High-Level Project Summary
We developed a website geared towards curious younger audiences (perhaps ages 10-17) that told the story of the Parker Solar Probe as well as a couple pages to summarize the facts. It's aesthetic and semi-responsive, with a virtual book to click through and read. The layout is approachable and fun, and is as informative and in-depth as we could make it without being too dry for the intended audience. Overall, a great crash course on the amazing probe and mission described in this challenge.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
We created a website using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS on Node.js using replit.com. We hoped to build a website that had both a narrative and dry, interactive facts, and I believe we succeeded. It opens to a single page with overflow hidden, a button, a background, and a menu that folds out on the side. You can click on the explore button to lead to book pages with thorough explanations of the event and journey, supplemented with images and buttons to move between pages. There is a back button disguised as a satellite and the ever-present menu button. The Challenges page illustrates a good number of the challenges it had to overcome, the Discoveries lists some of the many breakthroughs the Parker Solar Probe found, The Information page describes some statistics and instruments on the probe, and the purpose contains some of the numerous reasons that they sent the probe into space. It is a simple HTML website, but I feel like the information makes up for it.
Space Agency Data
We used information from NASA. We didn't use any data sets but I did use their website and websites relating to their findings extensively to fuel our website. It inspired us by increasing our interest in the subject ten fold, and allowed us to speak knowledgeably on the subject when we wrote our website.
Hackathon Journey
Overall, this hackathon has been incredible. We have learned so much about the Parker Solar Probe, and about teamwork. I am proud of this website and happy to turn it in. It has been a pleasure to work in Space Apps and am intrigued to work with it again in the future. We've learned more about building websites as a whole as well, which has been a ride. We chose this website because the research seemed fascinating and the idea of making a narrative seemed like a fun idea. Our approach to developing the project was to split it up amongst us - some members dealt with backend and certain pages, others with the research, writing, and frontend, and others with the user interface design. We communicated or took initiative when problems arose, and asked questions when confused. Ultimately, it worked, and we are all the better for it.
I would love to thank the Memphis HackClub, since it taught some of us a lot of what we know in coding.
References
https://www.space.com/dust-impacts-parker-solar-probe-plasma-explosions
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-enters-the-solar-atmosphere-for-the-first-time-bringing-new-discoveries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XBudjihQKsw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/traveling-to-the-sun-why-won-t-parker-solar-probe-melt/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/2021/11/10/space-dust-presents-opportunities-challenges-as-parker-solar-probe-speeds-back-toward-the-sun/
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-weird-things-that-happen-in-outer-space
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasas-parker-solar-probe-sheds-new-light-on-the-sun/
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/how-scientists-around-world-track-solar-cycle-sunspots-sun/
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-questions-about-space-weather-and-its-effects-on-earth-answered
https://phys.org/news/2021-11-parker-solar-probe-pelted-hypervelocity.html
https://www.space.com/40437-parker-solar-probe.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOZhPz92Dic&feature=youtu.be
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/index.php
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/switchback_closeup.gif
https://img.republicworld.com/republic-prod/stories/images/163958796861ba2080cf9f8.png
https://manyworlds.space/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/522_00_1280.jpg
https://astronomynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/081218_parker_orbit.jpg
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/04/15/11860212-0-image-a-7_1554387593099.jpg
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uHo6oES2T6nxjgNwJek8vV.jpg
dribble.com
canva.com
Tags
#On the Way to the Sun #Code #Website #Narrative