# mcp-nasa

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for a specific date, solving problems related to accessing daily astronomy media and information. It takes a date as input and returns the title, explanation, and image URLs of the corresponding APOD. Ideal for use cases requiring dynamic astronomy content, such as educational projects or media feeds.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/varun257-mcp-nasa  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/varun257-mcp-nasa

## Description

MCP server that fetches NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for a given date, returning title, explanation, and image URLs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/yq05k5wzgp)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/varun257/mcp-nasa>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "varun257-mcp-nasa"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/varun257-mcp-nasa` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/varun257-mcp-nasa/pull`

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