Our Solar System

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Everything on Our Solar System in one place.

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The 3D viewer, tonight's sky and the big questions. 6 pages

HomeExplore the solar system in 3D with every planet where it is right now. Zoom from the Sun to Pluto, switch to… Is the Earth flat?The flat Earth map and the globe side by side in interactive 3D: the Southern Cross, Polaris, ships over the… Where is the ISS right now?Track the International Space Station live on a 3D Earth: where it is right now, its speed and height, when… Next SpaceX launchWhen is the next SpaceX launch? A live countdown, the full SpaceX launch schedule and recent results, every… The 3D viewerA free solar system simulator in your browser: the planets and the Moon where they are right now, true scale… Planets visible tonightWhich planets are in tonight's sky right now, evening or morning and how far from the Sun, worked out live…

The Sun and the planets

Every world, with live readouts and a way into 3D. 10 pages

The SunThe Sun is a G-type main-sequence star at the centre of the solar system, with a surface temperature of about… Mercury: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewMercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and the closest to the Sun, completing an orbit every 88… Venus: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewVenus is the second planet from the Sun and the hottest world in the solar system, with a surface temperature… Earth: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewEarth is the third planet from the Sun, the only known world with life, and the densest planet in the solar… Mars: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewMars is the fourth planet from the Sun, the Red Planet, with a thin CO₂ atmosphere and an iron-oxide-rich… Jupiter: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewJupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant with more than twice the mass of all the other… Saturn: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewSaturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the solar system, a gas giant best known… Uranus: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, an ice giant tilted nearly 98° so it rolls along its orbit on its… Neptune: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewNeptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun, a blue ice giant with the strongest sustained winds… Pluto: Facts, Moons, Missions & 3D ViewPluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the first such object ever discovered, and the largest known…

Aurora and space weather

The northern and southern lights tonight, where to see them, and the Sun as it is today. 8 pages

Sky events

Eclipses, meteor showers and planets at opposition, each with a countdown and a reminder. 44 pages

Famous space photos

The pictures everyone knows, each recreated live in 3D from where the spacecraft was, beside the original. 9 pages

Famous space photos, live in 3DPale Blue Dot, Earthrise, The Blue Marble and five more famous space photos, each recreated live in 3D from… The Blue MarbleThe Blue Marble, taken by Apollo 17 on 7 December 1972, about 30,000 km above the Earth. Recreated live in 3D… EarthriseEarthrise, taken by Apollo 8 on 24 December 1968, 110 km above the Moon. Recreated live in 3D from where it… The Moon crossing the EarthThe Moon crossing the Earth, taken by DSCOVR (EPIC) on 16 July 2015, 1.5 million km from the Earth. Recreated… The Earth and Moon, togetherThe Earth and Moon, together, taken by Voyager 1 on 18 September 1977, about 11.7 million km from the Earth… Pale Blue DotPale Blue Dot, taken by Voyager 1 on 14 February 1990, 6 billion km from the Earth. Recreated live in 3D from… The Day the Earth SmiledThe Day the Earth Smiled, taken by Cassini on 19 July 2013, 1.2 million km from Saturn, 1.45 billion km from… In Saturn's ShadowIn Saturn's Shadow, taken by Cassini on 15 September 2006, 2.2 million km from Saturn. Recreated live in 3D… Pluto in true colourPluto in true colour, taken by New Horizons on 14 July 2015, about 34,000 km from Pluto. Recreated live in 3D…

For teachers

Lessons to present to a class or set for pupils, with plans, answers and curriculum links. 26 pages

Games and apps

Qmax, the screensaver and its black hole show, the live wallpapers and their worlds, VR and AR mode, the bundles and the Apple Vision Pro app. 13 pages

Black hole screensaverA black hole screensaver for Mac, Windows and Linux: a glowing disc bent over and under its shadow, every ray… Live wallpapers for MacAnimated 3D space live wallpapers for Mac: a real-time Earth with day, night and city lights, Saturn, Mars… Qmax, the space program gameQmax is a rocketry game on a true-scale Earth: build in the VAB, launch from Cape Canaveral, fly to orbit for… Screensaver for Mac, Windows and LinuxA screensaver of the real solar system for Mac, Windows and Linux: every planet where it is right now, at… Apple Vision Pro appStep into the real solar system on Apple Vision Pro: fly between the planets, sit beneath Jupiter, bring any… VR and AR modeThe 3D solar system in your headset: float among the planets in VR or put them in your room in AR, every… Desktop bundleThe Solar System live wallpapers for Mac and the screensaver for Mac, Windows and Linux in one purchase: the… Everything bundleEvery paid part of Our Solar System in one purchase: the live wallpapers, the screensaver, VR and AR mode… Black hole live wallpaper for MacBlack hole live wallpaper for Mac: a glowing disc bent over and under the shadow, its light traced through… Earth live wallpaper for MacReal-time Earth live wallpaper for Mac: day and night where they are now and city lights on the night side… Milky Way live wallpaper for MacMilky Way galaxy live wallpaper for Mac: our galaxy from outside, built in 3D from about 230,000 stars, gas… Moon live wallpaper for MacMoon live wallpaper for Mac: the Moon rendered live in 3D behind your icons, its craters lit by the Sun… Saturn live wallpaper for MacSaturn live wallpaper for Mac: the planet and its rings rendered live in 3D behind your icons, its shadow…

Moons

From our Moon to Triton. 20 pages

Regions and families

Belts, clouds and kinds of worlds. 10 pages

Questions answered

Short answers to the things people ask most. 4 pages

Distances right now

How far every world is from Earth at this moment. 11 pages

Compare

Two worlds side by side. 9 pages

News

What is new in the viewer, the game and the apps. 14 pages

Help and about

Support, your account, credits and privacy. 2 pages

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