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A record of every significant change to the site. Newest updates appear at the top. Version numbers follow a simple numbering scheme for tracking progress.
The site was optimised for phones with a slide-down menu. A "skip to content" link, improved colour contrast, and arrow-key support in the explorer were added. The domain stellarlifecycle.com.au was registered.
A live search box was added to filter terms as you type, along with new entries including gauss, starquake, parallax and others.
A 12-question self-marking quiz was built in JavaScript with explanations for every answer, plus a knowledge challenge with harder open questions.
The magnetar page became the largest on the site: soft gamma repeaters, giant flares, the magnetic field comparison tool, and a code-drawn magnetar diagram were all added.
Using SVG and JavaScript, an interactive explorer was built along with a stellar evolution tree diagram and a comparison chart of stellar end states.
The single-page site was divided into an Astronomy introduction, Life of a Star, and Magnetars. The first version of the glossary and a star life cycle diagram were added.
The first website went live: one page with basic styling and the Science Quest magnetar research presented in HTML.