Celestia Alternatives

Celestia is described as 'Application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects' and is a very popular Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Celestia for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPad apps. The best Celestia alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Celestia are Space Engine, Noctua Stellarium, Solar System Scope and Gaia Sky.

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  1. Welcome to the Atlas of Space — an interactive visualization to explore the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.

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    • Online
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  2. Elite: Dangerous is a space adventure, trading, and combat simulator that is the fourth release in the Elite video game series.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift
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    Mitaka is software for visualizing the known Universe with up-to-date observational data and theoretical models. Mitaka users can seamlessly navigate through space, from the Earth to the edges of the known Universe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. I, Voyager's free, open-source software planetarium built on the free, open-source Godot Engine.

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. OpenSpace icon
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    OpenSpace is open-source interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe and portray our ongoing efforts to investigate the cosmos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Gravity and space simulator that allows you to learn about the gravitational force and explore and learn about space. Change the value of the gravitational constant, increase the mass of Jupiter to see how doing so would affect the solar system and much, much more!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Planetarium icon
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    A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets customizable by location (latitude and longitude) and time of day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Planetario icon
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    Planetario contains a 3D model of our solar system. It will show the horizon and the planets in their path along the sky. The word planet comes from the Greek planetai, meaning "wanderers". Because of the rotation of the earth, the stars seem to move in perfect...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  9. Set up a Portal in your real-life room, and seamlessly step into any spatial worlds you create with AI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • visionOS
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  10. Exoplanet icon
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    The Exoplanet app is a highly visual and interactive catalogue of all known exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our own Solar System. It is frequently updated whenever new discoveries are confirmed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Kosmorro icon
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    A software to calculate astronomical ephemerides.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
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  12. Warp to distant stars and explore various exoplanets like lava worlds, water worlds, earthlike planets or massive jovians with Stars and Planets planetarium app and astronomy guide. Space is awesome and the universe is at your fingertips!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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