A sci-fi-inspired solar monitoring dashboard powered by real NASA data.

Inspired by Project Hail Mary, Astrophage Tracker visualizes solar irradiance data across Earth and simulates the fictional energy-draining effects of "Astrophage." The dashboard fetches daily irradiance metrics from the NASA POWER API, plots interactive charts, and displays warning levels based on real-time energy fluctuations.

• 🔭 Live solar irradiance data from NASA POWER API
• 📉 Glowing graph panel to visualize daily energy levels
• 🛑 Astrophage containment warnings based on week-over-week energy drops
• 🌍 Manual coordinate input for global tracking
• 🧬 Fictional sci-fi overlay built on real scientific data

• Frontend: React + TypeScript
• Charting: Chart.js
• Styling: Custom CSS with terminal aesthetics
• Data Source: NASA POWER API

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/ErdagEge/astrophage-tracker.git
   cd astrophage-tracker

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file and set REACT_APP_NASA_API to the NASA POWER API base URL. Adjust this value if you need to point to a different instance.

4. Run the app:

   npm start

5. Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

• You can adjust latitude and longitude using the input fields.
• The app auto-refreshes irradiance data and graph when coordinates change.
• By default, irradiance data is pulled for the past 7 days with a 3-day buffer.

• NASA POWER API: Solar & meteorological data
• Andy Weir: Author of Project Hail Mary, the creative inspiration behind this project

MIT License