C
: Center the camera above the Sun.E
: Lock/Unlock the camera to the target planet.1-9
: Switch to a specific planet (e.g.,1
for Mercury,2
for Venus, and so on).Alt + 1-9
: Switch to a bird's-eye view of the selected planet.X
: Switch to a top-down view of the entire solar system.- Orbit Controls: Use the mouse to pan, zoom, and rotate the camera when not locked.
Space
: Pause/Unpause the simulation.D
: Cycle through distance units for planetary measurements:- Kilometers (
km
) - Astronomical Units (
AU
) - Light Minutes (
lm
)
- Kilometers (
S
: Slow down the target planet's speed (reduce velocity to 80% of the current value).F
: Speed up the target planet's speed (increase velocity to 120% of the current value).M
: Double the target planet's mass.N
: Halve the target planet's mass.
O
: Toggle visibility of planetary orbits.V
: Show/Hide velocity and gravitational vectors.T
: Toggle visibility of triangular formations showing:- The closest three-body system.
- The farthest three-body system.
I
: Show/Hide planet information labels.
R
: Reset all planetary orbits to their original positions.Q
: Toggle between low-quality (2k
) and high-quality (8k
) planet textures.L
: Enable/Disable realistic lighting (e.g., shadows and ambient light).K
: Cycle through background star maps or disable the grid.
.
: Transform the target planet into a star.P
: Reset all planet orbits to their default paths.
- PAUSED mode is indicated when the simulation is halted. Press
Space
to resume. - For detailed planet info, lock the camera to a target planet and enable labels with
I
.
Enjoy exploring the cosmos! 🌌