The Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, made especially for the Astro Pi mission – it launched to the International Space Station in December 2015 – and is now available to buy.

The Sense HAT has an 8×8 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick and includes the following sensors:

Gyroscope

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Temperature

Barometric pressure

Humidity

We’ve also created a Python library providing easy access to everything on the board.