# An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem

5 Hacker News commenters recommended An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its beautiful, smooth and fast interactive atlas that works well on phones. The most common complaint is that the view cannot be rotated in 3D.

## Why people recommend it

- Smooth, fast UX on phones (3 comments): "It's well organized, the animations are smooth, and it looks beautiful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696290)) "Fantastic UX, so smooth even on smartphone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696654)) "This is beautiful. And fast!!!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49697416))
- Beautiful visual design (2 comments): "It's well organized, the animations are smooth, and it looks beautiful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696290)) "This is beautiful. And fast!!!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49697416))

## What people warn about

- Cannot rotate the view in 3D (1 comments): "man is it hugely frustrating not to be able to rotate the thing in 3D" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696764))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem", https://hackerapproved.com/p/an-atlas-of-periodic-solutions-to-the-three-body-problem/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).