The expandable free and open-source real-time space simulator that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
Based on our record, Universe Sandbox should be more popular than Celestia. It has been mentiond 41 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
This isn't planet level, but shows surface: https://universesandbox.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago
Someone's been having fun playing with Universe Sandbox. Source: 10 months ago
I wonder if it can be run on a gaming GPU? One of my wish list games is ‘universe sandbox’ https://universesandbox.com/. Source: about 1 year ago
Planets and solar systems are buildable with Universe Sandbox (steam), I used it for my main setting. Source: about 1 year ago
I created Universe Sandbox, a realistic physics-based space simulator. I started working on the idea as a side project just for fun back in 2007 and released it on my website for free in 2008. I later transitioned that to a name-your-own-price model and then to a fixed price. When it (now known as Universe Sandbox Legacy) was first released on Steam in 2011, it sold more in the first hour than I'd sold on my... Source: over 1 year ago
I think Celestia could be a good one. I also thought about SpaceEngine, but AFAIK it was kind of terrible at generating realistic planetary systems, among other things (pricey, huge, etc.). Source: about 1 year ago
Celestia was something I played with before. Pretty interesting. Source: over 1 year ago
Celestia looks as though it would do it. Source: over 1 year ago
I'm looking for data and software to visualize the Apollo 17 trajectory (especially the "powered descent", lunar rendezvous and entry). I'm thinking of using celestia. I'm look for a data tables as well (time stamp, position for each part of the stack). Any tips are appreciated. Source: over 1 year ago
Yes, that's Celestia most likely. I'm not sure it is still maintained though. Source: over 1 year ago
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