Newton's Orchard
Ranked 4 of 4 physics simulators by recommenders
A browser-based space and gravity playground that people say helps newcomers understand the physics through its dynamic visualization, with visuals that one commenter found on par with Stellarium.
A browser-based space and gravity playground that people say helps newcomers understand the physics through its dynamic visualization, with visuals that one commenter found on par with Stellarium.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 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: 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 2 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
Dynamic visualization aids understanding
“she seemed to understand it much better. She really liked the dynamic visualization.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Newton's Orchard – Browser-based space/gravity playground” Looks on par with Stellarium
“It looks on partiy with stellarium and likes for a noob”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Newton's Orchard – Browser-based space/gravity playground”
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| Gravity solar system simulator | 23 | 7 | 77% | 6 | — | Approved |
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| Falstad Math and Physics Simulations | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Newton's OrchardThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It looks on partiy with stellarium and likes for a noob”
“she seemed to understand it much better. She really liked the dynamic visualization.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.