Project Hail Mary Stellar Navigation Chart
Ranked 7 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
An interactive 3D star map from Project Hail Mary, praised as beautiful, fun to explore and based on real star data. Critics say the planets are not drawn to scale and the site feels unfinished.
An interactive 3D star map from Project Hail Mary, praised as beautiful, fun to explore and based on real star data. Critics say the planets are not drawn to scale and the site feels unfinished.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 84%
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: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 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
Based on real-world astronomical data
“This is an incredible simulation based on real-world data.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “being able to actually go to the Pleiades or to various nebulae also caused me to better understand”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Beautiful, impressive visualization
“This is so beautiful, this thread doesn't have enough praise!”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “This is awesome!! ... You completely nailed it!!”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “What a fantastic visualization.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Fast, intuitive, bug-free controls
“it renders really fast even on a relatively old mobile phone”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “Controls are intuitive and no bugs or glitches.”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Fun and cool to explore
“really cool, can we hot-plug in our own map?”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “This is super cool and exciting.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Planets not drawn to scale
“Mercury is orbiting partially inside the Sun, and Jupiter is nearly as wide as the Sun”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “It can't do that if it's not to scale!”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Grid needs more transparency
“The grid is cool but I think it needs to be more transparent.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Feels unfinished, missing skybox and details
“Looks nice, but is it finished? I don't see a skybox or any of the more detailed information mentioned in the "about" dialog”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart”
Other interactive maps people recommend
The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Project Hail Mary Stellar Navigation ChartThis page | 16 | 3 | 84% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“What a fantastic visualization.”
“This is an incredible simulation based on real-world data.”
“being able to actually go to the Pleiades or to various nebulae also caused me to better understand”
“really cool, can we hot-plug in our own map?”
“Controls are intuitive and no bugs or glitches.”
“it renders really fast even on a relatively old mobile phone”
“This is awesome!! ... You completely nailed it!!”
“It can't do that if it's not to scale!”
“This is super cool and exciting.”
“Looks nice, but is it finished? I don't see a skybox or any of the more detailed information mentioned in the "about" dialog”
“The grid is cool but I think it needs to be more transparent.”
“Glad to see it includes Wolf 359.”
“This is so beautiful, this thread doesn't have enough praise!”
“Mercury is orbiting partially inside the Sun, and Jupiter is nearly as wide as the Sun”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.