NASA APIs API

Collect the Astronomy Picture of the Day and near-Earth objects

Pull the daily APOD image, near-Earth asteroid data, Mars rover photos, and space weather events. Build a space enthusiast's daily digest.

Free. 1,000 requests/hour with free API key.

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How it works with Loony

Describe it.
Deploy it.
Query it.

Managed database.

Your NASA APIs data lives in its own Postgres instance. Zero config. Data accumulates over time.

Scheduled syncs.

Cron jobs run on Loony infra. Every minute on free. Your data stays fresh without you thinking about it.

REST + MCP endpoints.

Query from your agent, your dashboard, or connect BI tools directly. Full OpenAPI spec included.

TerminalSchema

$ "Pull NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day and near-Earth object data daily. Store APOD archive and build a close-approach tracker for asteroids."

✓ Schema validated
✓ Database provisioned
✓ Scripts deployed
✓ Schedules registered

Done.

# Your data is now at:
REST  /data/v1/nasa/query
MCP   /mcp/v1/nasa/mcp
SQL   psql $DATABASE_URL

What you get

NASA publishes amazing data daily but doesn't give you a feed. Loony syncs it into your database: every APOD, every close asteroid approach, every Mars rover photo — queryable forever.

mv_space_daily
  date          date        -- observation date
  apod_title    text        -- picture of the day
  apod_url      text        -- image URL
  neo_count     integer     -- near-Earth objects today
  closest_km    numeric     -- nearest approach distance
  closest_name  text        -- asteroid name