Astrophysics Python Packages

astropy

Astronomy and astrophysics core library

rebound

💫 An open-source multi-purpose N-body code.

mocpy

Python library to easily create and manipulate MOCs (Multi-Order Coverage maps)

stsci-imagestats

STScI clipped image statistics with core functionality of IRAF's imstatistics.

fitsio

A python package for FITS input/output wrapping cfitsio

lightkurve

A friendly package for Kepler & TESS time series analysis in Python.

ligo-skymap

Localization of gravitational-wave transients. Mirror of https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/ligo.skymap

yt

Main yt repository

autolens

PyAutoLens: Open-Source Strong Gravitational Lensing

autogalaxy

PyAutoGalaxy: Open-Source Multiwavelength Galaxy Structure & Morphology

plasmapy

An open source Python package for plasma research and education

dust-extinction

Astronomical Dust Extinction

swiftsimio

Python library for reading SWIFT data. Uses unyt and h5py.

galpy

Galactic Dynamics in python

pytransit

Fast and easy exoplanet transit light curve modelling.

astromodels

Spatial and spectral models for astrophysics

stingray

Anything can happen in the next half hour (including spectral timing made easy)!

astromartini

Mock spatially resolved spectral line observations of simulated galaxies.

pyfstat

a python package for gravitational wave analysis with the F-statistic

heyoka

Python library for ODE integration via Taylor's method and LLVM

archeo

Bayesian framework for inferring natal kick, ancestral masses and spins of black holes.

ldtk

Python toolkit for calculating stellar limb darkening profiles and model-specific coefficients using the stellar atmosphere spectrum library by Husser et al. (2013). Described in Parviainen & Aigrain, MNRAS 453, 3821–3826 (2015).

lenstronomy

Multi-purpose lens modeling software package

astrodash

Deep Learning for Automated Spectral Classification of Supernovae