Solar System

An interactive 3D tour of the solar system laid on a warped spacetime membrane. Orbit freely, focus on any planet or major moon, and toggle between a clear teaching model and true relative sizes and distances.

Features

• Model ↔ True scale — smooth morph between a visible, evenly spaced system and real AU/km proportions on one length scale
• Gravity membrane — spacetime grid dimples under the Sun and planets
• Gravity lines — luminance-coded links from binding strength: moon–planet bonds and the wider Sun–planet web
• Focus camera — click a body (or pick it in the list) for a sunlit close-up; moons live under collapsible planet groups
• Time control — from stopped through real time to years racing past in minutes
• Major moons — Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto’s companions

Controls

• Drag — orbit
• Scroll / pinch — zoom
• Click a body or list row — focus · empty space / “Whole system” — pull back
• Tab — model ↔ true scale
• F — fullscreen

Panel toggles: orbits, spacetime grid, gravity lines, stars, markers.

Credits

Planet textures © Solar System Scope · CC BY 4.0

Built with Three.js