Real NASA data. 17 live simulations.
Your whole class for $25.
Parker Physics turns the live solar wind, the Earth's magnetosphere, and a dozen other live data feeds into something your students can poke at. Solar Maximum is happening right now — bring it into the lesson.
Built for the classroom
Every feature exists because a teacher asked for it. No login walls for students; no card-on-file for minors; no dark patterns.
Live data, not stock animations
Kp index, IMF Bz, GOES X-ray flux, satellite TLEs, NWS warnings — all updating every 60 seconds. The aurora chart is what the aurora is doing tonight, not last decade.
30 magic-link seats
Drop 30 student emails into your roster. They get a one-click sign-up; their account is free; their access expires when the school year ends and you cancel.
17 interactive simulations
Solar surface, Earth magnetosphere, the Sun's corona, a Kerr black hole observatory (TON 618), the Milky Way galactic map, the upper atmosphere — all WebGL, no install.
Embed permission
Drop any sim into your LMS or class blog. The embed inherits your "Powered by Parker Physics" attribution — that's the only string attached.
FERPA-aware
Email, display name, and saved location are the only PII collected per student. No analytics scripts, no advertising trackers, no third-party cookies.
Roster you control
Add students, remove students, see who's joined, cancel pending invites. Seats free up the moment you remove a student. No support ticket required.
From sign-up to class in under five minutes
No district IT ticket, no LMS integration, no software install.
Subscribe
$25/month with a card. Cancel anytime; you keep access through the paid period.
Invite students
Paste up to 30 emails into your dashboard's class roster. Each student gets a single magic link.
Students click in
One click → make a password → they're in. Their account inherits your plan; no card on file.
Teach
Open a simulation, project it, point at it. Students bring up their own session on phones or laptops.
Why now?
The Sun is in the most active part of its 11-year cycle for the first time since 2014. Sunspot counts are at a 24-year high; aurora has been visible from Texas. Whatever your unit on stars, magnetism, or atmospheric physics, the live data this year is unusually rich.
Start your class — $25/mo →Common questions
Do students need to pay anything?
No. Students sign up free under your subscription. They don't need a credit card and can't be charged. Their access ends when you remove them or cancel the subscription.
What grade level is this?
Grades 9–12 and undergraduate physics most directly. The simulations have both a "show me the cool thing" surface and an "explain the math" panel underneath, so they scale up to upper-division and down to middle-school demonstrations.
Does it work on Chromebooks / iPads / phones?
Yes. The simulations are WebGL — no install, no plugin. We test on Chromebooks (the most common school device) every release.
Can I exceed 30 seats?
Yes — the Institution plan ($500/mo) gives you 200 seats, custom branding, and priority support. If you need more than 200, the Enterprise tier negotiates per-contract.
What happens at the end of the school year?
Cancel from the dashboard's billing portal. You keep access through the end of the current paid period. Students retain their accounts but lose the inherited plan — they fall back to the free tier with reduced features.
Can I see lesson plans / activity ideas?
Yes — once enrolled, the dashboard surfaces an "Activities" panel with grade-banded prompts that map to NGSS HS-ESS1 (stars), HS-ESS2 (Earth's systems), and HS-PS2 (forces). We add new ones every few weeks based on instructor feedback.
Is the data really live?
Yes. We pull from NASA SWPC, NOAA, NWS, USGS, MET Norway, NASA Earth Observatory, and CelesTrak (TLEs). The pipeline status page (linked in nav) shows real-time freshness.
What about privacy?
We store the student's email, display name, and (optionally) their saved location. No analytics scripts, no advertising IDs. Detailed policy on the privacy page; the EULA covers classroom use.