Found in Space — Website

Part of Found in Space, a project that turns real astronomical measurements into interactive explorations of the solar neighbourhood. See all repositories at github.com/Found-in-Space.

This repository is the public-facing website at foundin.space, built with Astro and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Site structure

The site is organised around four main sections:

• Explore — guided interactive experiences using real Gaia data. Fly through the solar neighbourhood, feel parallax by moving the observer, and see the depth hiding behind familiar constellations. No prior knowledge needed.
• Learn — structured lessons built on the 3D viewer and real measurements. The first lesson covers the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram. A Next Steps subsection poses open research questions for students — starting points for genuine investigation, not exercises with known answers.
• Build — technical documentation for the open data pipeline: how the Gaia and Hipparcos catalogues are merged, how the spatial index works, and how to download and run the pipeline yourself.
• About — project background, motivation, and the person behind it.

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Astro's dev server will start at http://localhost:4321/ (or the next available port).