Visual the beautiful
cosmos
Interact with the beauty of cosmos
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.
Links to animations and simulations for astronomy education are provided below using Ruffle emulation. These are collated from both the NAAP and ClassACtion projects.
The Foothill Astrosims project aims to support astronomy education by:
Curating extant browser-accessible educational simulations, Updating existing educational simulations from Flash to Javascript, and
Develop new simulations to address topics formerly unsupported by the Astronomy Education community
SpaceEngine is a realistic virtual Universe you can explore on your computer. You can travel from star to star, from galaxy to galaxy, landing on any planet, moon, or asteroid with the ability to explore its alien landscape. You can alter the speed of time and observe any celestial phenomena you please.
Solar System Scope is a model of Solar System, Night sky and Outer Space in real time, with accurate positions of objects and lots of interesting facts.
