Interactive 3D Solar System

Project Overview

The project was inspired by NASA's Eyes on The Solar System. A detailed 3D visualization of our solar system built with Three.js and React-Three-Fiber(R3F). Users can interact with planets and sun, toggle information panel and watch educational video

Challenges

• Creating realistics planetary orbits and rotations
• Optimizing 3D performance for mobile devices - implemented adaptive rendering(downscalling on smaller screen)

Future Improvements

• Zoom in planet - can see moons and statelits
• Major celestrial events - rocker launches, meteroids, comets
• Optimization: Implement level of detail(LOD) - load item closer to camera first

Reflection

This project pushed my skills in 3D web development and taught me a lot about Three.js and React Three Fiber. I learned about performance optimization for 3D applications and creating intuitive user interfaces for 3D exploration.