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asteroid-tracker

This Python script fetches information on near-Earth asteroids within a specified date range using NASA's Near Earth Object Web Service (NeoWs). NeoWs is a RESTful web service for near earth Asteroid information.

My CLI application takes the start_date and end_date as arguments and outputs the name, Asteroid ID as well as NEO Reference ID of the asteroid(s) within the specified date range.

It also takes optional arguments -s or --size that gives us information about the asteroid's size and the -d or the --distance optional argument that outputs the information on distance between the Earth and the Asteroid.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.x
  • Access to the internet

Setup

  1. Clone the repository

    Clone the repository to your local machine.

    git clone <repository_url>

  2. Navigate to the cloned directory

    Change your current directory to the directory containing the script.

    cd <directory_path>

  3. Set up the environment variable

    The script uses an environment variable ASTEROIDS_API to store the API key. You need to set this environment variable in your system.

    • On Unix or Linux:

      export ASTEROIDS_API=your_api_key

    • On Windows:

      setx ASTEROIDS_API "your_api_key"

    Replace your_api_key with your actual API key.

Usage

Run the script with the start and end dates as arguments. You can also use the -s flag to display the size of the asteroids and the -d flag to display the distance of the asteroids from Earth.

python asteroids.py start_date end_date -s -d