SOURCES / CREDITS / METHODS

Where the data
comes from.

Every record should make it possible to distinguish a live measurement, a model estimate, a conceptual visual, and a historical source.

NASA and mission imagery

Gallery and spacecraft images link to their NASA, JPL, or mission-team record wherever possible. NASA material is credited to NASA and is used for factual, educational presentation. Some NASA pages contain third-party copyrighted work; the credit on the source record controls.

Live and calculated data

  • The Tonight outlook uses Open-Meteo forecast and GeoNames-backed geocoding data, requested only with rounded coordinates or a city query.
  • Astronomical darkness, Moon illumination, Moon altitude, and observing scores are planning estimates calculated by Neon Archive.
  • NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day data comes from NASA’s APOD service.
  • ISS position and velocity come from Where the ISS at?, with Open Notify as a fallback. Local ISS pass predictions use CelesTrak orbital elements propagated with satellite.js; times remain estimates.
  • ISS crew records come from The Space Devs and are checked against NASA expedition information.
  • The country or ocean below the ISS is resolved through BigDataCloud’s reverse-geocoding client.
  • Moon phase and distance values are astronomical estimates generated for the current time.

Reference catalogs

Exoplanet parameters cite the NASA Exoplanet Archive. Planet records cite NASA Science. Launch and space-history entries link to NASA, JPL, ESA, or official mission records.

Editorial standard

Neon Archive summarizes primary records in original language. A source link is not a claim that the source reviewed or endorsed this site. When a scientific interpretation is disputed, the page should identify the leading explanations and the present evidence status.

Corrections

If a source link is broken or a summary is inaccurate, please report the page and record through the contact page.