Control Space and Time With NASA's Eyes on the Solar System The
latest visualization tool (or toy?) from NASA is a work of art:
Called Eyes on the Solar System, this 3D rendering of our cosmic
neighborhood lets you explore planets, asteroids, and witness
spacecraft encountering comets and moons. Powered by the Unity 3
gaming engine, Eyes provides a stunning view of your favorite
celestial bodies from a satellite’s perspective. Looking for
inspiration of where to visit? Check out the Cassini flyby of
Saturn’s moon Titan, or any of EPOXI’s encounters with comets
(click the “DESTINATION” panel in the lower left). Other panes
let you control the date and time, the speed and rate of any
encounter with a planet, multimedia (videos and spacecraft
images), as well as what objects you’re looking at and how much
they’re illuminated (“VISUAL CONTROLS”). How does Eyes on the
Solar System compare to Google Earth or Sky? First off, Eyes
runs entirely in your browser (only requiring installation of
the Unity plugin), and co