/solar-system

Explore the solar system in 3D! A visually stunning project powered by Three.js.

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Solar System Project

This is a simple solar system visualization created using Three.js, a JavaScript library for creating 3D graphics. The project displays the sun and several planets orbiting around it, with textures mapped onto the surfaces of each celestial body.

Preview

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Features

  • Realistic 3D rendering of the solar system.
  • Planets rotate around their own axes as well as orbit around the sun.
  • Textured surfaces for each planet.
  • Saturn and Uranus have rings that are also visualized.

Technologies Used

  • Three.js: A JavaScript library for creating and displaying 3D graphics in a web browser.
  • OrbitControls: An OrbitControls utility from Three.js to enable interactive camera controls.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or bug fixes, please open an issue or create a pull request.

Inspiration

The techniques used in this project were inspired by a tutorial on YouTube by Wael Yasmina.