🌌 Building A Realistic 3D Solar System Simulator with Three.js

I’ve been fascinated by how much you can achieve with just WebGL and some coding. One of the projects I’ve made is "Orbit Engine" — a 3D solar system simulator that runs right in the browser.

Try it out here

A little preview:

Here’s what Orbit Engine can currently do:

🌍 Realistic planets with detailed textures, rotation, and orbital tilt.

☀️ Dynamic lighting & shading — one side lit by the Sun, the other in darkness.

🌌 Milky Way dome background.

🪐 Asteroid belt around the solar system.

🔍 Zoom, pan, and tilt camera controls so you can freely explore.

🎯 Focus mode — click a planet, and the camera locks onto it and follows its orbit.

I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions—what features would you add to Orbit Engine?