Free Space Tools

Free browser space tools. Fly through an interactive 3D solar system at the planets' real positions, track near-Earth asteroids from NASA/JPL data, watch the International Space Station cross a world map in real time, explore the deep sky with an interactive star map, and dive into NASA's own Eyes visualizations. No sign-up, no API key.

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Asteroid Tracker

Near-Earth asteroids passing close to us, from NASA/JPL close-approach data — size estimate, speed, miss distance in lunar distances, and when. Flags any inside the Moon's orbit.

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ISS Tracker

The International Space Station's live position on a world map, with its ground track, altitude and speed — refreshed every few seconds from open orbital data. Pure browser, no tiles.

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Aurora Forecast

Will you see the northern lights tonight? A live aurora-probability map from NOAA's OVATION model, with the current Kp index, storm level and a check for your own location.

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Sky Explorer

Pan and zoom across the real night sky — stars, galaxies and nebulae from professional survey imagery (DSS, 2MASS). Powered by Aladin Lite, jump to famous objects.

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3D Solar System

An interactive 3D model of the solar system with the planets at their real positions today, orbiting in real time. Drag to explore, scroll to zoom — computed in your browser.

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The Planets

A guide to all eight planets, with a dedicated page for each — a live rotating 3D view, full facts (size, distance, day, year, moons, temperature), and a written overview.

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NASA Eyes

Explore the solar system, Earth and near-Earth asteroids in real time with NASA's own 3D visualizations. Switch between three views and fly through space. NASA/JPL, embedded here.

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Ways to Explore Space

Fly through a 3D solar system, or read a live public feed shown plainly — no account, no key.

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Fly through the planets

Open the 3D Solar System to see the planets at their real positions today, orbiting the Sun in real time — drag to look around and scroll to zoom, all computed in your browser.

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See what's passing by

Open the Asteroid Tracker for the near-Earth asteroids approaching us over the coming weeks — sorted by date, with miss distance in lunar distances and a size estimate.

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Follow the station

Open the ISS Tracker to watch the International Space Station orbit Earth roughly every 90 minutes, with its live latitude, longitude, altitude and speed.

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Explore the deep sky

Open the Sky Explorer to pan and zoom across real survey imagery — galaxies, nebulae and star fields — then plan a clear night with the LK Forge Moon Phase and Sun Times tools.

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See it NASA's way

Open NASA Eyes to explore the solar system, Earth and near-Earth asteroids in real time with NASA/JPL's own 3D visualizations, all in one switcher.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the LK Forge Space suite?
A set of free, browser-based space tools. The Asteroid Tracker lists near-Earth asteroids making close approaches using NASA/JPL CNEOS data; the ISS Tracker shows the live position of the International Space Station on a world map from the open wheretheiss.at feed. Both are free, no sign-up, no API key.
Where does the data come from?
Asteroid close approaches come from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) CNEOS Close-Approach Data API. The ISS position comes from the open wheretheiss.at API, derived from public orbital data. LK Forge presents these public feeds — it does not track or measure anything itself. For a walkthrough of how these live feeds are read and rendered entirely in your browser, see live space data in your browser.
Is the asteroid tracker a warning system?
No. It shows close approaches astronomers have already computed from each object's orbit — for curiosity and learning, not hazard warnings. For authoritative near-Earth-object information see NASA CNEOS and the Planetary Defense Coordination Office.