An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem
Shares rank 21 of 31 interactive visualizations by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Smooth, fast UX on phones
“It's well organized, the animations are smooth, and it looks beautiful”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem” “Fantastic UX, so smooth even on smartphone”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem” “This is beautiful. And fast!!!”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem” Beautiful visual design
“It's well organized, the animations are smooth, and it looks beautiful”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem” “This is beautiful. And fast!!!”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cannot rotate the view in 3D
“man is it hugely frustrating not to be able to rotate the thing in 3D”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem”
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| An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problemThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is beautiful. And fast!!!”
“man is it hugely frustrating not to be able to rotate the thing in 3D”
“Fantastic UX, so smooth even on smartphone”
“It's well organized, the animations are smooth, and it looks beautiful”
“this is the first good vibe coded website I've seen. Amazing work.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.