Asteroid Tracking & Planetary Defense
Real-time monitoring of near-Earth asteroids, impact risk assessment, and mission accessibility data from NASA and JPL
Planetary Defense
Mission Planning
Tracking & Observation
New to Asteroid Tracking?
This page organizes asteroid data into three main categories based on how we use the information:
Planetary Defense
Monitoring newly discovered asteroids and assessing potential impact risks to Earth.
Mission Planning
Identifying asteroids we could visit with spacecraft and calculating mission trajectories.
Tracking & Observation
Observing asteroids with radar and telescopes to refine their orbits and characteristics.
DeepSix Asteroid Missions
DeepSix is actively tracking 3 NASA missions to asteroids, exploring their composition, origins, and potential as resources for future human exploration.