Celestia is an OpenGL-based 3D space simulation for Unix and Win32 that lets you travel through the solar system, to the stars, and even beyond the galaxy. Visit over 100,000 stars, 100 solar system bodies, and all known extrasolar planets.
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Updated 29 Aug 2008 06:07 UTC
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Celestia is very cool.
by syphax
The graphics are really amazing- probably the best I've seen in an open source application. And it runs on Windows/Mac/Linux (I've used the first two, so far...)!
I find the controls a little opaque, but I haven't spent a lot of time RTFM. My 5-year-old twins have recently developed an interest in space (they are upset at Michael Collins didn't get a turn on the Moon), so it's great fun to zoom around the solar system with
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| Codebase | 148,252 |
| Effort (est.) | 38 Person Years |
| Avg. Salary | $ year |
| $ 2,091,627 | |
