Space News Articles Search: Spaceflight News API

Search and monitor space news (launches, missions, NASA, SpaceX, ESA, satellites) aggregated from many publishers via the Spaceflight News API. Returns title, source site, summary, link, image and publish time. No API key needed.

What does Space News Articles Search do?

Latest spaceflight and astronomy news articles from dozens of sites, searchable by keyword.

What can you use it for?

• Track a mission, company or rocket by keyword.
• Feed a space newsletter or dashboard.
• Monitor news mentions on a schedule.
• Build datasets for topic analysis.

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	no	-	Word or phrase to search in title and summary, e.g. SpaceX. Leave empty for the latest news.
publishedAfter	string	no	-	Only articles published on or after this date.
maxResults	integer	no	30	Maximum number of articles to return.

Example input

{
  "query": "Artemis",
  "maxResults": 30
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "id": 40087,
  "title": "NASA Welcomes Côte d’Ivoire as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory",
  "site": "NASA",
  "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/nasa-welcomes-cote-divoire-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/",
  "summary": "Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the larges...",
  "imageUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/artemis-accords-cote-divoire-75-092426.jpg",
  "authors": "NASA",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-24T21:27:17.000Z",
  "source": "Spaceflight News API",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-25T09:04:45.215Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
id	number	40087
title	string	"NASA Welcomes Côte d’Ivoire as Newest Artemis Accords Si...
site	string	"NASA"
url	string	"https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/nasa-welcomes-co...
summary	string	"Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as ...
imageUrl	string	"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/artemis-...
authors	string	"NASA"
publishedAt	string	"2026-09-24T21:27:17.000Z"
source	string	"Spaceflight News API"
scrapedAt	string	"2026-09-25T09:04:45.215Z"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• Source: Spaceflight News API (SNAPI). Each row links to the original publisher; respect their copyright when republishing text.

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

Can I get only new articles?

Set 'published after' to a date; combine with a scheduled run.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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