NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server
Track near-Earth asteroids and space rocks in real-time: browse the NeoWs asteroid database, monitor upcoming close approaches from JPL CNEOS, look up specific asteroids by ID, and review atmospheric fireball events detected by government sensors worldwide.
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What is the NASA MCP Server?
The NASA MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to NASA via 5 tools. Track near-Earth asteroids and space rocks in real-time: browse the NeoWs asteroid database, monitor upcoming close approaches from JPL CNEOS, look up specific asteroids by ID, and review atmospheric fireball events detected by government sensors worldwide. Powered by the Vinkius - no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.
Built-in capabilities (5)
Tools for your AI Agents to operate NASA
Ask your AI agent "What asteroids are passing near Earth this week?" and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 5 tools connected to real NASA data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.
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NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server capabilities
5 toolsFilter by distance threshold, date range, and minimum size. Critical for planetary defense monitoring. Get future close approaches of asteroids to Earth from JPL CNEOS
Includes location, velocity, energy (kilotons of TNT equivalent), and altitude. Covers events worldwide. Get atmospheric fireball (bolide) events detected by US government sensors
Returns 20 asteroids per page. Use for exploring the complete known catalog of near-Earth objects. Browse the complete catalog of known near-Earth asteroids
Includes estimated diameter, velocity, miss distance, and whether potentially hazardous. Source: NASA NeoWs. Get near-Earth asteroids approaching within a date range
Use SPK-IDs from the feed endpoint. Get detailed information about a specific asteroid by its NASA SPK-ID
What the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server unlocks
Complete asteroid intelligence from NASA's NeoWs API and JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).
What you can do
- NEO Feed — Asteroids making close approaches this week
- Asteroid Details — Size, orbit, velocity, hazard assessment
- Close Approaches — Future Earth encounters from CNEOS
- Fireballs — Atmospheric impacts detected by sensors
- Browse Catalog — Paginated access to all known NEOs
Frequently asked questions about the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Server
What does 'potentially hazardous' mean?
A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) passes within 0.05 AU (~7.5 million km) and is larger than 140 meters. This doesn't mean it will hit Earth — just that its orbit warrants monitoring.
How frequently is the asteroid data updated?
The NeoWs API is updated daily with the latest orbital calculations and close approach tracking data from JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
Does this API include data on historical asteroid impacts?
Yes, the API provides access to fireball and bolide data, which tracks bright atmospheric meteor events detected by government sensors, including historical records.
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