Calling all future astronomers and stargazers, this is the list you need! These five apps will fly you from one end of the solar system to the other, allow you to see what’s in the sky in real time, and even see some of the latest research images added by real astronomers. You won’t want to miss these five apps that you have to download on your mobile, check it out!
5 Space Apps That Will Make You Want To Hop A Spaceship
NASA App
NASA has its own app all just for sharing the latest and greatest space news with you! This free app will give you image upon image of super cool space pictures, videos to stream, and you can even stream NASA TV! Don’t miss the opportunity to grab a sweet picture of a galaxy and download it as your new cell phone background!
Solar Walk
Winner of a Parent’s Choice Award, Solar Walk is a great app for any budding astronomer. This app lets you fully explore the solar system with a flick of your finger. Explore how the planets move, the distances between, and the entire Milky Way. The visuals in this app are fantastic as you zoom all around the solar system. One really neat feature is you can also examine how the sun rises and sets on different planets because the app knows exactly where you are in relation to the sun and the various planets. Is there a full moon on Jupiter tonight?
Night Sky 4
Night Sky 4 is an immersive experience that lets you navigate directly around the stars in real time! Point your phone at the sky and you’ll be able to identify many common stars, constellations, and planets right from what’s in front of your eyes. This is one of the coolest apps for helping to figure out exactly what you are looking at in the night sky. The way this app interacts with the satellites based on your location to produce sky maps is amazing!
Redshift
Redshift lets you explore space in an interactive way that is so different from other apps. By far the coolest feature allows you to fly through space to land on different planets and explore the solar systems. I’d say this app is a little more complicated to use than your average app that tells you constellations, but those 3D flights to other planets makes it totally worth spending a few extra minutes to explore.
Astronomy Picture Of The Day
Astronomy Picture Of The Day has been around on the web for a long time/ This app brings some of Astronomy’s latest pictures to your mobile device very single day. These photos are taken by real Astronomers, and it is generally considered an honor to have a picture featured. If you are curious about some of the latest space images, this app delivers!
So have you tried any of these space apps? Do you know of an Astronomy app that everyone should know about? Tell me what you think down in the comments!
All these apps look really cool! I love astronomy, but haven’t had much time lately to devote to it. So I will definitely be adding the Solar Walk and Redshift apps to my phone, they both sound great. Thanks for the heads up!
These are all awesome apps! I can’t wait to check them out.
These are pretty cool! My son would love to use these to learn more about space!
Amazing. I love all things space and the pictures are just wow
I had no idea that NASA has their own app. I love looking at space pictures, they’re so beautiful and they remind you that we’re part of something larger. I think these are awesome.
These apps do sound cool. I like that you can explore so much of space with Solar Walk.
I haven’t tried any of these particular apps, but I would love to as they bring the inner space geek in me. I used to have a night sky app on my iPad which I loved since it help me pick out what was in the sky each night.
Space apps? I had no idea these existed! It’s something that’s fascinating and I’m sure kids will love as well. I wouldn’t mind checking out this list!
Wow, I never heard of these apps. Sounds like I will going to download these.
I love the NASA and Astronomy Pic of the Day apps! I could get lost for hours going through that stuff! So many awesome images and interesting stuff to look at! It’s so majestic!
Oh my goodness, these apps sound awesome! My husband is such a space fanatic and would love to check these out!
Pretty cool and amazing apps. Love them all. For sure my kiddos will love them too!
All these apps look cool! Can’t wait to check them our. My kids will love these!