Nasa
NASA data API for near-Earth objects, planetary imagery, satellite orbits, technical reports, atmospheric data, and CMR metadata.
Helps space and earth-science apps that browse asteroids, request orbital graphs, download NTRS citations, and read AGAGE atmospheric data.
Example Use Cases
These are the Nasa actions Snow can use when building apps with you. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these on its own.
Browse the complete NASA near-Earth object (asteroid) dataset with pagination support. Returns comprehensive asteroid data including orbital parameters, estimated diameters, close approach events, and hazard classifications. Use this when you need to explore the entire NEO catalog or retrieve multiple asteroids across pages.
Retrieves NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for a specified date or today. Returns image/video URL, title, explanation, and metadata including copyright and high-resolution URLs when available. Use this when you need to access NASA's daily astronomy images or their descriptions. Valid for dates from June 16, 1995 to present.
Tool to retrieve detailed citation information from NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) by citation ID. Use when you need complete metadata for a specific NASA scientific or technical document, including abstract, authors, publication details, copyright information, export control status, and download links.
Tool to retrieve collections from the Common Metadata Repository (CMR). Use when you need to search NASA science data collections by spatial, temporal, or metadata filters. Call after confirming search criteria.
Search for data granules in NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR). Granules are individual data files within a collection. REQUIRED: Specify at least one collection identifier (concept_id, provider, short_name, or version). OPTIONAL: Add spatial (bounding_box), temporal, or pagination filters to refine results. Omitting or broadening spatial/temporal filters can return extremely large datasets; always constrain both when possible. Returns metadata including download links, temporal coverage, spatial extent, and file size for each granule.
Tool to retrieve Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) data from NASA's DONKI database. Use when you need detailed information about solar CME events including their speed, direction, source location, instrument detections, and impact predictions. Returns comprehensive CME analysis with ENLIL model simulations for space weather forecasting.
Tool to retrieve Solar Flare (FLR) events from NASA's DONKI (Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information). Use when you need data about solar flares including their classification (B, C, M, X-class), timing (begin/peak/end), source location, and associated instruments. Returns events within the specified date range, defaulting to the last 30 days if no dates provided.
Tool to retrieve a list of all event categories from EONET. Use when you need current category IDs, titles, descriptions, and info links. Note: category IDs are EONET-specific and do not map to CMR (Common Metadata Repository) IDs; use them only for EONET-internal filtering, not cross-system lookups.
Tool to retrieve natural events from NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET). Use when you need structured JSON data about wildfires, storms, floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, and other natural phenomena. Supports filtering by source, category, status, date range, magnitude, and geographic bounding box.
Tool to retrieve a list of natural events in ATOM format. Use when you need a machine-readable XML feed of recent natural events from EONET.
Retrieve natural events from NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) in RSS/GeoRSS XML format. This tool provides a standardized RSS 2.0 feed with GeoRSS extensions, ideal for RSS readers, mapping applications, or systems that need spatial event data in XML format. The feed includes wildfires, storms, floods, volcanoes, icebergs, and other natural phenomena with geographical coordinates, magnitudes, and source references. Use this when you need RSS/XML format specifically. For programmatic access with structured data, consider using the JSON events endpoint instead.
Retrieves NASA EONET imagery layers for visualizing natural events. Returns web map service (WMS/WMTS) layer definitions that can be used to display satellite imagery related to events like wildfires, volcanoes, severe storms, etc. Each layer includes service URLs and parameters needed to fetch imagery tiles. Use the optional category parameter to get layers specific to an event type (recommended to avoid empty results).
Tool to retrieve a list of available event magnitudes and their descriptions. Use after determining you need valid magnitude filters before querying events data.
Retrieves the complete list of event data sources available in NASA's EONET (Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker) system. Each source provides natural event data such as wildfires, volcanoes, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. Use this tool to: - Discover which organizations provide event data to EONET - Get source IDs for filtering events by specific data providers - Access homepage URLs and filtered event endpoints for each source No parameters required - returns all available sources.
Retrieve metadata for the most recent natural color Earth imagery from NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera. Returns an array of image metadata including capture timestamps, geographical coordinates, spacecraft positioning data, and image identifiers. Use this when you need information about recent Earth imagery from the EPIC instrument, which captures full-disc images of Earth from the L1 Lagrange point.
Tool to access ICESat-2 Level-3A product data from OpenAltimetry. Use when you need satellite altimetry measurements for land ice, sea ice, vegetation, ocean surface, or inland water surface heights. Requests are limited to 5x5 degree spatial bounding box selection and up to 1 year of data. Note: This endpoint is marked as COMING SOON in documentation but is functionally operational.
Retrieves photos taken by NASA Mars rovers (Perseverance, Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit) on a specific Martian sol (day). Returns photo metadata including image URLs, camera info, Earth dates, and rover details. Use this when you need to access Mars rover imagery for a particular sol number. Sol 0 represents the landing date for each rover.
Lookup a specific asteroid by its NASA SPK-ID. Returns detailed orbital and physical data including estimated diameter, close approach history, and hazard classification. Use when you need comprehensive information about a specific known asteroid.
Retrieves detailed information about a specific NASA technology project from TechPort. Returns comprehensive project data including title, description, benefits, status, program details, contacts, organizations, and technology readiness levels. Use this when you need information about a specific NASA technology project by its TechPort ID.
Tool to query multiple collections from NASA's Common Metadata Repository via GraphQL. Use when you need to search NASA science data collections by provider, short name, concept ID, DOI, temporal ranges, spatial coordinates, science keywords, cloud hosting status, or granule availability. Returns collection metadata including identifiers, descriptions, temporal/spatial coverage, and access information.
Tool to query for multiple granules (individual data files) from NASA's Common Metadata Repository via GraphQL. Use when searching for specific data files within a collection. REQUIRED: Must specify at least one collection identifier (collectionConceptId, provider, shortName, or conceptId) per CMR requirements. OPTIONAL: Add spatial filters (bounding box, circle, point, polygon, line), temporal range, cloud cover, day/night flag, or pagination parameters. Returns granule metadata including concept IDs, titles, temporal coverage, access links, and file sizes.
Tool to query NASA's Exoplanet Archive NSTED API for exoplanet and related astronomical data. Use when you need to search, filter, or retrieve data about confirmed exoplanets, Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs), planetary systems, or composite planet parameters. Supports SQL-like filtering, column selection, sorting, and multiple output formats (JSON, CSV, ASCII, IPAC).
Search for near-Earth objects (asteroids) by their closest approach date to Earth. Returns detailed information about asteroids including: - Estimated diameter in multiple units (kilometers, meters, miles, feet) - Close approach data with velocity and miss distance - Hazard classification (potentially hazardous or not) - NASA JPL reference URLs for detailed information Use this tool when you need to find asteroids approaching Earth within a specific date range (max 7 days). Useful for tracking asteroid activity, identifying potentially hazardous objects, or researching specific time periods.
Tool to search NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) citations database. Use when you need to find NASA scientific and technical documents, research papers, reports, or publications. Supports filtering by document type, author, center, keywords, and more. Returns detailed metadata including abstracts, authors, publication info, and download links.
Tool to search NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) for space biology experiments and studies. Use when searching for GeneLab datasets, space biology research, microgravity experiments, or federated biological databases. Supports keyword search, filtering by organism/program/technology, and pagination. Returns detailed study metadata including descriptions, protocols, publications, and mission information.
Tool to search for visualizations in the Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS). Use when you need to query SVS visualizations by keywords or mission filters.
Tool to create orbital and position graphs for NASA satellites using the Satellite Situation Center (SSC) web service. Use when you need to visualize satellite trajectories, orbits, or positions over a specific time period in various coordinate systems. The service generates graph files accessible via URLs in the response.
Tool to delete an Access Control List (ACL) from NASA's Common Metadata Repository. Use when you need to remove access controls for a specific CMR resource. Requires appropriate permissions to delete ACLs.
Tool to delete an existing association between concepts in NASA's Common Metadata Repository. Use when you need to remove relationships between collections, services, tools, or other CMR resources. Requires appropriate permissions to delete associations.
Downloads a document file from a NASA NTRS (NASA Technical Reports Server) citation. Use this when you need to retrieve PDF or other document files associated with a specific citation ID. Supports partial content downloads via byte range specification.
Tool to retrieve information on all data compounds available in NASA's AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) API. Use when you need to discover available chemical compounds, their identifiers, and descriptions.
Search for AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) data files by file name. Returns detailed metadata about matching files including compound information, station details, temporal coverage, geographic coordinates, and file properties. Use this when you need to find specific AGAGE data files or retrieve metadata about atmospheric gas measurements.
Download AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) data files by ID. Accepts up to 35 comma-separated data IDs in a single request. Returns the requested data file(s) as a downloadable binary file. Use this when you need to retrieve specific AGAGE atmospheric measurement datasets.
Tool to retrieve information about AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) data files. Returns paginated results (40 files per page) with detailed metadata including compound names, stations, dates, instruments, and file locations. Use when you need to search or browse AGAGE atmospheric data files. Supports filtering by recommendation status, compounds, stations, date ranges, and other criteria.
Retrieve AGAGE atmospheric composition data in JSON format optimized for graphing. Returns time series data including O3_Number_Density and other trace gas measurements with start/stop dates. Use this when you need to visualize or analyze atmospheric composition trends from NASA's Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) network.
Tool to retrieve information on all AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) data stations. Use when you need station names, locations, coordinates, elevation, or other metadata about monitoring sites.
Tool to retrieve information on all AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) data versions. Use when you need version details, DOIs, citations, or descriptions for the NASA AGAGE dataset archive.
Tool to retrieve all available download links for a NASA technical report or publication by citation ID. Use this when you need to access PDFs, abstracts, or other documents associated with a NASA citation.
Tool to retrieve citation revision IDs from NASA Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API. Use when you need to track version/revision numbers of citation records in the CMR system. Returns citation metadata including revisionId field which tracks the revision history.
Tool to get autocomplete suggestions from NASA NTRS (Technical Reports Server) citations. Use when you need to search for partial matches in citation fields like author names, titles, subjects, or abstracts to help users complete their searches.
Tool to retrieve redistributed citations from NASA's Technical Reports Server (NTRS). Use when you need to access information about citations that have been redistributed, including dates and distribution details.
Get information about specific TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) data files by file name. This tool searches the TOLNet database for lidar data files and returns detailed metadata including temporal coverage, geographic location, instrument details, and access permissions. Supports exact match, prefix match (begins_with), or suffix match (ends_with) search strategies. Use this when you need to retrieve metadata about TOLNet lidar observation files, verify file existence, check data collection periods, or obtain download locations.
Retrieves all available data frequency options from NASA's AGAGE (Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment) mission. Data frequencies define the measurement intervals for atmospheric data collection (e.g., hourly, daily). Use this tool to: - Discover available measurement frequencies for AGAGE data - Get frequency IDs for filtering atmospheric gas data by sampling rate - Understand what each frequency option represents No parameters required - returns all available data frequencies.
Tool to retrieve metadata for a single TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) document by ID. Use when you need information about a document such as its name, author, type, dates, and access visibility.
Download a single TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) document by ID. Returns the document as a PDF file. Use when you need to retrieve a specific TOLNet document for analysis or storage.
Tool to retrieve Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) analysis data from NASA's DONKI (Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information) system. Use when you need detailed CME analysis including speed, trajectory, half-angle measurements, and catalog information. Supports filtering by date range, speed threshold, half-angle, accuracy level, and catalog source.
Tool to retrieve Geomagnetic Storm (GST) data from NASA's Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information (DONKI). Returns detailed storm events including Kp index time-series data, start times, and linked space weather events. Use when you need historical or recent geomagnetic storm information for space weather analysis or forecasting.
Tool to retrieve High Speed Stream (HSS) data from NASA's DONKI space weather database. Use when you need information about solar wind high-speed streams that can cause geomagnetic activity. Returns HSS events with detection times, instruments, and linked space weather events.
Tool to retrieve Interplanetary Shock (IPS) data from NASA's DONKI space weather database. Use when you need information about shock waves traveling through interplanetary space, typically caused by CMEs or high-speed solar wind streams. Returns detailed IPS event data including location, timing, instruments, and linked space weather events.
Tool to retrieve Magnetopause Crossing (MPC) events from NASA's DONKI space weather database. Use when you need data about spacecraft crossings of Earth's magnetopause boundary, including detection instruments and linked space weather events. Supports filtering by date range (defaults to last 30 days if no dates specified).
Retrieves Radiation Belt Enhancement (RBE) events from NASA's DONKI Space Weather Database. Returns event details including detection instruments, timestamps, related activities, and notification alerts. Use this when you need to track radiation belt enhancements affecting Earth's magnetosphere within a specific date range.
Get Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events from NASA's DONKI space weather database. Returns detailed information about SEP events including detection instruments, linked solar events (flares, CMEs), notification alerts, and event metadata. Use this when you need space weather data about solar energetic particles detected by instruments like GOES, SOHO, and STEREO.
Tool to retrieve space weather notifications from NASA's DONKI (Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information). Returns alerts, watches, and advisories for various space weather events including solar flares, CMEs, geomagnetic storms, and more. Use when you need comprehensive space weather notifications and forecasts for mission planning or space weather analysis.
Retrieve WSA-ENLIL solar wind model simulation data from NASA's DONKI system. Returns simulations modeling interplanetary CME propagation with predicted Earth impacts, shock arrival times, and Kp indices. Use when forecasting space weather effects from coronal mass ejections or researching CME propagation patterns.
Tool to retrieve natural events filtered by a specific category from NASA's EONET. Use when you need events for a specific category like wildfires, volcanoes, or severe storms.
Tool to retrieve a specific natural event by its unique ID from NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET). Use when you need detailed information about a particular wildfire, storm, flood, volcano, earthquake, or other natural phenomenon.
Tool to retrieve natural events from NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) in GeoJSON format. Use when you need geographic event data in GeoJSON format for mapping applications or GIS integration. Supports filtering by source, category, status, date range, and geographic bounding box.
Retrieves metadata for aerosol index imagery from NASA's EPIC camera for a specific date. Returns a list of images with detailed positional data including satellite, lunar, and solar positions in J2000 coordinates, geographical centroid, and attitude quaternions. Use this when you need aerosol index data from EPIC for analysis or visualization of atmospheric aerosol distribution.
Tool to retrieve metadata for the most recent aerosol index imagery from NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera. Returns detailed metadata including image identifiers, capture dates, spacecraft positions, and geographic coordinates. Use when you need information about Earth's aerosol measurements from the EPIC instrument.
Retrieve metadata for the most recent cloud fraction imagery from NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera. Returns an array of image metadata including capture timestamps, geographical coordinates, spacecraft positioning data, and image identifiers. Use this when you need information about recent cloud fraction observations from the EPIC instrument.
Get metadata for cloud fraction imagery from DSCOVR EPIC camera for a specific date. Returns satellite position, Earth coordinates, attitude data, and image identifiers for cloud fraction observations on the requested date.
Retrieves metadata for the most recent enhanced color Earth imagery from the DSCOVR EPIC camera. Returns satellite position data, coordinates, timestamps, and image identifiers. Use this when you need to access the latest full-disk Earth images with enhanced color processing.
Retrieves metadata for enhanced color Earth imagery from DSCOVR EPIC for a specific date. Returns satellite position data, coordinates, timestamps, and image identifiers for all images captured on the given date. Use this when you need to access enhanced color Earth images for a particular historical date.
Retrieves metadata for natural color Earth imagery from DSCOVR EPIC for a specific date. Returns image identifiers, capture times, satellite positions, and geographical coordinates for all images captured on the specified date. Use this when you need to access Earth observation data from the EPIC camera, including satellite positioning and viewing angles.
Tool to retrieve information on all data file types from NASA's TOLNET API. Use when you need to discover available file type identifiers, names, and descriptions.
Retrieves file metadata from NASA's GeneLab Data System (GLDS) for specified dataset IDs. Returns file listings with download URLs, sizes, categories, and metadata for space biology datasets. Use this when you need to access GeneLab study files or list available data files for OSD datasets. Supports pagination and filtering of hidden files.
Retrieves a list of ICESat-2 satellite tracks (Reference Ground Tracks - RGTs) within a specified geographic bounding box. Use this when you need to identify which ICESat-2 tracks pass through a particular region of interest. The returned track identifiers can be used to query detailed altimetry data for those specific tracks. Supports optional date filtering to find tracks from a specific collection date.
Retrieve a media asset's manifest from the NASA Image and Video Library, including links to all available sizes and formats. Returns URLs for different image sizes (original, large, medium, small, thumbnail) and metadata. Use when you need to access specific media files after finding them through search.
Retrieve the location URL of a media asset's metadata manifest from the NASA Image and Video Library. Returns the URL to the metadata JSON file containing detailed information including EXIF/camera data. Use when you need to access comprehensive metadata for NASA images or videos.
Retrieves Mars weather data from NASA's InSight lander at Elysium Planitia. Returns temperature, wind, and pressure measurements for the last seven available Sols (Martian days). Use this when you need Mars surface weather data including atmospheric conditions. Note: InSight mission ended in December 2022, so this returns historical data.
Tool to retrieve information on all instrument groups from NASA's TOLNET API. Use when you need to get instrument group details including IDs, names, descriptions, and Principal Investigators.
Tool to retrieve the NASA STAC API landing page (root endpoint). Use when you need to discover API capabilities, available endpoints, conformance classes, or STAC version information. The landing page provides links to the API definition (OpenAPI spec) and feature collections endpoint.
Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific biospecimen from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns comprehensive metadata including specimen type, anatomical section, preservation method, storage conditions, experimental group, protocol details, and parent subject references. Use when you need information about a specific biological specimen from space biology research studies.
Retrieve detailed information about a specific OSDR (Open Science Data Repository) experiment by its identifier. Returns comprehensive metadata including title, objectives, approach, results, sponsoring agency, research areas, NASA programs, publications, and related studies. Use this when you need detailed scientific information about a specific NASA OSDR experiment.
Retrieve detailed information about specific hardware from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns comprehensive hardware details including components, version history, and parent relationships. Use when you need technical specifications, subsystem information, or configuration details for space flight hardware used in OSDR experiments.
Retrieve detailed information about a specific space mission from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns mission metadata including start/end dates, personnel, vehicle information, and links to related payloads, experiments, and studies. Use this when you need comprehensive information about a specific NASA space mission.
Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific OSDR payload by its identifier. Returns comprehensive information including payload name, description, associated missions, subject groups, personnel, experiments, and version information. Use this when you need to access detailed information about NASA OSDR payloads and their associated space biology experiments.
Retrieve complete metadata for an OSDR (Open Science Data Repository) study dataset. Returns experimental design, assays, sample characteristics, ontology references, and publication information for NASA space biology research. Use when you need comprehensive metadata about a specific OSD study including organism details, experimental conditions, assay types, and data files.
Retrieve detailed information about a specific subject (biospecimen) from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns metadata including scientific name, common name, description, experimental conditions, and references to related payloads and experiments. Use this when you need information about biological samples used in space life sciences research.
Retrieve detailed information about a specific vehicle from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns vehicle metadata including associated files, missions, and version information. Use this when you need to access information about spacecraft vehicles like Dragon, Cygnus, or Progress that have been used in NASA missions.
Retrieves long-term climatology data for a specific location from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources). Returns average values over a climate period, including monthly and annual climate statistics for parameters like temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, and precipitation. Use this when you need long-term climate averages for renewable energy planning, sustainable building design, or agricultural applications.
Retrieves daily average solar and meteorological data from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources). Returns time-series data for parameters like temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, humidity, and precipitation from 1981 to near real-time. Use this when you need historical or recent climate data for a specific location to support renewable energy planning, building design, or agricultural applications.
Tool to retrieve daily average solar and meteorological data for a regional bounding box from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources). Use when you need historical or recent climate data for a geographic region (not just a single point). Returns time-series data on a 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid for parameters like temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, humidity, and precipitation from 1981 to near real-time. Regional requests require at least a 2-degree range in both latitude and longitude, and are limited to ONE parameter per request.
Retrieves hourly climate and meteorological data from NASA POWER (Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources) API for a specific location and date range. Returns high-resolution temporal data including temperature, humidity, precipitation, and other parameters. Use this when you need detailed hourly weather/climate data for renewable energy, sustainable buildings, or agroclimatology applications. Data available from 2001 to near real-time.
Retrieves monthly average solar and meteorological data for a specific location from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources). Returns time series data with monthly averages organized by year-month for parameters like temperature, precipitation, solar irradiance, and humidity. Use this when you need long-term climate analysis, renewable energy assessments, or agricultural planning data for a specific geographic location. Data availability generally ranges from 1981 to near real-time depending on the parameter.
Tool to retrieve information on all data instruments from NASA's AGAGE mission. Use when you need to list available instruments with their IDs, names, and descriptions.
Tool to retrieve all data product types from NASA's TOLNET (TOLNet Ozone Lidar Network) API. Use when you need to discover available product types or get product type metadata including names, descriptions, and display ordering.
Retrieves satellite location data from NASA's Satellite Situation Center (SSC). Returns position coordinates for specified satellites over a time interval using configurable coordinate systems and magnetic field models. Use this when you need to track satellite positions, analyze orbital trajectories, or retrieve historical satellite location data.
Tool to retrieve information about TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) data files. Use when you need to search or browse available TOLNet atmospheric data with filtering by instrument, product type, date ranges, or geographic location. Returns metadata including file details, temporal coverage, spatial location, and access information. Data is paginated with 40 items per page.
Tool to retrieve a date-driven list of all available TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) data. Use when you need to query available TOLNet data files filtered by instrument group and file type, with optional filters for product type and processing type. Returns metadata including file names, locations, dates, geographical coordinates, and accessibility status.
Tool to retrieve JSON versions of TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) data by ID. Use when you need to access hi-res TOLNet measurement data in JSON format.
Tool to retrieve JSON versions of TOLNet data including O3_Number_Density (ozone mixing ratio) and temporal boundaries. Use when you need TOLNet lidar ozone measurements with altitude profiles, start/stop dates, and instrument metadata for a specific data ID.
Tool to retrieve document information from NASA's TOLNet (Tropospheric Ozone Lidar Network) archive. Use when you need to search or browse TOLNet documents with filtering by type, keywords, or sorting options. Supports pagination for large result sets.
Retrieves the location URL of caption files for NASA video assets from the NASA Image and Video Library. Returns the URL to the captions file (typically in SRT format) for the specified video NASA ID. Use this when you need to access subtitles or captions for NASA video content.
Tool to retrieve a list of all dates with available aerosol index EPIC imagery. Use when you need to know which dates have aerosol data available from NASA's EPIC camera.
Retrieve a listing of all dates with available cloud fraction Earth imagery from DSCOVR EPIC. Returns a list of dates in YYYY-MM-DD format for which cloud fraction imagery is available. Use this when you need to know which dates have EPIC cloud fraction imagery available before fetching specific date images.
Retrieves a listing of all dates with available enhanced color Earth imagery from NASA's DSCOVR EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera). Use this when you need to discover which dates have enhanced color imagery available for viewing or further retrieval. Enhanced color imagery shows Earth with vegetation highlighted in red, making it useful for environmental monitoring.
Retrieve a listing of all dates with available natural color Earth imagery from DSCOVR EPIC. Returns a list of dates in YYYY-MM-DD format for which natural color imagery is available. Use this when you need to know which dates have EPIC natural color imagery available before fetching specific date images.
Retrieves the complete list of ground stations available from NASA's Satellite Situation Center (SSC). Returns metadata for each ground station including unique identifier, name, and geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). Use this tool when you need information about SSC ground station locations for satellite tracking or geophysical research.
Tool to retrieve descriptions of all observatories available from NASA's Satellite Situation Center (SSC). Use when you need to discover available satellites, their identifiers, data availability periods, and trajectory resolutions. Returns comprehensive metadata for each observatory including time ranges and resource identifiers.
Tool to retrieve a list of all biospecimens from the NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Use when you need to discover available biospecimen data from space biology experiments. Returns URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information for each biospecimen.
Tool to retrieve a list of all experiments from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns a catalog of experiment URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information about individual experiments. Use when you need to discover available space biology experiments or get a complete inventory of OSDR experiments.
Tool to retrieve a list of all hardware from NASA's Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns a catalog of hardware URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information about individual hardware items. Use when you need to discover available space flight hardware or get a complete inventory of OSDR hardware.
Tool to retrieve a list of all space missions from the NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Use when you need to discover available mission data from space biology and physical science experiments. Returns URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information for each mission including dates, vehicles, personnel, and related studies.
Tool to retrieve a list of all payloads from the NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Use when you need to discover available payload data from space biology and physical science experiments. Returns URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information for each payload including related missions, vehicles, and experiments.
Tool to retrieve a list of all subjects from the NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Use when you need to discover available subject data from space biology experiments. Returns URLs that can be used to fetch detailed information for each subject.
Tool to retrieve a list of all vehicles from the NASA Open Science Data Repository (OSDR). Returns vehicle names and URLs to their detailed information endpoints. Use when you need to discover available spacecraft, rockets, or other vehicles used in NASA missions.
Retrieves satellite/observatory location data in GSE and GEO coordinate systems from NASA's SSC (Satellite Situation Center). Returns time-series coordinate data including X, Y, Z positions, latitude, longitude, and local time for specified satellites over a time range. Use this when you need spacecraft position data for trajectory analysis or orbital tracking. Minimum time interval is 24 hours.
Tool to query citation metadata from NASA's GraphQL Earthdata API. Use when you need to retrieve detailed citation information for a specific concept ID. Returns comprehensive metadata including DOI, abstract, provider, and revision information.
Tool to query NASA Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API for collection citations. Use when you need to retrieve citation information for NASA science data collections. The GraphQL endpoint supports flexible queries for collections and their associated citation metadata including DOIs, publication details, and relationships.
Tool to query a single collection from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific NASA collection including description, spatial/temporal coverage, data center, and related information.
Query for a single granule (individual data file) from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Returns comprehensive granule metadata including cloud cover, parent collection reference, spatial/temporal information, and download links. Use when you need detailed information about a specific NASA Earth science data granule file.
Query for multiple grids from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) via GraphQL. Grids describe spatial data organization and coordinate systems used in NASA Earth observation datasets. Use when you need to retrieve grid metadata including spatial extent, resolution, and organization information.
Tool to query for a list of data providers from NASA's Common Metadata Repository via GraphQL. Use when you need to discover available data providers or get provider metadata. Returns all available providers with their IDs, short names, and metadata flags (cmrOnly, small, consortiums).
Tool to query a single service from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific NASA service including description, type, URL, supported reformattings, and related information.
Tool to query for multiple services from NASA's Common Metadata Repository via GraphQL. Services describe data access methods and tools that act on data files. Use when you need to search for NASA services by type, provider, keyword, or other metadata filters.
Tool to query a single subscription from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific CMR subscription including name, native ID, associated collection, and query parameters.
Query for multiple subscriptions from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR). Use when you need to retrieve user subscriptions for receiving notifications when new data matching specified criteria becomes available. Returns subscription details including concept IDs, names, query criteria, and notification email addresses.
Tool to query a single tool from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific NASA tool including long name, description, and URL. Call this when you have a tool concept ID and need to fetch its full metadata.
Tool to query multiple tools from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using GraphQL. Use when you need to search for software applications and utilities that process or visualize Earth science data. Supports filtering by keyword, provider, and pagination.
Tool to query a single variable from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific CMR variable including its name, long name, and definition.
Tool to query a NASA Earthdata collection draft by ID using the GraphQL API. Returns detailed metadata including title, abstract, version, DOI, platforms, and spatial/temporal extents. Use when you need to retrieve information about a specific collection draft from NASA's Earthdata system.
Query data quality summaries from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API. Use when you need to retrieve metadata about data quality assessments for NASA datasets. Returns summary information including concept IDs, names, and HTML-formatted quality descriptions.
Query for a single Data Quality Summary from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) using GraphQL. Use when you need to retrieve detailed quality information about a specific NASA dataset by its concept ID. Returns metadata including name, summary, and association details.
Tool to query a single order option from NASA Earthdata GraphQL API. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific order option by its concept ID.
Tool to query order options for a NASA Earthdata collection using the GraphQL API. Use when you need to retrieve available ordering options for a specific collection concept ID.
Tool to query permissions from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API. Returns a list of permissions with concept IDs, system objects, targets, and permission strings. Use when you need to retrieve access control information for NASA Earthdata resources.
Tool to query tag definitions from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API. Use when you need to retrieve metadata about tag definitions including concept IDs, tag keys, descriptions, and originator information. Optionally filter by tag key or originator ID.
Tool to query a tool draft from NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR) GraphQL API. Use when you need to retrieve information about a specific tool draft by its ID.
Tool to query a single visualization from NASA's Common Metadata Repository using its unique concept ID. Use when you need to retrieve detailed metadata about a specific NASA visualization including name, title, description, type, and related information.
Tool to query for visualizations from NASA's Common Metadata Repository via GraphQL. Use when searching for graphical representations of Earth Science data like maps, charts, or animations.
Tool to restore a previous version of a citation record within NASA's Common Metadata Repository. Use when you need to revert a citation to an earlier revision by specifying both the concept ID and the target revision number.
Tool to restore a collection to a previous revision in NASA's Common Metadata Repository. Use when you need to revert a collection back to a specific historical version. Requires appropriate permissions to modify collections.
Tool to restore a previous revision of a visualization in NASA's Common Metadata Repository. Use when you need to revert a visualization to a specific historical revision. Requires appropriate permissions to modify visualizations.
Search NASA public space technical documents in the NTRS (NASA Technical Reports Server) repository. Use when you need to find NASA publications, technical reports, conference papers, or other scientific documents. Supports full-text search, field-specific queries, filtering by author/center/type, date ranges, and pagination. Returns comprehensive document metadata including titles, abstracts, authors, download links, and classifications.
Search NASA's Technology Transfer software catalog for available tools and applications. Returns software entries with titles, descriptions, NASA case numbers, and licensing information. Use this when searching for NASA software tools available for public use, licensing, or download.