DragOrbit the current body
Scroll or PinchZoom from deep space down to the surface
+ − buttons or sliderZoom with the control on the left; hold a button to keep zooming
Right-drag or Shift + dragLook around the cockpit
Two fingersPinch to zoom from deep space down to the surface
View buttonSwitch layers on and off: deep sky, galaxies, curvature, magnetic fields, orbits, labels and the panels
TapPick a planet, moon, galaxy, nebula or label as the destination
Double-tap or double-clickFly straight to a world: on the world itself, its name label, or its chip in the bottom sheet
Arrows W SOrbit and zoom from the keyboard
RRe-centre the view
P or the Poster buttonMake a printable poster of the solar system on any date, such as a birthday
V or Share › Record videoRecord clips of everything you do, with sound, then save them as one video or each on its own; V again stops a clip
BShow or hide the deep sky (Milky Way and stars), leaving only the Sun, planets and moons
NShow or hide the 3D galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Pick one under Destination and press Fly to fly there
MMute or unmute the ambient sound (the speaker button, top right)
GShow spacetime curvature: gravity wells and bent starlight
FShow magnetic fields: field lines, the bubble the solar wind blows them into, and the auroras
H or the Eye buttonHide every control for a clear view. The dock at the bottom keeps details, flight controls and Fly one tap away
The clock, under Fly⏪ ⏸ ⏩ slow time down, run it backwards, or speed it up to a year a second. Tap the date to pick any day from 1800 to 2050; Now brings you back
ViewsOne tap to a good angle on the world you’re at: daytime, the night side, from above, with its moon, or toward where you’re headed. It holds as time runs; drag to let go
Radar, top leftThe planets where they are today, and a beam the way you’re facing. Drag on it to turn; tap a world to pick it
SpacePause or resume time
EscAbort a flight
Sizes and distances are to true scale, so most worlds are tiny dots until you get close, and the galaxies and nebulae are thousands to millions of light-years away. Planet positions follow the real date: Earth's day side and the Moon's phase match the sky right now. Cinematic flights compress time, and the ship clock shows how long the trip really takes at the speed you chose.
Planet maps: Solar System Scope (CC BY 4.0), based on NASA imagery. Orbits: JPL approximate Keplerian elements. Moons without spacecraft maps are generated from their known colours and terrain. Galaxies, nebulae and clusters are 3D models built from their real positions, distances, sizes and shapes, coloured by the light their gas and stars give off.