and Beyond

NASA continues to forge ahead in humanity’s quest for knowledge as we explore the Moon and Mars. Through Artemis, we...

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NASA image: OUR ALIEN EARTH: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece
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Aug 22, 2024

OUR ALIEN EARTH: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece

Dive alongside Dr. Richard Camilli and his team as they explore the undersea volcanoes off of the coast of...

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NASA image: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars
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Jul 13, 2020

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will make history's first attempt at powered flight on another planet next spring....

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.
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May 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.
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May 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.
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May 23, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars Exploration Rover-2 (MER-2) to the third stage of a Delta II rocket for launch on June 5. NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can’t yet go. MER-1 (MER-B) will launch June 25.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare to mate the Mars...

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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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