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CORE vs Minor Planet Center

Both are solid Science & Math APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.

CORE

Access the world's Open Access research papers

Minor Planet Center

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CORE

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Minor Planet Center

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support
FeatureCOREMinor Planet Center
AuthenticationapiKeyNone
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Minor Planet Center is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. CORE supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.