Astrolis

Inspiration

We were inspired by how space weather affects daily life on Earth like GPS , satellites , and power grids and wanted to make that info easier to explore and understand using the data and a learning section.

What it does

Astrolis shows real time space threats on a 3D Earth and teaches users through quick lessons and quizzes .

How we built it

Front‑end magic :
Three.js for rotatable Earth and solar system and ai help .
for the backend :

• Solar flares , via NASA’ s DONKI .
  
• Asteroid passes through NASA’ s NEO feed .
  
• Real time ISS coordinates from WhereTheISS.at.
  with the help of ai .
  ## Challenges we ran into
• Hunting down APIs that actually work, day in and day out.
  
• Keeping the 3D scene smooth on browsers and phones alike.
  
• Crafting prompts so the web app ui looks cool and simple . ## Accomplishments that we're proud of
• Built an interactive 3D Earth experience using Three.js .
• Successfully integrated multiple real time space data APIs .
• Designed a clean and engaging UI in a short amount of time .
• Added a learning section with quizzes to make the app educational as well as visual. ## What we learned How to render smooth 3D objects and interactions for web using Three.js .
• How to handle multiple asynchronous API calls and display live space data .
• Prompt engineering techniques for guiding ai . ## What's next for Astrolis
• Add more advanced space weather predictions and alerts .
• Expand the learning center with lessons and gamified challenges .
• Improve performance on mobile devices .
• Enable user accounts for progress tracking and saved preferences.
• Add real-time satellite tracking and historical space events timeline .

APIs Used in Astrolis

1. NASA DONKI API

• For: Solar flares
• Link: https://api.nasa.gov/

1. NASA NEO (Near-Earth Object) API

• For: Asteroid approaches and space object tracking
• Link: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/

1. Where the ISS at? API

• For: Real-time location of the International Space Station
• Link: https://wheretheiss.at/

1. OpenWeatherMap

• For: Earth weather and atmospheric effects
• Link: https://openweathermap.org/api

Built With

• ai
• nextjs
• three.js