Horizons Nasa vs Meteors

In-depth architectural comparison of the Horizons Nasa and Meteors MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Horizons Nasa when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Horizons Nasa Details

Choose Meteors when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Meteors Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	H Horizons Nasa Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Meteors Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Summary	NASA JPL Horizons — solar-system body ephemerides	Meteors MCP — NASA fireball, near-Earth asteroid, and close approach data
Category & Scope	Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "horizons-nasa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "horizons-nasa"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meteors": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "meteors"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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