Weekend experiments updates - added a new “moon slots” in the planet detail view. While grabbing floating, orbiting moons is fun, it becomes challenging for planets with many moons that are far beyond comfortable reach and moving quickly. This update makes it much easier to access, grab, and closely observe individual moons, including Titan and Ganymede. Additionally, with the help of Claude, I was able to improve the shader so that planetary surface normals respond more accurately to the Sun’s position. Features like Olympus Mons on Mars now show more accurate depth and contrast based on lighting, making the surface feel more dynamic and readable. Earth also reveals night lights in shadowed regions depending on the Sun’s position. Cosmic XR: cosmicxr.brdystudios.com/ #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #XR #AR #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #Astrophysics #JWST #SpaceX #STEMLearning #EdTech #AWE #GenAI #ChatGPT #Astronomy #JamesWebb #Hubble #MadeWithUnity #Unity3D #SpaceExploration #우주 #교육 #공간컴퓨팅 #혼합현실 #증강현실 #가상현실 #InteractionDesign #宇宙 #天文学 #VR #空間コンピューティング #JPL #没入体験 #宇宙科学

So Mr @elonmusk, any idea for a new instant messages App? #SpaceApp

Spent some time this weekend exploring an annotation system for newly added planetary POIs in CosmicXR. Annotation is a fundamental layer of data visualization, but in spatial environments, it becomes significantly more complex. Billboarding keeps labels readable by always facing the user, but the connection between the label and its anchor point becomes tricky, especially as vertical viewing angles change. The line can easily overlap with the text and become visually noisy depending on direction and depth. One approach that worked well was subtly fading the connection area between the line and the label, helping maintain clarity across a wide range of angles. Along the way, learned a lot about craters and notable regions on Mercury and other planets. The new POI annotations are now live in the latest update. Cosmic XR: cosmicxr.brdystudios.com/ Trailer: youtu.be/L6dKh9ENsaY Cosmic XR has won “Education Experience of the Year” at The Polys 6th Annual Immersive Awards. x.com/cre8ivepark/status/203… #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #QuestPro #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #XR #AR #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #PassionProject #nationalspaceday #Astrophysics #JWST #SpaceX #STEMLearning #EdTech #AWE #GenAI #ChatGPT #Astronomy #SpaceScience #JamesWebb #Hubble #MadeWithUnity #Unity3D #SpaceExploration #우주 #교육 #공간컴퓨팅 #혼합현실 #증강현실 #가상현실 #InteractionDesign Disclaimer: Cosmic XR was designed and developed entirely in my personal time using personal resources as a passion project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by my employer.

Rooms Change Social @FriendSpaceApp I’ve been spending more time on FriendSpace lately, and it’s much more intuitive than it first appears once you actually use it. The core idea is simple. You don’t follow creators here. You step into their rooms. You open the app, browse different rooms, and when one genuinely interests you, you buy a room key. That key is your entry, but it’s also the engine behind the platform. Holding a key means you’re no longer passively scrolling. You’re inside the room, watching what the creator is building, talking with people who share the same niche, and participating in real conversations. Keys are tradable too, so attention isn’t abstract, it has weight. From the creator side, it’s clean and direct. You create a room, define the topic or vibe, and that room becomes your base. No algorithms to fight. No noise. Just a space where people arrive because they actually want to be there. What really changed my perspective was reframing the experience: rooms become communities keys represent access and commitment leaderboards show who’s truly active, not who posts the most If you want to understand Friend SpaceApp properly, the best approach is simple. Pick a few rooms, grab a key, and spend some time there. That’s when it clicks and stops feeling like a normal social app. There’s also a live campaign running from Feb 7 to Feb 17 with a $10K USDC pool for top creators, with rewards shared alongside active fans, which makes participation even more interesting right now.

See the unseen. Understand the unwritten. Your journey through the stars just became effortlessly brilliant. ✨ Our UI is clean, intuitive and out of this world. Tap the Link in Bio to see the design that's changing the way we explore the cosmos! #Skyta #SpaceApp #UI #UX #Tech

Just built my own NASA-inspired space app using React Native 🔭 ✅ APOD ✅ Mars Rover Images ✅ Near-Earth Asteroids ✅ Favorites System #NASA #SpaceApp #AndroidDev #ReactNative

Check out all the XR apps in the SpaceApp Store on the Pro Neckband — here’s a quick overview: youtube.com/watch?v=kAG1xmT2… In the meantime, definitely try the Immersive 3D app: viture.com/blog/a-worlds-fir… And here is the download center for software: viture.com/download Hope you enjoy the experience! For the dock and Switch 2, this mount could be very handy: viture.com/product/mobile-do…

SpaceApp Store、VITUREのCEOに直接お会いしたときに独自アプリストアの必要性を伝えてたのを思い出した。 VRアプリをOculus Shareに、MRアプリを Microsoft Storeに日本人として初めて公開した開発者として。

Spacs and setting up one R&D LAB for the family of Elon companies, to develop and convert existing tech to space applications from within their units, and then work together, the smart trust can collectively build the projects as needed. The R&D SpaceApp could become another company.SpaceX and Tesla, Grok and XAI, all will have a large rate of conversion from their existing tech and impact on Space Applications, and could generate momentum across all units of the Elon company, and they could have an appropriate percentage of SpaceApp on their books. If we are to go to a space platform, we must deploy space tech as fast as possible. The race is on. For this purpose, we must build a new R&D lab structure. The abundant future of space is real

Your favorite galaxies just got a massive upgrade. In case you missed it, you can now explore selected galaxies in immersive 3D! ​Pictured: The stunning new view of Andromeda (M31). This is a game-changer. ​#SpaceApp #Galaxies #NewFeature

الحمد الله صحيح مافزنا ك اعلى تقيم لكن كبداية الحمد الله مشروعنا صنف من المتميزين 🩵🩵🩵 #هاكاثون_ناسا #NASA #SpaceApp

Ready to join the world’s largest hackathon? 💻 The @NASA @SpaceApp Challenge kicks off on 4-5 October! 🚀 ⭐Join #SpaceApps teams ⭐Use data from NASA and the UK Space Agency ⭐Participate for the chance to win a Global Award Register 👉 spaceappschallenge.org

Are you ready to join the world’s largest hackathon? 💻 Registration for the 2025 @NASA @SpaceApp Challenge is open! ⭐Join #SpaceApps teams ⭐Use data from NASA and the UK Space Agency ⭐Participate for the chance to win a Global Award Register 👉 spaceappschallenge.org/

Registration for the 2025 @NASA @SpaceApp Challenge is open! The annual global hackathon will take place 4-5 October and is suitable for all backgrounds, ages and skill levels.🚀 Learn more and register👉 bit.ly/3Ihjlvz

Want to have a go at solving some of NASA’s toughest problems? 💻 Registration for the 2025 @NASA @SpaceApp Challenge is open! The annual global hackathon will take place 4-5 Oct and is suitable for all backgrounds, ages and skill levels.🚀 Register 👉 bit.ly/3Ihjlvz

Ready for liftoff? 🌌 Designing the future of interplanetary travel — a seamless booking experience to your favorite planet. #UIDesign #SpaceApp #FuturisticUX #AppDesign

[Update] Now Milky Way view features an overlaid map (by NASA/JPL-Caltech) showing distances from our Solar System and labeling key galactic regions. You can clearly see that the Milky Way's spiral structure is dominated by just two major arms—Scutum-Centaurus and Perseus—extending from the ends of the central galactic bar. Also added direct touch rotation, allowing for a more intuitive interaction—like spinning a record turntable—to explore galactic details. The positions of nebulae have been updated for accuracy, and to manage dense annotations, implemented dynamic line lengths and angular scaling for interactable labels. Hope this update makes exploration more enjoyable! meta.com/experiences/9293405… #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #QuestPro #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #XR #AR #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #PassionProject #nationalspaceday #Astrophysics #JWST #SpaceX #STEMLearning #EdTech #AWE #GenAI #ChatGPT #Astronomy #SpaceScience #JamesWebb #Hubble #MadeWithUnity #Unity3D #SpaceExploration #우주 #교육 #공간컴퓨팅 #혼합현실 #증강현실 #가상현실

Spent some time this weekend adding a new Detail View to the Milky Way in Cosmic XR. It now features an overlaid map (based on NASA/JPL-Caltech data) showing distances from our Solar System and labeling key galactic regions. You can clearly see that the Milky Way's spiral structure is dominated by just two major arms—Scutum-Centaurus and Perseus—extending from the ends of the central galactic bar. Also added direct touch rotation, allowing for a more intuitive interaction—like spinning a record turntable—to explore galactic details. The positions of nebulae have been updated for accuracy, and to manage dense annotations, I implemented dynamic line lengths and angular scaling for interactable labels. Hope this update makes cosmic exploration more immersive and enjoyable! meta.com/experiences/9293405… The more I dive into the details, the more humbled I feel, awed by the miracle of our existence on this tiny pale blue dot. Disclaimer: Cosmic XR was designed and developed entirely in my personal time using personal resources as a passion project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by my employer. #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #QuestPro #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #XR #AR #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #PassionProject #nationalspaceday #Astrophysics #JWST #SpaceX #STEMLearning #EdTech #AWE #GenAI #ChatGPT #Astronomy #SpaceScience #JamesWebb #Hubble #MadeWithUnity #Unity3D #SpaceExploration #우주 #교육 #공간컴퓨팅 #혼합현실 #증강현실 #가상현실

Excited to share that Cosmic XR now supports 11 global languages: German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, in addition to English. With over 1,000 active users, an average session time of 18 minutes, and a 4.9-star rating, it’s inspiring to see how the experience is resonating around the world. Hope this localization helps spark curiosity in younger audiences and inspires the next generation of explorers, scientists, and engineers. meta.com/experiences/cosmic-… *This localization was made possible with the help of machine translation, so there may be some unnatural phrases. #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #QuestPro #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #XR #AR #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #PassionProject #nationalspaceday #Astrophysics #JWST #SpaceX #STEMLearning #EdTech #AWE #GenAI #ChatGPT #Astronomy #SpaceScience #JamesWebb #Hubble #SpaceExploration #공간컴퓨팅 #혼합현실 #증강현실 #가상현실

Welcome to Cosmic XR — your personal gateway to space and the universe, right in your room. With passthrough Mixed Reality enabled, your real-world space becomes the stage for an epic cosmic journey. Watch your surroundings transform into a living, interactive map of space and the universe. Reach out with your hands to touch, rotate, and scale beautifully detailed planets. Cradle Earth, spin Saturn’s rings, or feel the storms swirl across Jupiter. Every celestial object responds naturally to your gestures with lifelike motion and scale. Whether you're a lifelong stargazer or simply curious about space and the universe, Cosmic XR brings the cosmos into your own environment — to observe, interact, and explore. The universe is no longer out there. It’s right here — in your hands. meta.com/experiences/cosmic-… #CosmicXR #MixedReality #AugmentedReality #VR #MetaQuest #Cosmos #Space #NASA #galaxy #milkyway #Quest3 #Quest3S #Quest2 #QuestPro #HandTracking #SpatialComputing #SpatialInteraction #SpaceApp #STEM #XRforEducation #PassionProject #Astrophysics #JWST #STEMLearning #EdTech #Astronomy #SpaceScience #JamesWebb #Hubble #SpaceExploration