NASA astronomy archive

Your moment, somewhere in the universe.

Pick a meaningful date. We'll find its NASA sky and turn it into a card you can keep or share.

Closest APOD match if needed.

Uses NASA's public APOD archive. Independent project, not affiliated with NASA.

NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NASA APOD preview
NASA APOD · 2024

Example keepsake

NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

January 1, 2024

How it works

One date. One sky. One keepsake.

  1. 1

    Choose a moment

    Birthday, anniversary, or milestone.

  2. 2

    Discover its sky

    We match it with NASA's astronomy archive.

  3. 3

    Make it personal

    Save the finished card or share it with someone.

For family and friends

Bring their skies together.

Create one named constellation from the dates that matter to your people.

Build a constellation

Named cosmic results in one layout

Maya's cosmic keepsake preview

Maya

January 1, 2024

Theo's cosmic keepsake preview

Theo

July 12, 2023

Nora's cosmic keepsake preview

Nora

December 25, 2021

Leo's cosmic keepsake preview

Leo

March 14, 2020

Questions

Good to know.

What is Cosmic Post?

Cosmic Post turns a meaningful date into a shareable card using NASA's public Astronomy Picture of the Day archive.

Is the NASA image real?

Yes. The image and explanation come from NASA's public APOD archive. Cosmic Post is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.

What if my exact date is not available?

We find the closest useful APOD entry for that calendar date and clearly label the fallback.