Solar System Explorer ✨

An interactive, browser-based visualization of the solar system built with HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. Explore planets and major moons in a polished 3D scene: drag to rotate the view, click bodies to reveal facts, toggle orbits and satellites, and adjust animation speed. 🚀🪐

Features 🌟

• Interactive info panel for the Sun, 8 planets, and notable moons. 🧭
• Drag-to-rotate perspective with smooth easing and Reset View. 🖱️
• Speed control (0.5x/1x/2x) for orbits and rotations. ⏱️
• Toggle orbit paths and satellite visibility. 🛰️
• Responsive layout, glow effects, and animated starfield background. ✨
• Dependency‑free: loads instantly on any modern browser. ⚡

Tech Stack 🧰

• HTML5 for structure and controls.
• Modern CSS for 3D transforms, animations, and responsive design.
• Vanilla JavaScript for state, interaction logic, and data rendering.

Getting Started 🏁

1. Clone the repo:
   • git clone https://github.com/Saiiii0906/solar-system-explorer.git
   • cd solar-system-explorer
2. Open index.html in a modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari). 🌐

Usage 🕹️

• Drag anywhere on the scene to rotate the system.
• Click a planet or moon to open its info panel.

Controls 🎛️

• Reset View
• Speed: cycle 1x → 2x → 0.5x
• Show/Hide Orbits
• Show/Hide Satellites

Shortcuts ⌨️

• Space: cycle speed
• O: toggle orbits
• S: toggle satellites
• R: reset view
• Esc: close info panel

Project Structure 🗂️

• index.html — Scene markup and control panel.
• style.css — Visual styles, starfield, orbits, animations.
• script.js — Data model, interactions, rotation logic, UI updates.

Contributing 🤝

• Issues and PRs are welcome.
• Please include clear steps, screenshots/GIFs for UI changes, and keep code dependency‑free.

License 📄

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

Author & Links 🔗

• GitHub: https://github.com/Saiiii0906
• Repo: https://github.com/Saiiii0906/solar-system-explorer
• Live Demo: https://Saiiii0906.github.io/solar-system-explorer

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