space - Grant Winney

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Dec 26, 2017

Access space-related media, for the Hubble and other NASA mission, with the HubbleSite API

When I stumbled across this API, I thought it might just be an amateur site, but the Space Telescope Science Institute works closely with the Hubble telescope and its operation. They've made available, through their API, tons of photos, videos, and other data....

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Dec 24, 2017

Accessing photos of the Mars Rover, space, landsat images, and more with the NASA API

Continuing with 15 APIs in 15 days, today is the set of NASA APIs, which makes their data (such as Mars rover photos) available to anyone who wants to consume it. It's an unprecedented wealth of knowledge, and I look forward to digging deeper into it....

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