🌠 Asteroid Explorer 🌌

A beautiful mobile application for exploring Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) using NASA's API.

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App Screen

Here’s a glimpse of what the App Screen looks like:

✨ Features

• 🛰️ NASA's NEO API Integration: Fetch real-time asteroid data based on the user's date input.
• 🔍 Search asteroids by their ID
• 🎲 Discover random asteroids
• 📸 View beautiful space imagery for each asteroid
• 📊 Get detailed information about:
  • Asteroid dimensions
  • Hazard status
  • Close approach dates
  • Miss distances
  • Relative velocities
• 🗂️ Recent Searches: Keeps track of the user's recent queries for quick access.
• 🎨 Beautiful UI/UX: With smooth animated transitions, shadow effects, gradients, and intuitive design.
• 🔗 Direct links to NASA JPL database

🚀 Tech Stack

• React Native - Mobile app framework
• Expo - Development platform
• NASA API - Data source
  • NEO (Near Earth Object) Web Service
  • APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
• Linear Gradient - UI effects
• Animated API - Smooth animations
• Redux Native - State Management

📱 Screenshots

• App Screens

Here’s a glimpse of what the Home Screen looks like:

Here’s a glimpse of what the Info Screen looks like:

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/adiwanwade/asteroid-explorer.git

2. Install dependencies:

cd asteroid-explorer
npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory:

API_KEY=your_nasa_api_key_here

4. Start the app:

npm start

🔑 Getting an API Key

1. Visit NASA API Portal
2. Sign up for an API key
3. Add the key to your .env file

💫 Usage

1. Launch the app
2. Enter an asteroid ID or tap "Random" to discover new asteroids
3. View detailed information about the asteroid
4. Access recent searches for quick reference
5. Click "View on NASA JPL" for more detailed information

🎨 UI Features

• Neon color scheme with space-themed gradients
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Responsive design for all screen sizes
• Interactive elements with visual feedback
• Recent searches history with quick access
• Error handling with visual feedback
• Loading states with animations

🔄 Recent Searches

The app maintains a history of your recent searches for quick access:

• Stores up to 5 recent searches
• One-tap access to previous searches
• Persistent across sessions

📊 Data Visualization

For each asteroid, you can view:

• Size estimates
• Orbital data
• Approach velocities
• Miss distances
• Hazard classifications
• Beautiful space imagery

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

👏 Acknowledgments

• NASA API for providing the data
• Expo team for the amazing development platform
• React Native community for the powerful framework

📧 Contact

Adiwanwade - Aditya Wanwade - [email protected]

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