ASTROPHYSICS TELEMETRY: ALL 18 GLOBAL OBSERVATORY NODES NOMINAL
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Open Science Repositories

Open Space Datasets

Free, unrestricted access to calibrated Level 2/3 astrophysics products, FITS imagery, transit photometry time-series, and gravitational wave strain catalogs under CC0 / NASA Open Data licenses.

ExoplanetsFormat: TAP / VO / CSV / JSONPublic Domain / CC0 NASA Open Data

NASA Exoplanet Archive Confirmed Planets Table

Provider: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) / Caltech

Dataset Volume5,680+ Confirmed Planets (125+ parameters)

The primary repository of confirmed exoplanets, Kepler/TESS candidates, planetary radii, orbital semi-major axes, stellar effective temperatures, and stellar metallicity parameters.

Core Queryable Schema Fields:
pl_namehostnamepl_orbper (days)pl_rade (Earth Radii)pl_bmasse (Earth Masses)st_teff (Kelvin)
API Endpoint & Sample QueryREST / TAP protocol
SELECT pl_name, hostname, pl_orbper, pl_rade, pl_masse, st_teff FROM ps WHERE default_flag=1
Endpoint: https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/TAP/sync
Infrared AstronomyFormat: FITS (Flexible Image Transport System), ASDFPublic Domain (NASA / ESA)

Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) — JWST Public Surveys

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) / NASA / ESA

Dataset Volume450+ Terabytes Public Products

Fully calibrated Level 2b and Level 3 imaging mosaics and 1D/2D spectrographic data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JADES, CEERS, UNCOVER, NGDEEP, and Early Release Science programs).

Core Queryable Schema Fields:
target_nameinstrument_namefiltert_mint_maxs_ras_decdataURL
API Endpoint & Sample QueryREST / TAP protocol
mast:JWST.Filtered.Position?ra=53.15&dec=-27.80&radius=0.05
Endpoint: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/v0/invoke
AstrometryFormat: FITS, CSV, Parquet, TAPCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

ESA Gaia Data Release 3 (Astrometric & Radial Velocity Catalog)

Provider: European Space Agency (ESA) & DPAC

Dataset Volume1.8 Billion Stars (Astrometry & Photometry)

Unprecedented 3D mapping of the Milky Way galaxy containing precise five-parameter astrometric solutions (positions, parallaxes, proper motions) for over 1.46 billion stars and 33 million radial velocities.

Core Queryable Schema Fields:
source_idparallax (mas)pmra (mas/yr)pmdec (mas/yr)radial_velocity (km/s)phot_g_mean_mag
API Endpoint & Sample QueryREST / TAP protocol
SELECT TOP 100 source_id, ra, dec, parallax, pmra, pmdec, radial_velocity, phot_g_mean_mag FROM gaiadr3.gaia_source WHERE parallax > 10
Endpoint: https://gea.esac.esa.int/tap-server/tap/sync
Gravitational WavesFormat: HDF5, GWF, NumPy, txtOpen Data License (LSC)

Gravitational Wave Open Science Center (GWOSC) Strain Data

Provider: LIGO Laboratory / Virgo Collaboration / KAGRA

Dataset VolumeStrain Time Series @ 4kHz & 16kHz across O1-O4 runs

Calibrated strain time-series data around confirmed compact binary coalescences (GWTC-1, GWTC-2, GWTC-3 catalogs) and continuous stochastic background runs.

Core Queryable Schema Fields:
nameGPS_startmass_1_sourcemass_2_sourceluminosity_distance_Mpcfar_Hzstrain_url
API Endpoint & Sample QueryREST / TAP protocol
GET https://gwosc.org/eventapi/json/allevents/
Endpoint: https://gwosc.org/eventapi/json/GWTC-3-confident/
Planetary GeologyFormat: PDS4 XML/VICAR/IMG/TIFFPublic Domain / NASA Open Science

NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) — Mars 2020 Perseverance Science Data

Provider: NASA JPL Planetary Data System Geosciences Node

Dataset Volume12+ Terabytes Raw & Calibrated Rover Products

Sub-surface ground penetrating radar scans (RIMFAX), high-resolution multispectral Mastcam-Z stereo panoramas, SuperCam laser spectra, and SHERLOC deep UV Raman scans from Jezero Crater.

Core Queryable Schema Fields:
sol_numberinstrument_idfilter_wavelengthlatitudelongitudesample_tube_serial
API Endpoint & Sample QueryREST / TAP protocol
PDS_Query?instrument=PIXL&sol_range=001-1100&product_type=EDR
Endpoint: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mars2020/