Overview
Since it formed over 4.5 billion years ago, Earth has been hit many times by asteroids and comets whose orbits bring them into the inner Solar System. These objects, collectively known as 'Near Earth Objects' or NEOs, still pose a danger to Earth today. Depending on the size of the impacting object, such a collision can cause massive damage on local to global scales.
The Asteroids™ application gives you the means to monitor the position and trajectory of all known asteroids in our Solar System. To achieve that, it constantly calculates and updates the orbits of more than 1,400,000 asteroids (data obtained from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory). For NEOs, the data is aligned with the 'Center of Near Earth Objects Studies' (CNEOS).
Some selected asteroids (e.g. Ceres, Bennu etc.) are even available as 3D models.
Besides that, Asteroids™ is a perfect educational tool to learn more about our Solar System.
Features
3D Solar System (Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets)1,400,000+ Asteroids (selected ones as 3D models)Real-time Asteroid Orbit CalculationsVoice AlertsLive Tiles
What's new
Latest Version: 1.3.13.0 (February 2025)
- Potential Asteroid Impactors News Ticker (see \'Assistant\' Tab)
Version 1.3.11.0:
- Reduced initial Lagging (NEOs Observation Mode)
Version 1.3.8.0:
- Didymos/Dimorphos Asteroid System Update (DART Impact)
- Hotfix for Meteor Impact Visualization
Version: 1.3.6.0:
- DART Impact on Dimorphos Animation (see \'Tours\' Tab)
Version 1.3.3.0:
- Hotfix for Multithreading Issue (since 1.3.2.0)
- Automatic Asteroids Database Updates (every 24h)
- \'Report a Bug...\' Feature
Version 1.3.0.0:
- Slightly changed UI Experience
- Meteors Visualization
Version 1.2.11.0:
- Support for hyperbolic Trajectories
Version 1.2.5.0:
- Update to \'SBDB Close-Approach Data API 1.5\'
Version 1.2.1.0:
- Shortcut for Asteroids Rotation Mode
Version 1.1.56.0 - 1.1.59.0:
- Asteroids Database now obtained from NASA\'s JPL
Version 1.1.58.0:
- Shortcut for Asteroids Panel
Version 1.1.55.0:
- Snapshot & Video Recording Capabilities
- Size-adjustable Fonts (small, medium, large)
New 3D Asteroids & Comets:
- Version 1.2.11.0: Oumuamua
- Version 1.1.62.0: Ryugu
- Version 1.1.59.0: Borrelly, Hartley 2
- Version 1.1.56.0: Apophis, Didymos & Dimorphos, Psyche, Tempel 1
Note:
Windows® N/KN editions need to install the \'Media Feature Pack\' (separate download).
Install the \'English (United States)\' voices on non-English Windows® SKUs in order to enable speech output.
Additional Information
- Developed by BINARY SPACE
- Version 2025.02.19
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Requires
Available on: PC, Surface Hub
OS: Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher
Keyboard: Integrated Keyboard
Mouse: Integrated Mouse
DirectX: Version 11
Memory: 16 GB
Video Memory: 2 GB
Processor: 3.5 GHz
Graphics Processor: 2560x1600
Notes: DirectX® capable graphics card (download & install the latest drivers from the manufacturer e.g. NVidia or ATI) with 2GB RAM;Internet Connection (~500Mbps)
- Published 2017-05-16
- Size 982.79 MB
- File Type appx/msix
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Language
English (United States)
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Permissions
Access your Internet connection
Use your video library
Use your pictures library
- Microsoft Store ID 9mzmh9wzqsd5
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