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An open-source project bringing the wonders of space to your screen, powered by NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day API.

Project Overview

Explore the cosmos through daily astronomical images

AstroVista is an open-source web application that leverages NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) API to bring stunning space imagery to users every day. Our mission is to inspire curiosity about the universe and make space exploration accessible to everyone.

NASA APOD API

Powered by NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day

Our application uses NASA's popular Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) API, delivering a new space image daily with a professional astronomer's explanation. The API provides a wealth of information about the astronomy, including images and videos. By integrating this API into our application, we aim to make space exploration accessible to everyone.

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Open Source

Join us in exploring the stars

AstroVista is an open-source project, and we welcome contributions from developers of all skill levels. Whether you want to fix a bug, add a feature, or improve our documentation, your help is appreciated!

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Future Plans

Our roadmap features to be implemented

We're constantly working to improve AstroVista and expand its features. Some of our future plans include:

  • Implementing a user favorite system to save and categorize favorite images.
  • Add filters in the gallery section, allowing the user to filter by a specific date or media type.
  • Internalization by changing automatically to the user current device language.
  • Mars Hover Photos NASA API implementation