In space
From the stars to the edge of the universe
Keep zooming out and the view keeps going: the nearby stars and their planets, the Milky Way, our neighbouring galaxies, and tens of thousands more.
Open the live mapWhat you see
- 12,807 stars from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, Hipparcos and, within about 100 light years, Gaia DR3.
- Stars known to have planets, from the NASA Exoplanet Archive.
- The Milky Way from inside, and from outside as an artist’s illustration, labelled so.
- The Local Group, 43,463 galaxies from the 2MASS Redshift Survey, SDSS galaxies and quasars, and the cosmic microwave background from WMAP.
Where the data comes from
- Yale Bright Star, Hipparcos and Gaia DR3Star positions and brightness.
- NASA Exoplanet ArchiveStars with known planets.
- NASA SVSThe Milky Way seen from inside.
- 2MRS, SDSS and WMAPGalaxies, quasars and the cosmic microwave background.
Catalogues, updated when they are.
Good to know
- Stars don’t move in this view.
- No one has seen the Milky Way from outside; that view is an illustration.
Goes well with
The solar system, live in 3DThe solar system in real-time 3D: the planets where they are now, about 150 spacecraft, dwarf planets, interstellar objects and 8,300 distant minor planets.
The Sun, Moon and planetsThe Sun, Moon, planets and brightest stars in their true places around a live 3D globe, from NASA JPL Horizons and the Yale Bright Star Catalogue.