Space and astronomy · by NASA (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

NASA's Eyes

A set of free browser-based 3D apps that show NASA spacecraft, planets, near-Earth asteroids, exoplanets, Earth satellites and live Deep Space Network links using real mission data.

You can ride along with any of over 150 NASA missions, scrub time from 1950 to 2050, or watch which spacecraft is talking to Earth right now.

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Open science.nasa.gov/eyes ↗ agent.md

For your project

Official API: API unclear
Data download: Yes glb
License: NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines NASA content (images, video, 3D model files) and embedding the Eyes apps; third-party material marked as copyrighted is excluded
Commercial use: Commercial use with conditions
“If the NASA material is to be used for commercial purposes, including advertisements, it must not explicitly or implicitly convey NASA’s endorsement of commercial goods or services.” nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
Credit: Credit required
“NASA should be acknowledged as the source of the material.” nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
Embedding: Can be embedded
“Embed the online interactive into your own website so YOU can get the web metrics using NASA content” science.nasa.gov/eyes/museums
Using the website: Free
“Eyes is free to use and we strive to make as easy as possible to implement immediately.” science.nasa.gov/eyes/museums

Read on NASA's Eyes's own pages on Oct 23, 2026 · license or terms. Check the license page before you ship.

For your agent

No official API. An agent should not scrape the site: use it by hand or through its downloads.

Embed an app with an iframe pointing at a deep link such as https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/earth/#/satellites?rate=1; eyes.nasa.gov root now redirects to science.nasa.gov/eyes/ but the apps still live on eyes.nasa.gov.
Credit NASA as the source
Do not imply NASA endorses a product or use NASA logos in promotional content
Embed via iframe rather than copying the apps; use deep links with rate/time parameters

Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/nasas-eyes/agent.md before using NASA's Eyes.

What you can build

A school or museum page that embeds Eyes on the Solar System at a mission event (e.g. a flyby deep link)
A 'where is the ISS now' widget that iframes the Eyes on the Earth ISS view
A space-news site that pairs each story with an embedded Eyes deep link to the spacecraft

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