NASA Photo of the Day

NASA Photo of the Day is a simple web application that fetches and displays the Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA's API. This project was created by Mark Gowen.

Features

• Users can view the Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA's API.
• Users can view information about the photo, including its title, date, and explanation.

Installation

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command in the project directory:

npm install

3. Obtain an API key from NASA's Open APIs website.
4. Create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following line, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key:

API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

5. Run the following command to start the development server:

npm start

6. Open http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to view the app.

Note: Make sure to keep your API key private and never share it publicly.

Technologies Used

• React - a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Axios - a promise-based HTTP client for making API requests.
• Styled Components - a CSS-in-JS library for styling React components.

Deployment

This project is deployed using Vercel. Any changes pushed to the main branch of this repository will automatically trigger a new deployment.

Credits

This project was created by Mark Gowen. Thank you to NASA for providing such a great API!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use and modify this code for your own purposes.