Is 100,000 Stars free?

Yes. 100,000 Stars is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does 100,000 Stars take?

Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — fly out through our stellar neighbourhood, one star at a time.

Does 100,000 Stars work on a phone?

100,000 Stars really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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100,000 Stars

Fly out through our stellar neighbourhood, one star at a time

Visit stars.chromeexperiments.com More Cosmos & Scale

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What 100,000 Stars actually is

Google's WebGL experiment plots the hundred thousand or so stars nearest the Sun in three dimensions, with the named ones labelled and annotated. Zooming out carries you from the Sun to the local neighbourhood to the whole Milky Way, and a guided tour narrates the trip over a Sam Hulick score.

Why it is worth your time

The zoom never cuts. You pull back continuously from one star to a hundred thousand, and the moment the galaxy resolves around you is the payoff.

Common questions

Is 100,000 Stars free?: Yes. 100,000 Stars is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does 100,000 Stars take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — fly out through our stellar neighbourhood, one star at a time.
Does 100,000 Stars work on a phone?: 100,000 Stars really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is 100,000 Stars?: We list it under Cosmos & Scale — zoom out until you feel small. The zoom never cuts. You pull back continuously from one star to a hundred thousand, and the moment the galaxy resolves around you is the payoff.

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Cosmos & Scale

100,000 Stars

Fly out through our stellar neighbourhood, one star at a time

Visit stars.chromeexperiments.com More Cosmos & Scale

stars.chromeexperiments.com

Instant · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2012

What 100,000 Stars actually is

Why it is worth your time

The zoom never cuts. You pull back continuously from one star to a hundred thousand, and the moment the galaxy resolves around you is the payoff.

Common questions

Is 100,000 Stars free?: Yes. 100,000 Stars is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does 100,000 Stars take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — fly out through our stellar neighbourhood, one star at a time.
Does 100,000 Stars work on a phone?: 100,000 Stars really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is 100,000 Stars?: We list it under Cosmos & Scale — zoom out until you feel small. The zoom never cuts. You pull back continuously from one star to a hundred thousand, and the moment the galaxy resolves around you is the payoff.