✦ you found it

the universe sees you. it has, frankly, always seen you. here is a small piece of it, just for you.

click anywhere to return to the ordinary cosmos
local stellar object // observation mode
a small website, quietly exploding

little
supernova

not everything announces itself
before it becomes something

core statusunstable brilliance
signalintermittent
next supernovacalculating…
risk assessmentcharmingly noncompliant
souls consumed: 0 click anywhere to leave a falling star
01

today

a new one every midnight

today's observation
02

make & play

create stars, keep one, build little worlds

stellar nursery

birth a star

press the button. a star will be born. it will have a name, a temperament, and regrets.

it remembers you

adopt a star

name a star and it's yours. it'll still be here when you come back — older, and with news.

make a little noise

draw a constellation

click to place stars. each one sings a note. connect them into your own little song.

0 stars placed
orbital mechanics, loosely

gravity sandbox

click and drag to fling a planet into orbit around the star. let go and watch it fall, swing, or escape forever.

0 bodies in orbit
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ask the cosmos

oracles, verdicts, and made-up fortunes

the great quiet

ask the void

type a question. the void has read it. the void is choosing its words.

entirely made up

cosmic horoscope

astrology, but for stars, and invented on the spot.

a serious assessment

what kind of star are you?

three questions. one cosmic verdict. no appeals.

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the real sky

live readings from the actual cosmos, right now

no api needed

tonight's moon

the real phase of the real moon, calculated for today.

🌑
calculating…
currently overhead, somewhere

the space station

where the ISS is this very second, updating live.

locating the station…
straight from nasa

picture of the day

nasa's astronomy picture of the day. a different real corner of the universe each morning.

contacting nasa…
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the wall

leave a star. everyone who visits will see it.

it might come true

make a wish

whisper something to a falling star. it'll streak across the sky — and land on the wall below.

a message into the dark

leave a star on the wall

say something to whoever drifts through next. a hello, a wish, a tiny piece of nonsense. it stays.

loading the wall…
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observatory

a quiet readout of your visit

all measured in good fun

tonight's instruments

none of these numbers mean anything. they are, however, entirely real.

you
stargazing since
1 day
visit streak
1
your visits
0:00
time in the void
0
stars born this visit
0
wishes made
untaken
your star sign
none
your adopted star
everyone
0
souls consumed
you are visitor
stars on the wall
constellations saved
the universe
0
km of starlight emitted
0
km earth has flown since you arrived
days until the full moon
0
seconds since the big bang