SpaceSphere

Real-time Earth and space education portal

SpaceSphere

Happening now

One planet, in real time. A single live view of Earth and orbit that also powers Learn.

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Modules

Spin the live globe, follow earthquakes, wildfires and storms as they happen, and open a map of the Sun, the planets and Pluto.

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The whole Earth seen by the Apollo 17 crew on the way to the Moon

Photo: NASA, Apollo 17 (AS17-148-22727)

Live 3D globe

A live 3D Earth with real sunlight and the day and night line. Spin it, zoom in, and click any marker to fly the camera there and read the details.

Open the globe
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Saturn and its rings backlit by the Sun, seen by the Cassini spacecraft

Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI (PIA17172)

Solar System

A live, heliocentric map of the Sun, planets, and Pluto

Open the Solar System
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Hurricane Florence over the Atlantic, seen from the International Space Station

Photo: NASA (ISS056-E-162190)

Earthwatch

A fast 2D map that puts live earthquakes, weather alerts, wildfires and storms in one place.

Open Earthwatch

Beyond Earth

Watch the Sun’s activity, put the same globe on the Moon at its true position, and take guided lessons that make sense of what you see.

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The Sun in extreme ultraviolet light, with a bright active region

Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Sun watch

Live space weather: the current flare class, aurora forecast, solar wind, NOAA alerts and full disk images of the Sun.

Watch the Sun
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The Milky Way above a green airglow over the Atlantic at night, seen from the International Space Station

Photo: NASA (ISS073-E-0982261)

Learn

Guided lessons on orbits, the night sky, and our living planet, taught on live data.

Start learning
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The cratered far side of the Moon below a black sky, photographed from Apollo 16

Photo: NASA, Apollo 16 (AS16-118-18947)

Moon

Switch the same globe to the Moon, rendered from real lunar surface imagery at its true position with matching light. One control moves you between two worlds.

See the Moon

Live layers

Satellites and launches, each cached server side and linked to its source.

Countdown

Upcoming launches with a live countdown, the rocket launch window and the current status.

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The International Space Station against black space, its solar arrays spread wide

Illustrative photoPhoto: NASA (S119-E-009958)

Satellites

Live satellite positions propagated in real time from public orbital data. Track the ISS and other objects as they move over the planet.

Tracked objects · /api/satellites
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Mission Brief

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Generated by AI from SpaceSphere live data. May contain errors.

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The Artemis I rocket lifting off at night between its lightning towers

Illustrative photoPhoto: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Rocket launches

Every upcoming launch worldwide, with a live countdown, the launch window, current status, the webcast link and the mission patch when available.

Launch Timeline · /api/launches

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Live signals

Earthquakes and natural events, each cached server side and linked to its source.

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Earthquakes

Live seismic events as they are recorded, with magnitude, depth, intensity and review status, plus a direct link to the official event page.

Latest quakes · /api/quakes
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A column of smoke rising from a treeline above a stretch of water

Illustrative photoPhoto: NASA/Jack Pfaller

Natural events

Wildfires, severe storms and volcanoes as they unfold, with location, status and links to the reporting sources.

Latest events · /api/events
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Headlines

Latest news · /api/news
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Live data from NASA, USGS, CelesTrak and other public sources.

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  • Live orbit, launch, quake and event layers
  • Daily mission brief and globe copilot
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