Visualising the exact location of every star in the galaxy is a problem of, well, galactic proportions. With over 200 billion stars, capturing every detail of the Milky Way currently defies scientists and laptops alike. However, using imagery and data from publicly available datasets, including from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), we were recently able to take one small step in that direction by plotting the location of the stars closest to our sun. 100,000 Stars that visualises the stellar neighborhood. Using your mouse or trackpad, you can zoom in and out to explore our galaxy. Zooming in reveals the names of the most prominent stars close to our sun – click each name to learn more about it and see a digital rendition.WebGL , CSS3D , and Web Audio . Music was generously provided by Sam Hulick , who video game fans may recognize as a composer for the popular space adventure series, Mass Effect.Posted by Aaron Koblin, Creative Lab
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