01How to read it
- Sizes to scale
- Every object is drawn at its true size compared with the others. The gaps between them are not to scale.
- measured
- A published measurement, rounded.
- estimate
- Measurements vary. The caption gives the range.
- disputed
- Sources disagree. The caption says which value is drawn.
- Star colours
- Computed from each star’s surface temperature. The square beside its size is that colour.
- Photos and drawings
- Nebulae and galaxies are real photographs. Anything marked “illustration” is drawn from measured sizes.
- Motion
- Planets, moons and stars turn slowly so they feel alive. The speeds are not their real rotation.
- Units
- Lengths are given in metric and imperial.
02Objects and sources
Tap a name to fly there.
03Credits
- Soundtrack
- An original score, generated as you watch.
- Maps and images
- Planet and moon maps: Solar System Scope, CC BY 4.0, based on NASA imagery. Star surfaces: NASA SDO images of the Sun in ultraviolet, recoloured for each star. Photographs are credited per object above.
- 3D models
- Credited per object above. Most are CC BY 4.0 from Sketchfab.
- Made with
- Three.js and the Geist typeface.
Keys: Space play or pause · ← → previous or next · M sound · O orbits
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