APOD New Tab

See pictures from Astronomy Picture of the Day when you open a new tab!

APOD New Tab - Chrome Extension

APOD New Tab is a Chrome extension that allows you to see beautiful images from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day when you open a new tab. You can also learn about the details behind these surreal cosmic occurrences and easily browse the entire index of images.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2 Overrides new tab
Users: 42
-1
Rating: 4.00
(4)
Version: 1.6.2 (Last updated: 2016-01-20)
Creation date: 2016-01-20
Permissions:
  • http://apod.nasa.gov/
  • http://api.data.gov/
  • https://api.data.gov/
Size: 1.31M
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

It doesn't work anymore.
by Hasan Tavlı, 2023-06-20

Wonderful extension! Simple design and beautiful to look at. Was looking for a safe and simple extension, found it here.
by Aliza Brown, 2018-07-04

Love this extension. Always has amazing astronomy photos to display for my new tabs!
by Anna Lee, 2015-06-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

APOD New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of APOD New Tab. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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