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+NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day – now on your Home Screen with widgets!
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+**Space!** displays the latest APOD photo curated by NASA every day. See the latest photo by adding a widget to your Home Screen or Today View, or just open the app for a full-screen view and an educational description.
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+🌿 **Space!** is a fully open source app, built with [Swift](https://developer.apple.com/swift/) and [SwiftUI](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/swiftui/).
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+📜 NASA images are in the public domain. Other images are copyright of their respective owners. More information about APOD can be found at: https://apod.nasa.gov/
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+📱 To learn how to use widgets, visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207122
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