Explore Space With These Tools While You’re Experiencing 'Social Distancing'

The following tools will help you discover the space as well as museum artifacts while you're having to experience "social distancing" measures amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

ESA Sky

The ESA (European Space Agency) developed a tool named ESA Sky that supports you with space exploration through different telescopes as well as satellites like Akari and Hubble. You are free to choose between science modes to find specific objects or explorer mode to discover different galaxies.

NASA Solar System Explorer

The new interactive invention from NASA provides a real-time picture of the solar system. Except for the positions of the moon and some planets, the tool also provides information about the comets are still existing in the solar system. In general, the site is light in weight and operates efficiently on mobile platforms. From the site, users can be able to study celestial objects and view high-resolution pictures.

Google Map Space

Google Map Space is not just a simple map that you can use to look up any streets on the Earth. It can also be useful for space exploration, such as seeing the surfaces of different planets: Venus, Mars, Moon and so on.

Uphere.space 

Tons of satellites have been used to navigate the locations and extract information. But you may wonder where the satellites come from. Well, the answer can be found in the website Uphere.space where you can view and search the exact location of each satellite, with over 3,200 satellites in the list. The site also keeps you updated with new satellites when they launch as well.

Star mapper

Besides ESA Sky, European Space Agency also has another space tool that allows you to view the stars' positions as well as the distance between them. Especially, the data is incorporated from the Hipparcos mission, one of the projects during the 90s.

Rocket Watch 

This site is favorable for those who like seeing rocket launches. On the homepage, you can find a list of upcoming launches. Also, the website provides further information about past rocket launching events. You can also reach Rocket Watch by an app on Android stores as well.