NASA APOD API

curl 'https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=DEMO_KEY'

const res = await fetch("https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=DEMO_KEY");
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=DEMO_KEY", timeout=20)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

{
  "date": "2026-08-19",
  "explanation": "Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let’s present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34'30.3\"N 1°12'28.8\"W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was at its peak during this time. Is this a meteor? Meteor showers trace back to a region of the sky called a radiant point that corresponds to where the Earth is crossing a comet’s path. The object’s path might trace back to the Perseids’ radiant point in the Perseus constellation. The object trails a smaller angle on the sky than the 0.5 degree Sun and Moon, which is smaller than expected for a meteor. Its brightness does not extend much past the Sun, but a meteor burning up in the sky would not need sunlight to be seen. Perhaps the sunlight is reflecting off of the object? After cross-referencing the location, time, and point in the sky with a flight database, the culprit is found to be an airplane contrail!",
  "media_type": "video",
  "service_version": "v1",
  "title": "The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor",
  "url": "https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2608/perseids_eclipse_mystery.mp4"
}