Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets! Use this tutorial to start exploring worlds beyond our own. With this 3D interactive tool, you can visit all the stars beyond the Sun where we’ve found other planets, called exoplanets.
Choose a star or exoplanet and see an artist’s concept of what it might look like. Spin it around to see its sun and planetary system. Learn how long a trip there from Earth would take at light speed — or by jet plane, or family car!
Study the real versions of planets and stars cited in your favorite science fiction. See which planets reside in habitable zones, where liquid water could exist on their surfaces. Or, search “Where We Explore,” stars that future space telescopes will target when looking for Earth-like planets.You can also choose your location on Earth and see what’s in the sky above you right now.
See all the different techniques we’ve used to confirm the 6,000+ exoplanets discovered so far — among the billions we believe exist in the galaxy — and the many observatories, on Earth and in space, that have detected them. You can also browse some of our favorite weird worlds, or destinations featured in our Exoplanet Travel Bureau.
Where will you explore?
Explore the interactive tool: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo
Learn more about exoplanets: science.nasa.gov/exoplanets
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Welcome to NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets! Use this tutorial to start exploring worlds beyond our own. With this 3D interactive tool, you can visit all the stars beyond the Sun where we’ve found other planets, called exoplanets.
Choose a star or exoplanet and see an artist’s concept of what it might look like. Spin it around to see its sun and planetary system. Learn how long a trip there from Earth would take at light speed — or by jet plane, or family car!
Study the real versions of planets and stars cited in your favorite science fiction. See which planets reside in habitable zones, where liquid water could exist on their surfaces. Or, search “Where We Explore,” stars that future space telescopes will target when looking for Earth-like planets.You can also choose your location on Earth and see what’s in the sky above you right now.
See all the different techniques we’ve used to confirm the 6,000+ exoplanets discovered so far — among the billions we believe exist in the galaxy — and the many observatories, on Earth and in space, that have detected them. You can also browse some of our favorite weird worlds, or destinations featured in our Exoplanet Travel Bureau.
Where will you explore?
Explore the interactive tool: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo
Learn more about exoplanets: science.nasa.gov/exoplanets
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
