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NASA Space Data Scraper

Fetch space data from NASA APIs: Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), Near Earth Objects (NEO), Mars Rover photos, and Earth images (EPIC). Free, no API key required.

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🚀 NASA Space Data Scraper

Fetch space-related data from NASA's public APIs — Astronomy Pictures, Near Earth Objects, Mars Rover photos, and Earth images.

Free to use. DEMO_KEY provides 30 requests/hour. Get a free API key at api.nasa.gov for 1,000 requests/hour.

🔥 Data Sources

ModeDescriptionKey Fields
APODAstronomy Picture of the DayTitle, HD image URL, explanation, date
NEONear Earth Object trackingName, size, distance, velocity, hazard flag
Mars RoverPhotos from Mars roversPhoto URL, camera, sol, Earth date
EPICEarth from space (DSCOVR)Image name, coordinates, positions

📋 Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Data SourceSelectAPOD / NEO / Mars Rover / EPIC
API KeySecretNASA API key (use DEMO_KEY for testing)
DateTextSingle date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Start/End DateTextDate range
Random CountNumberNumber of random APOD images (1-100)
Mars RoverSelectCuriosity, Perseverance, Opportunity, Spirit
Mars SolNumberMartian sol (day) for photos
Camera TypeTextFHAZ, RHAZ, MAST, CHEMCAM, MARDI, NAVCAM
Max ResultsNumberMaximum items to return (1-500)

📊 Output Examples

APOD Output

{
"source":"APOD",
"date":"2026-03-28",
"title":"Galaxy NGC 3169",
"explanation":"The picturesque galaxy NGC 3169...",
"url":"https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2603/ngc3169.jpg",
"hdurl":"https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2603/ngc3169_big.jpg",
"media_type":"image",
"copyright":"Copyright holder",
"fetched_at":"2026-03-28T12:30:00Z"
}

NEO Output

{
"source":"NEO",
"id":"2468863",
"name":"468863 (2013 BR45)",
"nasa_jpl_url":"https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=2468863",
"absolute_magnitude_h":18.7,
"estimated_diameter_km_min":0.5,
"estimated_diameter_km_max":1.1,
"is_potentially_hazardous":true,
"close_approach_date":"2026-03-30",
"miss_distance_km":5830000.0,
"relative_velocity_kmh":48500.0,
"fetched_at":"2026-03-28T12:30:00Z"
}

Mars Rover Output

{
"source":"Mars Rover",
"id":12345,
"sol":4000,
"earth_date":"2024-03-15",
"rover_name":"Curiosity",
"rover_status":"active",
"camera_name":"Mast Camera",
"camera_code":"MAST",
"img_src":"https://mars.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/mslimages/...",
"fetched_at":"2026-03-28T12:30:00Z"
}

💡 Use Cases

  • Education: Build space-themed visualizations and dashboards
  • Research: Track near-earth objects and potential asteroid threats
  • Mars Exploration: Access raw imagery from active Mars missions
  • Earth Observation: Monitor Earth from space with daily EPIC images

📊 Data Source

NASA Open APIs — api.nasa.gov

  • APOD: Daily astronomy image since 1995
  • NEO: 30,000+ tracked near-earth asteroids
  • Mars Rover: Photos from Curiosity, Perseverance, Opportunity, Spirit
  • EPIC: Earth images from DSCOVR satellite at L1 point

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