SpaceWebsiteInNextJs

Welcome to the SpaceWebsiteInNextJs project! 🚀

About

This project is a space-related site that provides the latest space news, showcases the Astronomy Picture of the Day, and offers information about space activities. Built with Next.js, it offers a responsive and dynamic web experience.

Preview the site here

Author

• Author: Vinnie
• Contact: vinnie5224@gmail.com

Updates

Update 1.1

• Commented out API because Vercel doesn't allow HTTP API connections
• Replaced ISS where API with another one.

Features

• 🌌 Space News: Stay updated with the latest space-related news.
• 🚀 Astronomy Picture of the Day: Enjoy a new stunning astronomy picture every day.
• 🛰️ Space Activity: Explore information about ongoing space activities.

Technologies Used

This project is built using Next.js, a React framework for building server-rendered React applications.

APIS used are Where is the ISS at?, a simple API that returns the location of the ISS and the APOD API, which returns a daily Image and a short description.

I used a Next-PWA-template

Getting Started

To get started with the project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/SpaceWebsiteInNextJs.git

2. Install Dependencies

   cd SpaceWebsiteInNextJs
   npm install

3. Deploying App

   npm run dev

Currently Working On

• Changing the activity API to something that has HTTPS connection so it can be hosted on Vercel