🌎 Icarus

Icarus is a comprehensive space weather dashboard designed to map geospatial solar events. By collecting and interpreting real-time data from sources like NASA, NOAA, and ESA, Icarus transforms complex heliophysics datasets into intuitive 3D visualizations and interactive dashboards.

🌌 Core Features

The platform offers a unified interface for monitoring various space weather phenomena:

• Solar Flare Tracker: Detects flares in real-time and maps their locations on a rotating 3D globe.
• CME Visualizer: Animates the trajectory and estimates the risk of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).
• Aurora Forecast: Provides dynamic aurora ring animations based on the NOAA Kp Index.
• Global Heatmap: Visualizes radiation and geomagnetic disturbances across the planet.
• Interactive Activity Timeline: Allows users to scroll through solar activity history and predictions.
• Space News Feed: Curates breaking headlines from NASA and the ESA.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 19 & Vite: A modern, high-performance foundation.
• 3D Visuals: Powered by react-globe.gl, three.js, and @react-three/fiber for immersive Earth and solar event mapping.
• Animations: Utilizes GSAP and AOS (Animate On Scroll) for smooth transitions and reveals.
• Styling: Custom CSS combined with Emotion for styled components and glassmorphic UI elements.

Data & APIs

• NASA DONKI API: Used for Solar Flare and CME tracking.
• NOAA SWPC: Powers the Kp Index and geomagnetic disturbance maps.
• NASA & ESA RSS: Feeds the real-time news dashboard.

📂 Project Structure

src/
├── Solar Flare/      # Globe visualizers, risk dashboards, and flare hooks
├── CME/              # Tracking components for Coronal Mass Ejections
├── Aurora/           # Forecast and Kp Index visualization
├── HeatMap/          # Radiation and geomagnetic disturbance maps
├── News/             # Curated space weather news feed
├── Timeline/         # Historical solar activity visualization
├── Analysis/         # Detailed data analysis pages
├── About/            # Educational content and scientific term definitions
└── Navbar/           # Global navigation

🔬 Scientific Impact

Icarus is built to support real-time awareness for aviation, satellite operators, and power grid management, while also serving as an educational tool for students and hobbyists to learn about heliophysics and Earth-Sun interactions.

🚀 Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/drachmacollector/icarus.git

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the development server:

npm run dev