# Real-time Solar System 16 Hacker News commenters recommended Real-time Solar System and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months. **Verdict:** A free browser visualization of the Solar System with 526k asteroids and tracked satellites, praised for smooth, fast performance. Critics say planets are hard to select or center on. ## Why people recommend it - Smooth, fast performance (5 comments): "this really puts it into perspective. Impressive work keeping everything performant." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49906668)) "runs surprisingly smoothly (at least in browser; didn't check mobile)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49903021)) "website is extremely fast and responsive, well done" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49912767)) - Realistic perspective on the Solar System (2 comments): "this really puts it into perspective. Impressive work keeping everything performant." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49906668)) "I think this resoundingly meets the bar for "a view of the Solar System"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904222)) ## What people warn about - Hard to select or center planets (1 comments): "Not easy to select or center on a planet though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49899081)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Zoomable Wikipedia events timeline](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zoomable-timeline-of-4m-wikipedia-events.md): 11 recommend - [HumansMap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/humansmap.md): 6 recommend - [Spin Lab](https://hackerapproved.com/p/spin-lab.md): 5 recommend - [Explore 6048 YC companies as an interactive galaxy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/explore-6048-yc-companies-as-an-interactive-galaxy.md): 5 recommend - [Anna's Archive ISBN Visualization](https://hackerapproved.com/p/isbn-visualization.md): 5 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Real-time Solar System", https://hackerapproved.com/p/real-time-solar-system/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).