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Exploring Space with NASA APIs in Python

Explore space with NASA APIs using Python. Learn to retrieve and manipulate data from multiple APIs, build a Django app, and gain insights into NASA’s data archives.

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10 Lessons

1h 30min

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Explore space with NASA APIs using Python. Learn to retrieve and manipulate data from multiple APIs, build a Django app, and gain insights into NASA’s data archives.

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Space has long captured our imaginations and is a large factor in many developer stories and interest in technology. This course will help you explore space using NASA’s public data archives. You’ll first set up an account to generate a unique API key. You’ll then walk through five different APIs. The Asteroid NeoWs API will help you retrieve data about near-earth asteroids. Turn your gaze from space back to Earth by using the EONET API to retrieve data regarding hazardous and the EPIC API to retrieve colo...Show More

Space has long captured our imaginations and is a large factor in many developer stories and interest in technology. This cours...Show More

What You'll Learn

Get introduced to NASA APIs.

Learn how to get information about near-Earth asteroids and earthly events.

Learn to fetch Mars rover images using the NASA APIs.

Learn to access NASA images and videos using the NASA APIs.

Look at how to integrate the NASA APIs in a Django application.

Get introduced to NASA APIs.

Course Content

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with NASA APIs, their applications, and key concepts in Python.

Introduction to the Course

Get Started with NASA APIs

Earth and Mars

4 Lessons

Discover NASA API data on near-Earth asteroids, Earth events, and Mars rover photos.

Near-Earth Asteroids

Hazardous Events Using the EONET API

Observe Earth Using the EPIC API

Mars Rover Photos

NASA APIs for Media Content

2 Lessons

Work your way through accessing NASA's media via APOD and Image Library APIs.

Featured Images Using APOD API

NASA's Image and Video Library

API Integration in Django

1 Lessons

Apply your skills to integrating NASA APIs into a Django application.

Demo Application

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Take a look at understanding NASA APIs and staying updated on new endpoints.

Wrap Up

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