# Monitor NASA asteroid threats with OpenAI and Apify: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/monitor-nasa-asteroid-threats-with-openai-and-apify (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Monitor NASA asteroid threats with OpenAI and Apify

Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets and one other. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 20 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fmonitor-nasa-asteroid-threats-with-openai-and-apify)

**20 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**5** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 1 Logic 10 Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **Daily Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Webhook Trigger** Webhook *Starts it*
- 3 **Merge Triggers** Merge *Logic*
- 4 **Get NASA Asteroid Data** Nasa *Service*
- 5 **Analyze Asteroid Threats** Code *Logic*
- 6 **Check for Hazardous Objects** If *Logic*
- 7 **Configure Regional Search** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Create All-Clear Status** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Loop Over Regions** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 10 **Aggregate All News** Aggregate *Logic*
- 11 **Search Regional News** Apify *Service*
- 12 **AI Fact-Check Analysis** Open Ai *Model*
- 13 **Parse AI Response** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Generate Visualization Charts** Code *Logic*
- 15 **Format Multi-Channel Messages** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Send Slack Alert** Slack *Service*
- 17 **Send Discord Alert** Discord *Service*
- 18 **Send Email Alert** Email Send *Service*
- 19 **Webhook Response** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 20 **Log to Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 20, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets, Slack
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Discord, Email, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 20 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fmonitor-nasa-asteroid-threats-with-openai-and-apify)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Apify](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Apify#library)[Discord](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Discord#library)[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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