Astrophysics Python Packages

astropy

Astronomy and astrophysics core library

rebound

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

ligo-skymap

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

mocpy

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

lightkurve

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

fitsio

A python package for FITS input/output wrapping cfitsio

dust-extinction

Astronomical Dust Extinction

heyoka

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

stsci-imagestats

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

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

galpy

Galactic Dynamics in python

pynucastro

a python library for nuclear astrophysics

gala

Galactic and gravitational dynamics in Python

lenstronomy

Multi-purpose lens modeling software package

astroz

Astrodynamics and Spacecraft Toolkit. Features fast orbit prop, celestial precession, CCSDS parsing, RF parsing, fits image parsing, and more!

pytransit

Fast and easy exoplanet transit light curve modelling.

astro-mmdc

Python SDK for the Markarian Multiwavelength Data Center (MMDC): multiwavelength SEDs, Swift UVOT/XRT analysis and blazar emission modeling

stingray

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

jaxoplanet

Astronomical time series analysis with JAX

astromodels

Spatial and spectral models for astrophysics

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).