Monitor NASA asteroid threats with AI fact-check and multi-channel alerts

Who Is This For?

This workflow is designed for space enthusiasts, science educators, journalists, fact-checkers, and researchers who want to stay informed about near-Earth asteroid threats while filtering out media sensationalism. It's also valuable for anyone studying how different regions cover space-related news.

What It Does

This workflow creates an automated planetary defense monitoring system that:

- Scans NASA's Near Earth Object database for potentially hazardous asteroids over a 7-day window - Searches news coverage across three regions (US, Japan, EU) to compare media reporting - Uses AI (GPT-4o-mini) to fact-check news claims against official NASA data - Detects misinformation and measures media sensationalism levels - Generates visual charts comparing actual threat levels vs media panic - Sends alerts through multiple channels (Slack, Discord, Email) - Logs all alerts to Google Sheets for historical analysis

How It Works

1. Trigger: Runs daily at 9 AM or on-demand via webhook 2. NASA Data Fetch: Retrieves 7-day asteroid forecast from NASA NeoWs API 3. Threat Analysis: Identifies potentially hazardous asteroids and assigns alert levels (LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH) 4. News Search: Searches news in US, Japan, and EU using Apify's Google Search Scraper 5. AI Fact-Check: GPT-4o-mini compares news claims against NASA data, detecting misinformation 6. Visualization: Generates gauge charts for threat level and media panic, plus regional comparison bar chart 7. Multi-Channel Alerts: Sends formatted reports to Slack, Discord, Email, and logs to Google Sheets

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