🚀 Asteroid Data Retrieval and Analysis

This project fetches and analyzes asteroid data from NASA's Near Earth Object Web Service (NeoWs) API. The activity is designed for a team-based collaborative workflow using Git.

📌 Project Overview

• Fetch asteroid data using JavaScript fetch with async/await
• Analyze the retrieved data for insights
• Collaborate using Git to manage workflow effectively

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🔑 Getting Started

1. Get an API Key

   • Visit NASA API and generate your API Key.
   • You’ll receive an email with your API Key.

2. Set Up the Repository

   • One team member should create a repository.
   • Ensure the repository includes:
     • package.json (for dependencies)
     • .gitignore (to ignore node_modules)

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🏗️ Team Collaboration

The team will be divided into two sub-groups:

1️⃣ Fetching Data

📌 Task: Retrieve asteroid data from NASA's API.

• Create a file: asteroidFetcher.js
• Fetch asteroid data from: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1/feed?start_date=$today&end_date=$sevenDaysLater&api_key=API_KEY
• Extract the diameters (km) of asteroids approaching Earth in the next 7 days.
• Ensure error handling for API failures.

2️⃣ Data Analysis

📌 Task: Analyze the fetched asteroid data.

• Create a file: asteroidAnalyzer.js
• Compute:
• Total count of asteroids.
• Average diameter of asteroids.
• Log the results.

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🚀 Branching & Workflow

• Each sub-group creates feature branches: feature/fetching_data feature/analyze_stats
• Merge work into the main branch after completion.

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🔗 Final Integration

After merging, create a main file (index.js) to:

1. Import functions from asteroidFetcher.js & asteroidAnalyzer.js
2. Run the fetch function and pass the data to the analyzer
3. Display the final results

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🏆 Bonus Challenge

Enhance the project by fetching and analyzing additional asteroid data attributes!

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Happy coding! 🚀🌍