Solar Probe

High-Level Project Summary

Our project is simply called Solar Probe. It is an interactive approach to creating accessible knowledge about the Parker Solar Probe. In our project, we created interactive simulations, graphs, statistics, predictions, 3d models, and short statements about the probe. We solved this challenge by displaying NASA data in several different ways. We created a Unity C# interactive simulation of the Parker Solar Probe's launch, Graphs using Malplotlib in Python, and overall 2 main projects. We created a prototype website using HTML and CSS and a fully functional website using API keys and WIX. Our graphs, using real NASA data, are able to predict and give warnings when solar flares are imminent.

Link to Project "Demo"

Detailed Project Description

Our project contains 3 main components, centered around one. Our main platform is the mobile app which uses WIX and API Keys. This website contains all of the information and is the main navigation center to access the other components. It also has several key features including 3D models, statistics, and important information about the Solar Probe. It is ONLY COMPATIBLE ON MOBILES. We also created a prototype website on the web-based IDE Replit using HTML and CSS code. This website contains important information and 3D models. We also analyzed the data given by NASA through the Resources and created real-time graphs and a prediction program. To do this, we used Python and the MatPlotLib library. Last but not least, we created a simulation of the Parker Solar Probe's launch using Unity C#. This simulation is a fun, and interactive way to learn more about the probe. Although we created various pieces, they all tie in together to establish a functioning and fully-encompassing project. Our project allows users to learn about the probe through the website and through an interactive simulation as well as allows users to look at real-time data about the sun, receiving information and warnings when solar flares are a threat.

With our project, we hope to achieve a greater impact on the public, making people more aware of and interested in this fascinating probe. We hope that people will be able to have fun learning and be able to use our Python program to be warned about solar flares. It will also be eye-opening for users to be able to take a look at the sun in real time. Our project has many benefits as described above. It will increase awareness and knowledge about this breakthrough probe and allow users to receive information about the sun in real-time.

We used HTML and CSS for the prototype website, WIX and API keys for the main website, Python (specifically the MatPlotLib library) for the graphs and solar flare warning system, and Unity C# for the simulation of the Parker Solar Probe Launch. We used NASA data to propel our programs.



** Note: THIS MAIN SITE SUBMITTED IS ONLY COMPATIBLE ON MOBILES.


Main site: https://annikababerwal.wixsite.com/website

Prototype site: https://space-apps.annikathegenius.repl.co/index.html

Space Agency Data

We used the following Space Agency data from the NASA "Resources" page to create the Python program:




  • Solar Dynamics Observatory
  • Science @ NASA: The Sun
  • NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
  • NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center
  • iSWA

We used this data to create the Python renderings of the sun and the solar flare warning system. We also used open source data from NASA.

Hackathon Journey

We would describe the SpaceApps experience as exhilarating and rewarding. We all learned so much about topics we never knew about before and we were able to apply pre-existing skills with new ones we gained during the challenge. We learned about the Parker Solar Probe, the sun using real-time data, web design, using Unity C# and Python, and so much more! Our team was inspired to choose this challenge because we were interested in creating a simulation and learning about a probe that we never knew about before. After learning about the capacity of this probe, we wanted to create a project that could increase accessibility and awareness about the wonders of the Parker Solar Probe. Our approach to developing this project was through teamwork, collaboration, and communication. Although we are all from different places with different time zones, we made sure to communicate through messaging and Zoom meetings. We split different assignments to different people and combined them together and altered them together as a team. Our team resolved setbacks through problem-solving and brainstorming ways to fix or create something new. For example, we struggled with accessing the Python code and adding it to our website, but talked it out and found a solution. We would like to thank the leaders on Discord who were able to answer all of our questions very fast and the people who made the virtual Bootcamp videos! Of course, we would like to thank NASA for this great opportunity,

References

  1. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/overview/
  2. https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-instruments
  3. https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe
  4. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries
  5. https://github.com/32GoodBoi/Project-SolarAtmostrome/blob/main/aia_resp.dat
  6. https://github.com/32GoodBoi/Project-SolarAtmostrome

Tags

#parkersolarprobe #software #sun #nasa #data #html #css #JavaScript #malplotlib #graphs #3dmodels # simulations