High-Level Project Summary
We have had several Missions to the Sun where many discoveries have been made. Yet the public is still unaware about these valuable developments. Our team has worked together to come up with an App dedicated to presenting information of the current and past Solar missions. It includes features like 3-D views of Space crafts, fun games for our younger generation, Facts and Figures of the Sun, as well as imaging from Space probe added from NASA resources, virtual tour of NASA facilities and also a tab for Heliophysics Program 2050.We aim to encourage people of all ages to seek more knowledge about our Sun, and engage with the community to evolve their own insights about future Solar missions
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Detailed Project Description
Mission Sun is an easy-to-use, accessible mobile application for all ages and education levels. Its goal is to categorize various data obtained by Solar missions, and present them in a readable manner for the general public. Apart from this, we aim to teach people of all ages about missions like the Parker Solar Probe. We also expect to engage children of all ages by providing fun games and activities that will encourage them to learn more about our most important star.
The app provides a Sign Up page where users can make their own account. The front page of the app displays important information such as:
On the Fun With Sun page, kids can play various educative games. This consists of 5 levels where kids traverse spaceships while learning facts, and progress to new levels by completing a quiz.
The 3-D Models page gives users access to complete 3-dimensional models of various Solar mission spacecraft, which they can rotate and view from any angle. Important features and components, as well as their purpose, are clearly marked.
The app also provides a Virtual Link to NASA facilities, using Google Earth. In this way, users can browse and learn about NASA missions and the valuable data they provide. There is also a special focus on the Heliophysics 2050 program. As they learn about the ins and outs of Solar missions, users are encouraged to engage with others and discuss their insights on what the next missions will look like in the Chat Forums provided.
All information and facts provided on the application are verified and sourced from NASA resources to ensure users have access to factually correct and up-to date information at all times.
Space Agency Data
Facts, figures of Sun, along with live imaging sourced from Parker Science Getaway: https://sppgway.jhuapl.edu/ and NASA SVS: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/search/?search=parker+solar+probe&sort_by=relevance
3-D Models sourced from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2356/parker-solar-probe-3d-model/
Hackathon Journey
The Space Apps experience was a Fantastic one. It really helped us to understand the current issues associated with Space Research and how we must work together to tell the valuable information of Space Science to the world.
We learnt a lot regarding how apps can be developed and how the resources provided by you can be decoded and the solutions to challenges be prepared.
We were looking through the list of challenges and felt that the challenge to Unlocking the Secrets of the Sun was very important because we have been learning about our Giant Star, the Sun from school days and how Sun provides nourishment to all living beings. But, people still do not know in depth about the Sun, its features, the many phenomena that occurs with it and so on. This inspired us and hence, we decided to go ahead with this topic and work on the solutions.
We initially thought of creating a general app to create more awareness regarding the valuable information of the Sun coming in from Space Probe and other Solar Missions. Then we realized that we must also include a Kids section, so that small kids can enjoy the learning about the Sun. We then added Games like Fun With Sun, in order to create ability for young students to grab the concepts quicker. We have also included Google Earth live feature for a virtual visit to the NASA facilities and also the concept of face time with the Sun, where satellites can provide live imaging of the Sun and its atmosphere. Finally, we included a section for the Heliophysics Program 2050 and future mission details, for people to regularly follow updates regarding these.
There weren't many setbacks as such, because we discussed from time to time the issues that were occurring and fixed them accordingly. We distributed the work equally, so that everyone can do their part with full dedication and bring the App and the project together on time.
I would like to Thank our senior Mooneesah Abeer Fatimah, for letting us know about this amazing opportunity coming in from NASA.
The members of this group are passionate about Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Mooneesah Abeer Fatimah, the global winner of the NASA's Astrophoto Challenge and also won third place world wide in IAAC-2020 (Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition) and have won National Award for Oman in Astronomy Competition by IAAC-2020 and is currently the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition Ambassador for Oman. She has also participated in NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge.
Pragya Bradu, Won National Award for Oman in IAAC-2021.
Shania Fernandes won Silver Honor for IAAC-2020
Anaam Sayeda Fatma won Gold Honor for IAAC-2020 and was a participant of NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge.
All four of us love Space Science. The overall experience of learning something new and working with such amazing friends has been truly loving and nourishing. Also, all the team members of SPACE_SPAM has done an excellent and brilliant job. Thank you Shania Fernandes, Pragya Bradu, Anaam Sayeda Fatma and Mooneesah Abeer Fatimah (SPAM)!
References
- https://web.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/projects/ireport/articles/3D/JCMST203293.pdf
- https://www.space.com/33522-solar-probe-plus-will-dive-into-sun.html
- https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_factsheet
- https://2021.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/statements/unlocking-the-secrets-of-the-sun/details
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOng5WlS4D0&list=PL37Yhb2zout05pUjr7OoRFpTNroq_wd9f&index=4
- https://sppgway.jhuapl.edu/
- https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics
- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/search/?search=parker+solar+probe&sort_by=relevance
- https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/
Tags
#sun #education #parkersolarprobe #missionsun #spaceapp #nasa #astronautintheocean
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