NASA Picture of the Day - New Tab

by skiroyjenkins · Just for Fun

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Replace new tab with a random NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

Users

1,000

0 in 30 days

Rating

4.6 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#28K

#23K among extensions

Version

1.0.0

updated 7 Jan 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

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Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About NASA Picture of the Day - New Tab

Open a new tab and see a random NASA picture of the day! When you open a new tab, you will be greeted with a picture from NASA's Picture of the day archive on a randomly chosen date. The title of the image along with the date it was chosen as the Picture of the Day will appear in the top left and a description provided by NASA will be in the bottom right. You can also choose to view the HD version of the image by clicking the "Open HD Image" in the top left. Versions: 0.2: - Added icons 0.2.1: - Added copyright to image if image isn't public domain - Fixed Small tile image and added Large tile image - Added more screenshots 0.2.2 - Updated Screenshots - WIP: adding download button for the HD image