THE COSMIC ATLAS

Beyond
the sky.

Explore the planets and their moons.
Journey from our Sun to nearby stars
and the galaxies beyond.

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Your journey, at your pace.

Scroll to travel away from the Sun. Empty space is part of the journey: the route follows approximate orbital distances and dated spacecraft distances, not live positions.

Worlds are enlarged so you can discover them. Select one to take a closer look, or use the navigator to skip ahead.

Distance and illustration size use separate scales. Background stars are atmospheric, not mapped objects. In the galaxy, stars at the same catalogue distance share a stop. Their planets unfold around them; fan spacing is illustrative. Vertical positions use one linear light-year scale, without extra gaps. Equal-distance stars sit side by side; horizontal separation and illustration sizes are not to scale. Distances are adopted catalogue measurements, rounded for display. Planet markers use approximate orbital scales; space probes use a dated distance from the Sun, not their direction in the sky; nearby worlds use the adopted distance of their host star. Proxima is closer than Alpha Centauri A and B.

NASA · planetary distance scales ↗
CDS · nearby-star astrometry ↗