solar-system-simulation

Interactive Solar System Simulation A realistic, interactive 3D simulation of our Solar System built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Three.js. Features Accurately scaled and textured planets orbiting the Sun Realistic lighting with the Sun emitting light and casting shadows Planet rotation on their own axes with correct tilt and rotation speeds Moons orbiting their parent planets Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter Occasional comets with realistic tails Meteor showers near Earth City lights visible on Earth's night side Interactive controls to explore the Solar System Time controls to speed up, slow down, or pause the simulation Mini-map showing the system from top-down view Information panels for each celestial body Quiz for each planet multi-language support Getting Started Prerequisites A modern web browser that supports WebGL (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) Local web server for development (optional) Installation Clone this repository: Navigate to the project directory: Open index.html in your web browser, or serve it with a local web server. Usage Navigation: Click and drag to rotate the view Scroll to zoom in/out Press 'F' to toggle between Orbit and Fly controls