29 endpoints for NASA, earthquakes, ISS, SpaceX launches, huella de carbono, UK intensidad de carbono, COVID-19, NOAA space weather (Kp index, solar flares, sunspots), and population-based contaminación lumínica estimates on the Bortle scale.
URL base: https://nordapi.ee/api/v1
GET /nasa/apod
Get NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), presentando a stunning space imagen or video along with a professional astronomer's explanation. Optionally specify a date to retrieve past entries. Running since 1995, APOD is one of the most popular science outreach programs. Ideal para science education aplicaciones, daily content feeds, desktop wallpaper aplicaciones, and space enthusiast communities.
date
opcional
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/nasa/apod
GET /nasa/asteroids
Get a list of asteroids haciendo close approaches to Earth today, from NASA's Near Earth Object Web Service (NeoWs). Returns asteroid nombres, estimated diameters, closest approach distances, relative velocities, and whether they are classified as potentially hazardous. Útil para space awareness aplicaciones, science education tools, and astronomy paneles that track objects passing near our planet.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/nasa/asteroids
GET /nasa/mars
Browse photos taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars, organized by Martian sol (solar day). Returns imagen URLs, camera nombres, and earth dates for each photo. Specify a sol number to browse different days of the mission. Útil para space exploration aplicaciones, contenido educativo, Mars visualization projects, and anyone who wants to see the surface of another planet through real NASA cameras.
sol
opcional
predeterminado: 1000
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/nasa/mars?sol=1000"
GET /earthquakes
Get recent earthquakes en todo el mundo from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) seismic network. Returns ubicación, magnitude, depth, time, and coordenadas for each event. Filter by minimum magnitude (default 2.5) and limit results. Útil para seismology paneles, desastre natural monitoreando tools, safety alert systems, and aplicaciones educativas about plate tectonics. Data is updated in near real-time.
min_magnitude
opcional
predeterminado: 2.5
limit
opcional
predeterminado: 20
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes
GET /earthquakes/significant
Get only the most significant recent earthquakes (magnitude 6.0 and above) from USGS. These are the events that can cause major damage and are felt across wide areas. Returns ubicación, magnitude, depth, and time. Útil para disaster response paneles, news aplicaciones que cubre desastre naturals, and global risk assessment tools that focus on high-impact seismic events.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes/significant
GET /earthquakes/nearby
Find earthquakes near a specific ubicación within a configurable radius (default 500 km). Provide latitude and longitude coordenadas to search around. Returns matching earthquakes with distance from your point. Útil para ubicación-based safety aplicaciones, property risk assessment tools, local seismic activity monitors, and aplicaciones de viaje that inform users about nearby geological activity.
lat
requerido
lon
requerido
radius
opcional
predeterminado: 500
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/earthquakes/nearby?lat=59.9&lon=10.7&radius=500"
GET /space/iss
Get the current real-time position of the International Space Station, incluyendo latitude, longitude, and the timestamp of the reading. The ISS orbits Earth every ~90 minutes at about 28,000 km/h. Útil para ISS tracker aplicaciones, herramientas educativas mostrando the station's path over Earth, and notification systems that alert users when the ISS is passing overhead. Data from the ISS rastreando API, updated every few seconds.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/space/iss
GET /space/astronauts
Get a list of all humans currently in space right now, incluyendo their nombres and which spacecraft they are aboard (ISS, Tiangong, etc.). Typically 6-12 people at any given time. A fascinating real-time dataset for science education aplicaciones, space news paneles, and trivia features. Updated whenever crew missions launch or return.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/space/astronauts
GET /space/launches/latest
Get details about the most recent rocket launch en todo el mundo, incluyendo mission name, launch provider, rocket type, launch site, date/time, and mission outcome. Covers launches from SpaceX, NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, ISRO, and all other space agencies and private companies. Útil para space news feeds, launch history databases, and aerospace industry rastreando tools.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/space/launches/latest
GET /space/launches/upcoming
Get a list of scheduled upcoming rocket launches from en todo el mundo, incluyendo mission nombres, launch providers, rocket types, planned launch dates, and launch sites. Covers all major space agencies (NASA, ESA, JAXA) and private companies (SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Blue Origin). Útil para launch countdown aplicaciones, space event calendars, and aerospace enthusiast communities.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/space/launches/upcoming
GET /iss/position
Get the International Space Station's current position with enhanced detail, incluyendo latitude, longitude, altitude above sea level, and orbital velocity. Provides more technical orbital data than the basic ISS ubicación endpoint. Útil para advanced ISS rastreando applications, satellite visualization tools, and aplicaciones educativas that demonstrate orbital mechanics concepts.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/iss/position
GET /iss/tle
Get the Two-Line Element (TLE) set for the International Space Station - the standard format used to describe satellite orbits. TLE data includes orbital inclination, eccentricity, argument of perigee, mean motion, and epoch. Used by satellite rastreando software (like SGP4 propagators) to predict the ISS position at any future time. Esencial para creando custom orbital prediction tools and pass-time calculators.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/iss/tle
GET /carbon/factors
Get a comprehensive list of carbon emission factors for common activities incluyendo driving, flying (short/medium/long haul), electricity usage, heating, and more. Each factor shows the CO2 equivalent in kilograms per unit of activity. Use this reference data to understand available activities before calling the carbon calculator. Esencial para creando environmental impact tools and sustainability paneles.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/factors
GET /carbon/calculate
Calculate the CO2 emissions (in kg) for a specific activity and amount. Supports activities like flights, driving, electricity usage, and heating. Provide the activity type and amount (e.g., kilometers driven, kWh consumed). Returns the total CO2 equivalent. Útil para personal huella de carbono trackers, corporate sustainability reporting tools, and environmental awareness aplicaciones that help users understand their impact.
activity
requerido
amount
requerido
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/calculate?activity=flight_long&amount=5000"
GET /carbon/flight
Calculate the CO2 emissions for a specific flight route by proporcionando origin and destination coordenadas. Uses great-circle distance and aviation emission factors to estimate the huella de carbono in kilograms of CO2. Útil para travel booking aplicaciones that display environmental impact, carbon offset calculators, and corporate travel sustainability reporting. Supports any two points on Earth.
from_lat
requerido
from_lon
requerido
to_lat
requerido
to_lon
requerido
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/flight?from_lat=59.9&from_lon=10.7&to_lat=40.7&to_lon=-74"
GET /carbon/country/:code
Get CO2 emissions per cápita and total emissions for a specific país, with datos históricos over multiple years. Data sourced from the World Bank. Útil para climate research paneles, environmental education tools, país comparison features, and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting applications that need país-level emission profiles.
code
requerido
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/country/NO
GET /carbon/compare
Compare CO2 emissions per cápita across múltiples países en paralelo. Provide a comma-separated list of códigos de países to see how they stack up. Returns per-capita and total emission data for each país. Ideal para crear gráficos comparativos, climate policy analysis tools, and contenido educativo about global emission disparities between nations.
countries
requerido
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbon/compare?countries=NO,US,CN"
GET /carbonintensity/current
Get the current intensidad de carbono of the UK electricity grid in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour (gCO2/kWh), along with the forecast for the next few hours. Lower values mean cleaner electricity. Data from the UK National Grid ESO Carbon Intensity API. Esencial para hogar inteligente systems that shift energy-intensive tasks to low-carbon periods, EV charging optimizers, and UK energy paneles.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/current
GET /carbonintensity/generation
Get the current UK electricity generation mix mostrando the percentage contribution from each energy source: wind, solar, nuclear, gas, coal, hydro, biomass, imports, and others. Provides a real-time snapshot of how the UK's electricity is being produced right now. Útil para energy paneles, climate education tools, and aplicaciones that help users understand when renewable energy percentage is highest.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/generation
GET /carbonintensity/date/:date
Get half-hourly intensidad de carbono data for the UK electricity grid on a specific historical date. Returns 48 half-hour readings mostrando how intensidad de carbono varied throughout the day. Útil para analizando historical patterns, comparando weekday vs weekend energy profiles, and creando series temporales visualizations of UK grid cleanliness over time. Data from the National Grid ESO.
date
requerido
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/date/2026-03-20
GET /carbonintensity/postcode/:postcode
Get the regional carbon intensity of the UK electricity grid for a specific postcode area. Different parts of the UK have different energy mixes (e.g., Scotland has more wind, southeast England has more gas). Returns the local carbon intensity and generation mix. Useful for localized energy dashboards, regional sustainability comparisons, and helping UK residents understand their local grid's environmental impact.
postcode
requerido
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/postcode/SW1A
GET /covid/global
Global COVID-19 pandemic statistics including total cases, deaths, recovered, active cases, critical cases, tests administered, and per-million rates. Historical data preserved as a public health reference. Datos de disease.sh aggregating Johns Hopkins, Worldometers, and government sources.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/covid/global
GET /covid/:country
COVID-19 statistics para un/una específico/a country including total and today's cases/deaths, recovery rate, testing rate, per-million metrics, and country flag. Útil para epidemiological research, public health dashboards, and historical analysis.
country
requerido
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/covid/norway
GET /covid/vaccines
Global COVID-19 vaccination coverage over the last 30 days mostrando daily and cumulative doses administered en todo el mundo. Útil para rastreando vaccination progress and public health research.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/covid/vaccines
GET /spaceweather/alerts
Obtenga current space weather alerts and warnings from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Devuelve active geomagnetic storm watches, solar radiation storms, radio blackout alerts, and other space weather advisories. Cada alert includes severity level, issue time, and description. Esencial para aurora chasers, satellite operators, aviation planners, and power grid managers who need to monitor geomagnetic disturbances.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/spaceweather/alerts
GET /spaceweather/kp
Get recent planetary K-index (Kp) values from NOAA SWPC, the primary indicator of geomagnetic storm activity. The Kp index ranges from 0 (quiet) to 9 (extreme storm). Values of 5+ indicate geomagnetic storms visible as aurora at lower latitudes. Returns a series temporales of recent Kp readings. Critical for aurora prediction aplicaciones, satellite drag calculations, GPS accuracy monitoring, and space weather paneles.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/spaceweather/kp
GET /spaceweather/flares
Obtenga recent solar flare events from NOAA SWPC, including flare class (A, B, C, M, X), peak time, begin/end times, and source active region. M-class and X-class flares can cause radio blackouts, GPS disruptions, and enhanced aurora displays. Útil para amateur radio operators monitoring propagation conditions, aurora forecasters, space weather researchers, and satellite operators assessing radiation risk.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/spaceweather/flares
GET /spaceweather/sunspots
Get recent daily sunspot numbers from NOAA SWPC, rastreando solar activity levels. Sunspot numbers correlate with the 11-year solar cycle and predict space weather intensity. Higher sunspot counts mean more frequent erupciones solares, coronal mass ejections, and aurora displays. Útil para solar cycle rastreando paneles, long-term space pronóstico del climaing, amateur astronomy tools, and climate research applications studying solar irradiance variability.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/spaceweather/sunspots
GET /lightpollution
Get an estimated Bortle class (1-9) for any ubicación based on nearby population density. This is an estimate, not a satellite measurement - it uses weighted population within 100km to approximate sky brightness. Returns Bortle class, sky quality rating, estimated naked-eye star count, SQM (Sky Quality Meter) estimate, and aurora viewing suitability. Accurate for major cities and remote areas; less precise for suburbs. Útil para astronomy aplicaciones, aurora tourism, astrophotography planning, and dark sky awareness.
lat
requerido
lon
requerido
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/lightpollution?lat=59.437&lon=24.754"