Stars and Planets - Astronomy3.9.4

Experience the captivating wonders of the cosmos with Stars and Planets, an interactive 3D planetarium powered by precise data obtained from NASA and ESA space missions. Delve into a profound expedition through the infinite expanse of space, where an abundance of knowledge is readily available, directly sourced from the forefront of groundbreaking space research.

Traverse the vast expanse of the galaxy, soaring through the stardust as you journey to millions of stars. Land on alien planets and exomoons, where breathtaking landscapes and untold wonders await your arrival. Embrace the thrill of plunging into the turbulent atmospheres of gas giants to reach their elusive cores.

Push the boundaries of exploration as you venture closer to black holes, pulsars and magnetars, where the laws of physics are stretched to their limits.
With Stars and Planets, the entire universe becomes your playground, providing an unmatched platform for discovery and enlightenment.

Features
▶ Immersive spacecraft simulation allowing users to fly to different planets and moons and explore the depths of gas giants
▶ Land on exoplanets and take command of a character, exploring the unique surfaces of these distant worlds
▶ Daily updated information on exoplanets from multiple sources, eliminating the need for manual application updates
▶ Extensive online database encompassing approximately 7.85 million stars, over 7400 exoplanets, 205 circumstellar disks, 32868 black holes, 3344 pulsars and over 150 moons in our Solar System
▶ Comprehensive search system for efficient data retrieval of stellar and substellar objects
▶ Global accessibility with support for over 100 languages

Data imported from various sources including: SIMBAD, The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia, NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planet Habitability Laboratory
Join my discord server so you can see what new features are planned in the future or if you simply want to talk about space related stuff:
https://discord.gg/dyeu3BR

If you have a PC/Mac you can also access Stars and Planets from your browser here:
https://galaxymap.net/webgl/index.html

Version History V3.9.4
- Added supersector
- aligned moons with their parent planet's axial tilt
- fixed Fomalhaut's black stars
- added "Narrow camera pitch" in the flight mode settings if you want not to be limited when looking up/down
- more entries in the autocomplete and a few fixes
- Quaoar texture is now red 3.9.4 6d ago V3.9.3
- fixed: imperial units in the info panel, mission reminder notification, names are no longer hidden behind the planet if the moon is in front of it, fixed some moons' models and added a default texture for those that did not have any - example Amalthea
- corrected position of planets in the Solar System based on the current time
- when you zoom out after centering a gas giant (Jupiter), you can now see all the moons and their orbits 3.9.3 Oct 5 V3.9.2
- fixed some issues with notifications
- fixed some bugs in the newly added missions 3.9.2 Sep 8 V3.9.1
- added the Profile Menu, where you can check personal statistics and do some exploration missions for rewards (ships/characters)
- fixed a couple of bugs 3.9.1 Sep 3 V3.9.0
- new discoveries tab now shows important exoplanet changes like status, type and temperature
- moving the notification popup from first start to later and adding a daily optional notification
- optional discounts notification (set to Off by default)
- fixed the daily surprise 3.9.0 Jul 31 V3.8.10
- fixed the black hole glitch
- changed menu buttons positions to make room for future updates
- fixed Earth low resolution bug
- new monthly leaderboards and monthly rankings 3.8.10 Jul 15 V3.8.9
- fixed inverse sun rise and set
- some UI/UX improvements (menu changed, infopanel orbital drawing fix)
- improved character controls
- fix for some crashes 3.8.9 May 11 V3.8.8
- fixing a couple of edge case crashes 3.8.8 Apr 1 V3.8.7
- fixed a bug where the music tracks were cut off at 1m 30s
- fixed a bug where Venus had a weird shadow above the character
- fixed more rocks placements
- removed some alien flora parts that were laggy 3.8.7 Mar 29 V3.8.6
- more alien flora and new sets of rock formations on lava worlds, pulsar planets and even barren worlds with no atmosphere
- rocks should not spawn on top of other vegetation anymore and object loading process was optimized
- fixed visual bug when underwater on waterworlds
- fixed thrusters/shield switching to custom color sometimes
- fixed tidally locked earthlikes sometimes rotating out of place
- on tidally locked earthlikes alien flora will only spawn on the terminator line
- possibly fixed the bug when falling through the ground
- Earth will have different types of trees based on certain regions (tropical/etc) 3.8.6 Mar 18 V3.8.5
- Added volcanoes for lava worlds and trees/flora for earthlike planets
- Fixed a bug where flags disappeared when using the time slider
- Fixed Malaysia flag
- Fixes to display new exomoons (+ comparison menu)
- Objects no longer spawn underwater (rocks) 3.8.5 Feb 24 V3.8.4
- fixed a bug where this glow was displaced from the actual star
- fixed pulsar light flickering and an issue with orbital lines looking jagged on landscape 3.8.4 Feb 11 V3.8.3
- can now place a flag on each terrestrial planet visited (only one per planet)
- added leaderboard of countries with most placed flags
- added settings option to be able to always place flags (but still only the first one on that planet counts towards the leaderboard) 3.8.3 Jan 30 V3.8.2
- added two types of notifications: first one is default set to On, a weekly count of newly discovered exoplanets that will be sent each saturday. Second one is default set to off, it will remind you each day when the daily surprise timer is up. 3.8.2 Jan 19 V3.8.1
- fixing a couple of bugs in the Purchasing menu 3.8.1 Jan 12 V3.6.0
- Smoother ship movement
- Fixed an issue where the terran fighter was not available for users that bought the remove ads 3.8.0 Jan 5 V3.7.10
- fixed Titan atmosphere issue
- updated libraries 3.7.10 09/20/2025 V3.7.9
- trying to fix an old crash from a google library
- updated all plugins to their latest version 3.7.9 04/30/2025 V3.7.8
- fixed issue with super-puff planets
- updated libraries and minor adjustments 3.7.8 03/24/2025 V3.7.7
- fixed an issue with the custom colored shields and thrusters
- fixed an issue with some pricing labels 3.7.7 02/20/2025 V3.7.6
- ship disintegrates when reaching a black hole (if invincible mode is not set)
- fixed a bug where it snowed on the moon and another one related to puffy jovians
- changed Purchases to Shop, redesigned the menu and added a daily free surprise
- added a new purchase option where you can combine remove ads with any ship and character pack 3.7.6 02/17/2025 V3.7.5
- after watching a reward ad, the app no longer hangs
- fixing some possible crashes on iOS 18.x 3.7.5 01/29/2025 V3.7.4
- fixed ship being shown next to character
- a few improvements for low end devices that may reduce the chance of crashes
- main menu random planet fix 3.7.4 01/27/2025 V3.7.3
- tidally locked earthlike textures improved (2 new textures for M/K parent stars) and using the old green texture for G-type parent stars (none found so far)
- improved performance a bit and updated libraries
- fixed alien soldier not disappearing and character lights are visible when character is hidden 3.7.3 01/20/2025 V3.7.2
- improved lighting for pulsar planets in the system view
- fixed lighting for planets in binary pair systems (system view)
- made Titan's atmosphere a little more dense
- fixed ship lights toggle and now you can have the ship lights on while the ship is hidden 3.7.2 12/16/2024