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NASA'S EYES

Experience Earth, our solar system, nearby asteroids, the universe, and the
spacecraft exploring them with immersive real-time 3D web-based apps. Start
exploring your solar system now!





CLICK ANY OF THESE EYES PRODUCTS TO START EXPLORING





EYES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Real-Time 3D Data Visualization - Past, Present, Future




EYES ON ASTEROIDS

Tracking near-Earth objects in real-time 3D




EYES ON THE EARTH

See the latest Earth Data in 3D




EYES ON EXOPLANETS

Explore alien worlds in 3D




DSN NOW

See which missions are communicating with Earth right now




MARS RELAY NETWORK

Track real-time communications on Mars




MARS 2020 EDL

Experience the Entry Descent Landing phases of Perseverance on Mars




NASA's Eyes is a suite of 3D visualization applications that allows everyone to
explore and understand real NASA data and imagery in a fun and interactive way.
The apps are all run inside a regular web browser, so any device with an
internet connection and a browser can run them.

Ready to explore hundreds of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and NASA
missions from start to finish? Explore now by clicking on the "Start Exploring"
buttons below, each of which launch a separate window in your browser.


5 COOL THINGS TO DO IN EYES

    
 1. 01
    
    
    LAND A ROVER
    
    Land the Perseverance rover on Mars, step by step.
    
    View in Mars 2020 EDL

 2. 02
    
    
    TRACK ASTEROIDS
    
    See the next 5 asteroids approaching Earth.
    
    View in Eyes on Asteroids

 3. 03
    
    
    PLUTO FIRST PIC
    
    See the first flyby of Pluto in 2015.
    
    View in Eyes on the Solar System

 4. 04
    
    
    GRAND FINALE
    
    See the Cassini mission fly between the rings of Saturn and the planet
    itself, in the famous Grand Finale.
    
    View in Eyes on the Solar System

 5. 05
    
    
    PHONE HOME
    
    Check out all of the missions transmitting data to Earth, live.
    
    View in DSN Now

    




FEATURED APPS

   


 * EYES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM
   
   This simulated live view of the solar system allows you to explore the
   planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft interacting with
   them in 3D. You can also fast-forward or rewind time, and explore the solar
   system as it looked from 1950 to 2050, complete with past and future NASA
   missions.
   
   You can follow over 150 NASA missions from start to finish with this
   browser-based 3D simulation that uses the most accurate data and imagery
   possible. Watch the Voyager spacecraft from launch in 1977 until today, see
   the Cassini mission fly through the ice plumes of Enceladus, ride along as
   OSIRIS-REx lands on an asteroid to scoop up material, see the New Horizons
   mission take the first close pictures of Pluto, witness the first Artemis
   mission circle the moon, or preview the Europa Clipper mission. You are free
   to roam and discover.
   
   Explore the Solar System


 * EYES ON ASTEROIDS
   
   Track over 30,000 asteroids that are near Earth’s orbit, see the next 5
   closest approaches to Earth, and learn about current and historic NASA
   asteroid and comet missions in this real-time 3D simulation of the solar
   system. 
   
   Try out the interactive "scrolly-telling" that lets you learn about how we
   define a close approach or how we determine if an asteroid or comet is
   categorized as a "Potentially Hazardous Object." Or ride along with NASA
   missions as we make historical discoveries about asteroids and comets, such
   as the first time we landed on an asteroid, or impacted a comet. See the DART
   mission impact with a binary asteroid system, and much more. Eyes on
   Asteroids lets you track all the latest discoveries.
   
   Track the closest Asteroids


 * EYES ON THE EARTH
   
   Fly along with NASA's Earth science missions in real-time, monitor Earth's
   vital signs like Carbon Dioxide, Ozone and Sea Level, and see satellite
   imagery of the latest major weather events, all in an immersive, 3D
   environment. Ride along with the International Space Station, and watch the
   sun rise and set 16 times a day. Check out the latest Carbon Monoxide data to
   see if there are fires around the globe, or see the latest Precipitation and
   Soil Moisture data. Track dozens of NASA satellites as they take data above
   Earth. Watch videos and animations explaining the latest data trends, or go
   back in time to see past data. You can select a date range and play back
   global imagery and data going back twenty years, including major weather
   events. With Eyes on the Earth, you can track Earth's vital signs, live.
   
   
   
   View Earth's vital signs


 * EYES ON EXOPLANETS
   
   An exoplanet is a planet that is not in our solar system. It is estimated
   that there is at least one planet for every star in the galaxy, so there are
   a huge number to discover. Explore over 5,500 confirmed exoplanet systems in
   this 3D interactive simulation.  You can visit every exoplanet ever
   discovered and ride along with the spacecraft that found them. The app is
   constantly updated for the latest discoveries, and you can visit any system,
   compare it to our solar system, and see if any of the planets reside in the
   "habitable zone", indicating a possibility of life.
   
   Browse by planet type, detection method, or observatory, or see just the
   discoveries made by the Kepler and TESS missions. You can land on Earth and
   see a map of all the known exoplanets from your hometown.
   
    
   
   Explore Exoplanets

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   DSN NOW (DEEP SPACE NETWORK)
   
   See which spacecraft is “phoning home” with DSN Now. Every five seconds, DSN
   Now updates with real-time data from the ground stations of the Deep Space
   Network. Click on a dish to learn more about the live connection between the
   spacecraft and the ground.
   
   Monitor space communications 24/7 to see the live communications from space.
   
   Explore DSN Now

   


FEATURED EARTH EVENT


VISUALIZE THE LATEST EARTH EVENTS IN EYES

Nighttime Glow of Icelandic Volcano

Iceland’s volcanic activity resumed on Nov. 20, 2024, with the seventh eruption
on the Reykjanes Peninsula since December 2023. The NOAA-20 satellite captured
this nighttime image on Nov. 21, showing a glow of light from the flowing lava.
The image is color-enhanced, with bright lights shown in shades of yellow and
darker areas in blue. The volcano is the round, bright yellow area in the lower
left of this image, with nearby clouds illuminated by the eruption. City lights
from Reykjavik are to the upper right of the volcano, seen as paler shades of
yellow.

Visualize this event in Eyes


FEATURED EARTH EVENT


VISUALIZE THE LATEST EARTH EVENTS IN EYES




VISUALIZE PAST EARTH EVENTS





FOUR TROPICAL STORMS IN A ROW

On Nov. 11, 2024, the NOAA-21 satellite captured this image of four tropical
storms in a row in the western Pacific Ocean. From left to right, they are named
Yinxing, Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi.

NASA/JPL
NASA/JPL


SNOW SEASON ARRIVES IN THE NORTHWEST

Early snowstorms have begun to build the mountain snowpack in the Northwestern
U.S., as seen in this image from NASA’s Terra satellite on Nov. 7, 2024. Snow
blankets higher elevations in the Olympic and Northern Cascade mountain ranges.
About 2 feet (60 cm) of snow has accumulated so far near the base of Mt.
Rainier, which is the isolated area of snow near the center of this image.

NASA/JPL
NASA/JPL


FLOODING IN NEW MEXICO

Roswell, New Mexico received 5.78 inches (147 mm) of rainfall on Oct. 19, 2024,
which caused flash flooding and widespread damage to the town of 48,000 people.
The deluge was reflected in a surge of soil moisture, seen in this animation
from Oct. 18 through 20, 2024. The increase (colored blue) appears on Oct. 19
and 20..

NASA/JPL
NASA/JPL


WILDFIRES LINGER IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES

Wildfires in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming made a late-season surge as record-warm
temperatures and gusty winds spurred fire activity. This image from NASA’s Aqua
satellite on Oct. 15, 2024, shows gray and brown smoke plumes throughout the
region, and the orange dots are hotspots detected by the satellite.

NASA/JPL
NASA/JPL


HURRICANE MILTON

On Oct. 7, 2024, around 7 p.m. CDT, NOAA's GOES East satellite captured this
infrared image of Hurricane Milton just north of the Yucatan peninsula in the
Gulf of Mexico. Milton had rapidly intensified from a tropical storm into a
Category 5 hurricane in under 24 hours.

NASA/JPL
NASA/JPL

Resources


NASA 3D MODELS

The Eyes team transforms complex mission CAD models into lightweight models
optimized for the web.

Find more 3D models
Front closeup of Curiosity rover from 3d model
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EUROPA CLIPPER 3D MODEL

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JUNO 3D MODEL

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INSIGHT 3D MODEL

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CURIOSITY 3D MODEL

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LIST OF INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATIONS

Experience Earth, our solar system, nearby asteroids, the universe, and the
spacecraft exploring them with immersive real-time 3D apps for Mac, PC, and
mobile devices.





EYES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM

This simulated view of the solar system allows you to explore the planets, their
moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft exploring them. You can also
fast-forward or rewind time, and explore the solar system as it looked from 1950
to 2050.

Start Exploring


EYES ON ASTEROIDS

Explore over 30,000 asteroids that are near Earth’s orbit, see the next 5
closest approaches to Earth, and learn about current and historic NASA asteroid
and comet missions in this real-time 3D simulation of the solar system. 

Start Exploring


EYES ON THE EARTH

Fly along with NASA's Earth science missions in real-time, monitor Earth's vital
signs like Carbon Dioxide, Ozone and Sea Level, and see satellite imagery of the
latest major weather events, all in an immersive, 3D environment.

Start Exploring


EYES ON EXOPLANETS

Explore over 5,500 exoplanet systems in this 3D interactive simulation.  You can
visit every exoplanet ever discovered and ride along with the spacecraft that
found them. 

Start Exploring


MARS RELAY NETWORK

See the current, past, and future communication between Mars orbiters, Mars
landers and rovers, using real data from the Mars missions themselves.  Land on
the surface of Mars with the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers to see the
orbiters fly overhead, or see the communication "wedges" visually from orbit.

Start Exploring


MARS 2020 ENTRY DESCENT LANDING

Experience the famous “Seven Minutes of Terror” for yourself in this
step-by-step interactive 3D story simulation of the Entry, Descent, and Landing
(EDL) of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. Starting from orbit,
follow the spacecraft as it enters the Martian atmosphere, watch the parachute
deploy, and see the sky crane lower the rover gently to the ground.

Start Exploring


EXPERIENCE CURIOSITY

This web interactive re-creates specific days of the Curiosity rover’s mission,
including drilling on Sol 908, and the creation of the famous “selfie” from Sol
868. You can also click and drag on the robotic arm, antenna, and mast to make
them move, or learn about each instrument on the rover.

Start Exploring


EXPERIENCE INSIGHT

This web interactive simulates the deployment and science operations of the Mars
Insight mission.  Bring the mission to life by controlling its robotic arm and
learn about the many instruments on board.

Start Exploring


DSN NOW

See which spacecraft is “phoning home” with DSN Now. Every five seconds, DSN Now
updates with real-time data from the ground stations of the Deep Space Network.
Click on a dish to learn more about the live connection between the spacecraft
and the ground.

Start Exploring


EARTH NOW

NASA's Earth Now mobile app shows the latest data from the agency's
Earth-observing satellite fleet on your phone or tablet. Track storms and
weather with the "Visible Earth" vital sign, use "Carbon Monoxide" to hunt for
forest fires and volcanic eruptions, and more. Tap a satellite to view its 3D
model and access its related data. Learn more with the "Details" button or see
trends by playing an animated data sequence.

Read more


SPACECRAFT AR

Spacecraft AR is an augmented reality (AR) application that lets you place many
different spacecraft in your immediate surroundings. Find a flat space and
generate interactive 3D models right in front of you, in small or true-to-life
proportions. Take pics in your favorite locations, then keep exploring with
in-depth information about the spacecraft and missions.

Read more


ECLIPSE 2017

In this interactive, web-based 3D simulation, you can click anywhere on the
Earth to view the August 21st, 2017 total eclipse.

Start Exploring


EXPLORE MORE APPS

   


 * NSN SR NOW
   
   The Near Space Network Space Relay provides near-constant communication
   through a constellation of GEOsynchronous satellites.
   
   


 * NSN DTE NOW
   
   The Near Space Network Direct-to-Earth antennas provide communication
   services through a blend of diverse service providers.
   
   
   


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