NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense

NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP Connector for Claude

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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.

5 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

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
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5 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_neo_feed

Includes estimated diameter, velocity, miss distance, and whether potentially hazardous. Source: NASA NeoWs. Get near-Earth asteroids approaching within a date range

get_neo_lookup

Use SPK-IDs from the feed endpoint. Get detailed information about a specific asteroid by its NASA SPK-ID

get_neo_browse

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

get_close_approaches

Filter by distance threshold, date range, and minimum size. Critical for planetary defense monitoring. Get future close approaches of asteroids to Earth from JPL CNEOS

get_fireballs

Includes location, velocity, energy (kilotons of TNT equivalent), and altitude. Covers events worldwide. Get atmospheric fireball (bolide) events detected by US government sensors

See how to talk to your AI agent using NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense.

What asteroids are passing near Earth this week?

☄️ **Near-Earth Objects This Week** | Asteroid | Size (m) | Distance (km) | Speed (km/s) | Hazardous | |----------|----------|---------------|-------------|----------| | 2024 AA1 | 45-100 | 4,200,000 | 12.3 | No | | 2023 BX5 | 150-340 | 1,800,000 | 18.7 | ⚠️ Yes | | 2024 CD2 | 22-50 | 6,500,000 | 8.1 | No | 14 NEOs this week, 1 potentially hazardous.

Are there any large asteroids approaching Earth next month?

Next month, the most significant close approach is by asteroid 2001 FO32, which has an estimated diameter of 550 meters. It will pass safely at a distance of 5 lunar distances (about 1.25 million miles).

Tell me about the recent fireball detected over the Pacific.

A significant fireball was detected by government sensors over the central Pacific Ocean yesterday. The calculated total radiated energy suggests it was a small bolide roughly 2 meters in size that burned up completely in the upper atmosphere.

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.

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