Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav

Displays the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and allows you to review similar images of planets, stars, galaxies and nebulas

As of June 2026, Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD by The Trav has 1,000 users and a 4.79/5 rating from 19 reviews in the fun category.

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Version
4.1.4
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since May 3, 2026.

1.0K1.0K988.4May 3, 2026Jun 2, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 3, 20261.0K4.79194.1.4
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Permissions & access

Permissions
topSitesstorage
Host access
https://api.nasa.gov/*

Screenshots

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About

Your New Tab page will now be the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)!

Your top sites are shown in the top left of the page to maintain some usefulness from the default new tab screen.

Set your APOD to show you Today's APOD a set number of times before switching to a Random APOD. Use the menu bar options to set the number of times each day you want to see the most current APOD before it starts showing Random APOD's. Each day this setting will update!

APOD by The Trav has the following features:
* The fastest loading APOD extension available.
* Use the options in the Chrome menu bar to set "Today" or a "Random" APOD on new tab.
* Save your favorite APOD's for viewing again with the "Save Favorites" button at the bottom right.
* Toggle through the history of viewed images with the Left and Right arrow keys.

Navigation shortcuts:
* Random APOD - 'r'
* Today's APOD - 't'
* Previous Day APOD - 'j'
* Next Day APOD - 'k'

Tab Shortcuts:
* Toggle Explanation - 'e'
* Toggle Favorites - 'f'

Permissions explanation:

- TopSites Permission is simply to show you your top sites in the top left of the page.

- Storage Permissions are used to save your Favorites.

Technical

Version
4.1.4
Manifest
V3
Size
2.16MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
Yes

Metadata

ID
aedpginojmhafbemcoelnppdcmlfjcdj
Developer ID
uab27c6854933a2dd2f0da88a23a702c7
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 13, 2017
Last Updated (Store)
Mar 31, 2023
Last Scraped
Jun 2, 2026
Website
Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 2, 2026.