A blazing-fast Rust SDK and CLI for NASA APIs
Access NASA's treasure trove of space data with full API coverage. Built with Rust for optimal performance and deployed on Cloudflare's edge network.
Access all NASA public APIs including APOD, Mars Rover Photos, Exoplanets, NEO, and more
Built with Rust for optimal speed and efficiency, deployed on Cloudflare's global edge network
KV-based caching with intelligent TTL management for faster responses and reduced API calls
Built-in protection against API abuse with configurable limits per IP address
Export data as JSON, tables, pretty-print, CSV, or compact format for easy integration
Beautiful command-line interface with colored output, progress bars, and interactive menus
# Install from source
cargo install --path . --features cli
# Or download pre-built binary
curl -L https://github.com/guitaripod/nasa-rs/releases/latest/download/nasa-cli-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o nasa-cli
chmod +x nasa-cli# Set your NASA API key
nasa-cli config set-key YOUR_API_KEY
# Get today's APOD
nasa-cli apod todayExplore all available commands with real outputs
🌌 Astronomy Picture of the Day The Crab Nebula in Infrared Date: 2024-01-15 Explanation: The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, expanding debris from the death explosion of a massive star. This intriguing false-color image combines data from space-based observatories Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer to explore the debris cloud in X-rays (blue-white), optical (purple), and infrared (pink)... Copyright: NASA, ESA, J. Hester (ASU) HD URL: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2401/crab_nebula_4k.jpg Media Type: image
🌌 APOD Date Range 2025-01-01: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System URL: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2501/AlphaCen_Cantrell_960.jpg Copyright: Telescope Live, Heaven's Mirror Observatory 2025-01-02: Solar Analemma 2024 URL: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2501/solaranalemma2024-4-5BetulT1024.jpeg Copyright: Betul Turksoy 2025-01-03: Eclipse Pair URL: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2501/APODEclipsePair1024.jpg Copyright: Josh Dury Total images: 3
🔴 Mars Rover Photos Rover: Curiosity • Sol: 1000 • Camera: Front Hazard Avoidance Camera Photo 1: ID: 102693 Earth Date: 2015-05-30 URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01000/opgs/edr/fcam/FLB_486265257EDR_F0481570FHAZ00323M_.JPG Photo 2: ID: 102694 Earth Date: 2015-05-30 URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01000/opgs/edr/fcam/FRB_486265257EDR_F0481570FHAZ00323M_.JPG Photo 3: ID: 102850 Earth Date: 2015-05-30 URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/proj/msl/redops/ods/surface/sol/01000/opgs/edr/fcam/FLB_486265206EDR_F0481570FHAZ00206M_.JPG Total photos found: 856
🔴 Mars Rover Batch Photos Sol Range: 3000-3001 Retrieved 5 photos from 2 sols Sol 3000: • FHAZ: 2 photos • RHAZ: 2 photos • MAST: 1 photo Sol 3001: • NAVCAM: 8 photos • CHEMCAM: 4 photos Total photos: 5 (limited from 17 available)
☄️ Near Earth Objects Feed 2024-01-15: 1. (2021 BL3) Diameter: 92.0 - 206.0 meters Velocity: 47,023 km/h Miss Distance: 0.0321 AU (4,801,829 km) ⚠️ Potentially Hazardous 2. (2019 AE9) Diameter: 13.1 - 29.3 meters Velocity: 28,944 km/h Miss Distance: 0.1842 AU (27,554,311 km) 3. (2024 AB) Diameter: 46.2 - 103.3 meters Velocity: 35,284 km/h Miss Distance: 0.0912 AU (13,642,955 km) Total NEOs for period: 8 Potentially hazardous: 2
☄️ Weekly Close Approach Summary Week of 2025-07-07 to 2025-07-13 Total asteroids: 83 ⚠️ Hazardous asteroids: 5 Closest Approach: (2025 MC92) Distance: 0.0102 AU (1.52 million km) Date: 2025-07-09 Velocity: 12.3 km/s Size Distribution: • Small (<100m): 64 objects • Medium (100m-1km): 17 objects • Large (>1km): 2 objects
🪐 Exoplanet Search Results 1. Kepler-452 b Discovery Year: 2015 Mass: 1.63 Earth masses Orbital Period: 384.84 days Host Star: Kepler-452 Distance: 1402 light-years 🌍 In Habitable Zone 2. Proxima Cen b Discovery Year: 2016 Mass: 1.27 Earth masses Orbital Period: 11.19 days Host Star: Proxima Centauri Distance: 4.24 light-years 3. TRAPPIST-1 e Discovery Year: 2017 Mass: 0.62 Earth masses Orbital Period: 6.10 days Host Star: TRAPPIST-1 Distance: 39.46 light-years 🌍 In Habitable Zone Total matching exoplanets: 127
🌍 EPIC Earth Images Date: 2024-01-10 Image 1: Time: 00:31:36 UTC Identifier: 20240110003136 Centroid: Lat: -23.4°, Lon: 157.8° Sun Position: x: -0.924, y: 0.001, z: -0.382 URL: https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2024/01/10/png/epic_1b_20240110003136.png Image 2: Time: 03:19:48 UTC Identifier: 20240110031948 Centroid: Lat: -23.4°, Lon: 115.5° URL: https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2024/01/10/png/epic_1b_20240110031948.png Total images for date: 13
🌍 EPIC Bulk Image Retrieval Date Range: 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-02 Type: Natural Color Limit per day: 2 images 2025-01-01: • 00:13:03 UTC - epic_1b_20250101001751 • 02:01:05 UTC - epic_1b_20250101020554 2025-01-02: • 00:03:42 UTC - epic_1b_20250102000830 • 01:51:44 UTC - epic_1b_20250102015633 Total images retrieved: 4 ✓ Bulk retrieval complete
☀️ Solar Flare Activity 2024-01-05 14:55:00 UTC Class: X1.2 Source: Active Region 3536 Peak Time: 15:12:00 UTC End Time: 15:28:00 UTC Location: N23E45 2024-01-09 02:32:00 UTC Class: M5.8 Source: Active Region 3538 Peak Time: 02:47:00 UTC End Time: 03:15:00 UTC Location: S15W23 2024-01-14 09:18:00 UTC Class: M3.2 Source: Active Region 3541 Peak Time: 09:32:00 UTC End Time: 09:48:00 UTC Total solar flares: 8 X-class: 1, M-class: 4, C-class: 3
🌎 Earth Imagery Location: San Francisco, CA Coordinates: 37.7749°N, 122.4194°W Date: 2023-07-01 Dimension: 0.5° × 0.5° Image Details: Acquisition Date: 2023-06-28 (closest available) Cloud Score: 0.02 (2% cloud cover) Satellite: Landsat 8 Processing Level: L1T URL: https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1alpha/projects/earthengine-legacy/thumbnails/5e4c7e8f9b5c3d1a8e9f2a3b ✓ Image retrieved successfully
🔬 NASA Technology Transfer Search: "carbon capture" 1. Advanced Carbon Dioxide Removal System Patent #: US9,878,276 Center: Ames Research Center Category: Environment Description: A regenerative system for removing CO2 from spacecraft cabin air that can be adapted for terrestrial carbon capture applications. TRL: 6 2. Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell for CO2 Reduction Patent #: US10,301,729 Center: Glenn Research Center Category: Energy Description: High-temperature electrolysis technology for converting carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon monoxide. TRL: 4 3. Bio-inspired Carbon Sequestration Material Software ID: ARC-18429-1 Center: Langley Research Center Category: Materials Description: Novel material inspired by marine organisms for efficient atmospheric CO2 absorption and mineralization. TRL: 3 Total matching technologies: 12
📸 NASA Media Library Search: "james webb" 1. Webb's First Deep Field NASA ID: PIA25453 Date: 2022-07-11 Keywords: JWST, Galaxy Cluster, SMACS 0723, Deep Field Description: The deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, showing galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. URL: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA25453/PIA25453~orig.jpg 2. Cosmic Cliffs in Carina Nebula NASA ID: PIA25454 Date: 2022-07-12 Keywords: JWST, Carina Nebula, Star Formation, NGC 3324 Description: "Cosmic Cliffs" in the Carina Nebula showcase Webb's ability to peer through cosmic dust. URL: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA25454/PIA25454~orig.jpg 3. Webb Telescope Mirror Seen in Full Bloom NASA ID: NHQ202203160007 Date: 2022-03-16 Keywords: JWST, Mirror, Alignment, Engineering Description: The 18 primary mirror segments working together as a single, precise optical surface. URL: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202203160007/NHQ202203160007~orig.jpg Total results: 847
📸 Media Collection Search Query: "apollo11" Retrieving all pages... Collection Summary: • Total items: 100 • Media types: Image (87), Video (11), Audio (2) • Date range: 1969-2019 Popular Items: 1. Apollo 11 Launch - 1969-07-16 2. First Moon Landing - 1969-07-20 3. Neil Armstrong Portrait - 1969-07-01 4. Lunar Module on Moon - 1969-07-20 5. Mission Control Celebration - 1969-07-24 ✓ Collection retrieved successfully Pages processed: 5
🌌 Close Approach Data Period: 2024-01-15 to 2024-01-20 Max Distance: 0.05 AU 2024-01-16 08:32 ±00:01 Object: (2021 BL3) Distance: 0.0321 AU (4.80 million km) Velocity: 13.06 km/s Diameter: ~149 m H magnitude: 22.1 2024-01-18 14:27 ±00:01 Object: (2024 AB) Distance: 0.0486 AU (7.27 million km) Velocity: 9.80 km/s Diameter: ~75 m H magnitude: 23.8 2024-01-19 22:15 ±00:02 Object: (2019 YK) Distance: 0.0413 AU (6.18 million km) Velocity: 15.23 km/s Diameter: ~210 m H magnitude: 21.5 Total close approaches: 3 ⚠️ 1 potentially hazardous object
🚀 NASA CLI Interactive Mode Welcome to the NASA CLI interactive interface! Use arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select, and 'q' to quit. ▶ Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) Mars Rover Photos Near Earth Objects Exoplanet Archive EPIC Earth Images Space Weather (DONKI) Earth Imagery Technology Transfer Media Library Solar System Dynamics Configuration Help Select an option to continue...
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"full_name": "Navigation Camera - Left"
},
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"earth_date": "2023-07-11",
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"landing_date": "2021-02-18",
"launch_date": "2020-07-30",
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}
}
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