Digital Universe Atlas Alternatives

Digital Universe Atlas is described as 'The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighbourhood out to the edge of the observable Universe' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Digital Universe Atlas for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Android apps. The best Digital Universe Atlas alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Digital Universe Atlas are Celestia, Gaia Sky, Universe Sandbox and Noctua Stellarium.

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  1. Stellarium icon
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    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

    57 Stellarium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Digital Universe Atlas.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Digital Universe Atlas.

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceDigital Universe Atlas is Free and Proprietary
  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

    30 Celestia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
    • Celestia is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Digital Universe Atlas.

    • Celestia is Free and Open SourceDigital Universe Atlas is Free and Proprietary
  3. Gaia Sky icon
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    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Universe Sandbox is an interactive space simulator for Windows based PCs.

    Unlike most astronomy software that just shows you what the sky looks like or where the planets are, Universe Sandbox is a powerful gravity simulator. You can add another star to our solar system and watch.

    14 Universe Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
    • Universe Sandbox is the most popular commercial alternative to Digital Universe Atlas.

    • Universe Sandbox is Paid and ProprietaryDigital Universe Atlas is Free and Proprietary
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    A planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Online
     
    • Noctua Stellarium is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to Digital Universe Atlas.

    • Noctua Stellarium is Paid and ProprietaryDigital Universe Atlas is Free and Proprietary
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    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Planetario icon
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    Planetario contains a 3D model of our solar system. It will show the horizon and the planets in their path along the sky. The word planet comes from the Greek planetai, meaning "wanderers". Because of the rotation of the earth, the stars seem to move in perfect...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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    Welcome to the Atlas of Space — an interactive visualization to explore the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. WinStars icon
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    WinStars uses the latest 3D technology to show the objects of our solar system in a realistic manner. Thus, it is possible to move from one planet to another, to follow a space probe on its long voyage or to observe a celestial event from a place to which you could never go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  10. Aciqra icon
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    Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual sky map and planetarium which tracks and displays astronomical bodies including planets, nebulae and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past.

    40 Aciqra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  11. Planetarium icon
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    A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets customizable by location (latitude and longitude) and time of day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Solar Model icon
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    SourceForge presents the Solar Model project. Solar Model is an open source application. SourceForge provides the world's largest selection of Open Source Software. The Solar Model is real time modeling of solar system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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