Starlink

Giza | On the Way to the Sun

Awards & Nominations

Starlink has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!

Global Nominee

To the sun

High-Level Project Summary

Our project aims to show the world The story of the parker probe, and how it reached the atmosphere of the sun. We developed a game that integrates a board game with an online website that simulates the journey of the probe allowing the player to interact with the environment that surrounds the probe so that he can have the full experience and have fun at the same time.As we know, not all people have the proper scientific background that allows them to understand how the parker probe is changing the world allowing us to understand more about our universe. So, we provide a simple, creative, fun way to help them understand their world, even if they have different backgrounds.

Link to Final Project

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19kupYmxs2MyqYd65vj55RA-sFTzi4SRO?usp=sharing

Link to Project "Demo"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ubFDzg7cgD2Nju1XQzmDkZQ0O2yRS1q8/view?usp=sharing

Detailed Project Description

  • To start with we will be creating a classic video board game which represents different stages and different pitstops faced by the probe throughout it's journey.
  • it works by first scanning a QR code in order to access the first stage of the game then proceed through the pitstops to learn more about and so on with the next stage till it reaches the stage where the probe is closest to the sun.
  • Benefits: The probe has brought over discoveries and answers to the scientists that has been wandering about the sun's atmosphere and the sudden changes that happens whether it be changes in weather, magnetic field..etc..
  • Well we hope to raise awareness regarding the universe and how the changes extending from the interplanetary space to the sun's corona may suddenly disrupt the satellite's network and the cause invisible damage to the Earth's atmosphere.
  • Software being used: Gdevelop 5
  • Editing tools: PicsArt,

Space Agency Data

  • Gallery of NASA Sun Images | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-sun/en/





  • Parker Solar Probe Touches the Sun for the First Time, Bringing New Discoveries. (n.d.). Parker Solar Probe. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=173





  • Hatfield, M. (2021, December 21). NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries/





  • NASA. (n.d.). Parker Solar Probe. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe/





  • Gms, N. (n.d.). GMS: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14045





  • Gms, N. (n.d.-a). GMS: How To Track The Solar Cycle. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13715





  • NASA. (n.d.-b). The Heliopedia. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from





  • https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/the-heliopedia/#Supergranules





  • Garner, R. (2018, July 27). The Curious Case of the Sun’s Hot Corona. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-s-parker-solar-probe-and-the-curious-case-of-the-hot-corona/





  • Hatfield, M. (2021a, March 10). Switchbacks Science: Explaining Parker Solar Probe’s Magnetic Puzzle. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/switchbacks-science-explaining-parker-solar-probe-s-magnetic-puzzle/





  • Garner, R. (2020, December 17). NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sheds New Light on the Sun. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasas-parker-solar-probe-sheds-new-light-on-the-sun/





  • Tran, L. (2021, December 14). NASA Scientist Kelly Korreck on the Journey to the Sun. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-scientist-kelly-korreck-on-journey-to-sun-and-what-it-takes-to-get-there/





  • undefined [NASA Goddard]. (2021, December 14). NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Touches The Sun For The First Time. YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LkaLfbuB_6E&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=NASAGoddard





  • undefined [NASA Goddard]. (2017, May 31). Parker Solar Probe. YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XBudjihQKsw&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=NASAGoddard





  • Traveling to the Sun: Why Won’t Parker Solar Probe Melt? (2018, July 26). NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/traveling-to-the-sun-why-won-t-parker-solar-probe-melt/





  • Hatfield, M. (2021b, December 9). Five Weird Things That Happen in Outer Space. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-weird-things-that-happen-in-outer-space/





  • Hatfield, M. (2021c, December 10). Five Questions About Space Weather and Its Effects on Earth, Answered. NASA. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-questions-about-space-weather-and-its-effects-on-earth-answered/





  • Hatfield, A. M. (2021b, December 14). Solar Tour Pit Stop #12: At the Sun – The Sun Spot. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2021/12/14/solar-tour-pit-stop-12-at-the-sun/

Hackathon Journey

Space Apps opened our eyes to the world and its complexity. Each challenge we went through while searching gave us the opportunity to learn more about our world, space, and earth.

We went through all challenges, searched for them, and tried to gather ideas for each of them. However, we found out that we could be the most creative in the challenge "On the Way To the Sun" as we were amazed by the fact that a probe made by human beings was actually able to reach the sun without burning out and learning about the sun and how it is different from other stars. This will allow us to better understand the universe and gets us closer to answering the question: Are we alone in this universe?

The problem was that most education tools eventually end up being boring, so When we designed our idea we were seeking to create a simple, fun. and educative tool that can deliver the story of the parker probe.

One thing that we've learned throughout this experience is the importance of teamwork, and how it widens our horizons and changes our way of thinking. Being a member of a team enhances the way we could deal with obstacles. For example, when we disagree with each other, we give each one of us to fully explain his point of view, and we try to see with his eyes. Then, we vote and take the opinion that has the higher number of votes. Moreover, when someone delays his tasks we give him a warning, and when he receives two warnings consequently he gets punished and with each punishment, a team member selects the punishment to his colleague.

Overall, the experience allowed us to develop ourselves both academically and personally.

References

  •  ABC News. (2021, December 15). NASA’s Parker Solar Probe crosses the Sun’s corona boundary, providing “fascinatingly exciting” data. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-15/nasa-parker-solar-probe-touches-the-sun/100703878







  • Earth's Atmosphere: A Multi-layered Cake. (2019, October 16). Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2919/earths-atmosphere-a-multi-layered-cake/#:%7E:text=From%20lowest%20to%20highest%2C%20the,and%20higher%20at%20the%20equator







  •  Freepik. (n.d.). Freepik | Graphic Resources for everyone. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.freepik.com/







  •  Hernandez, J. (2021, December 15). A NASA spacecraft has flown into the sun’s atmosphere for the first time in history. NPR.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from






  • https://www.npr.org/2021/12/15/1064532565/nasa-spacecraft-sun-atmosphere-parker-solar-probe







  • Picsart. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://picsart.com/







  • Remove Background from Image –. (n.d.). remove.bg. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.remove.bg/







  • Strickland, A. (2020, July 17). Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals ‘campfires’ near its surface. CNN. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/16/world/solar-orbiter-first-closest-images-sun-campfires-scn-trnd/index.html







  •  VanceAI Workspace. (n.d.). VanceAI. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://vanceai.com/workspace/?work=1&source=index&location=banner













  • Strickland, A. (2020, July 17). Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals ‘campfires’ near its surface. CNN. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/16/world/solar-orbiter-first-closest-images-sun-campfires-scn-trnd/index.html







  • Free icons and stickers - millions of resources to download. Flaticon. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.flaticon.com/







  • Free icons and stickers - millions of resources to download. Flaticon. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.flaticon.com/







  • SpaceX. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.spacex.com/ 

On the Way to the Sun

On April 28, 2021, during its eighth flyby of the Sun, Parker Solar Probe did what no other human-made object has ever done: it “touched” the Sun—meaning the spacecraft flew through the Sun’s upper atmosphere (the corona) and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. Your challenge is to develop a creative way to tell young audiences the inspiring story of Parker’s record-breaking journey from Earth to the Sun and all the perils it overcame on the way.