Data standard
VOTable
The Virtual Observatory's XML standard for exchanging tabular data — catalogues and query results — between archives, tools, and services, so tables flow between systems without custom parsing.
Organisations, telescopes & standards
Used across the archive
Knowledge connections
- Associated withVOEvent
- Associated withThe Virtual Observatory
- Associated withTable Access Protocol
- Associated withTOPCAT
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.