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PSA: explore the full list of official datasets fo #GaiaSky at gaiasky.space/resources/da...

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

💾 We just published a new virtual texture dataset for #GaiaSky: 32K Moon Topography (NASA SVS). Find out more here: gaiasky.space/news/2025/mo... #Moon #VirtualTexture #Dataset

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

📢 We have a new webiste at gaiasky.space! Also, if you use the Flatpak, our Flathub app id has changed to space.gaiasky.GaiaSky to enable verification. If you install or update the old app ID, it should prompt you to upgrade to the new one.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

We are experimenting with a new website for #GaiaSky that is easier to edit and maintain. Check it out! gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/web

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

this software looks amazing!! I can't believe I haven't heard of it sooner this is exactly what I've been looking for

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Threads: account scheduled for deletion. Bluesky and Mastodon all the way.

submitted 44 days ago • 6 comments

📢📢📢 We just released #GaiaSky 3.6.6. This is a small update focused on fixing some bugs and improving performance. Also, it comes with proper handling of depth for volumes! Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac... Release notes: codeberg.org/gaiasky/gaia...

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

Today, coinciding with the end of the sky-scanning phase of Gaia, we publish #GaiaSky 3.6.5. The most noteworthy addition is the introduction of the volume rendering infrastructure. What's new: codeberg.org/gaiasky/gaia... Grab it here: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

Nebulae also kind of work now in #GaiaSky VR, but I need to port every single shader manually (sigh). Current progress is 1/8, but they all follow the same structure, so the others should be straightforward...

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

The aurora now works on #GaiaSky VR as well. Now on to the volumetric nebulae...

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

A short clip with the finished volumetric aurora in #GaiaSky. 👇

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

And now, a true volumetric aurora in #GaiaSky. This is the third approach to rendering auroras I implement in the past few weeks, and it looks like it's gonna be the definitive!

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

Aurora borealis in #GaiaSky. Still WIP.

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Playing around with aurora shaders in #GaiaSky...

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

The new volumetric nebulae in #GaiaSky side by side. These objects (and maybe more!) will be available to all in the next public version, 3.6.5. #space #nebulae #nebula #visualization

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Spent part of this morning modelling the Butterfly Nebula (M2-9). It is the first nebula I model from the ground up using signed distance functions 🙃. I added it to the Gaia Sky nebulae catalog (new version still unpublished) and to shadertoy: www.shadertoy.com/view/XfyyWd

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Integrating volume nebulae into the catalog. I removed the noise jittering and improved the density falloff. The usual nebulae billboards transform into full 3D volumes when close enough. Tweaking the density, signed distance functions, and color values is testing my patience...

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

More fun: the Solar System engulfed in the Helix Nebula (sizes are not to scale 😅)

submitted 109 days ago • 2 comments

Made some progress integrating ray-marched volume objects into #GaiaSky. This time, I'm playing around with the "Dusty Nebula 4" shader (www.shadertoy.com/view/MsVXWW).

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

#GaiaSky has a new icon! (yes, it is just a touch-up of the old one)

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

I just updated #GaiaSky to use @LWJGL 3.3.4 and GLFW 3.4. Now we use a new platform selection, so if you use Wayland and run the Gaia Sky master branch, it should no longer go through Xwayland. 🎉

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

📢 #GaiaSky patch release 3.6.4-2 includes a fix for the external view feature. Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele... Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

🚑 Our server is down at the moment (due to scheduled maintinance). The package manager and automatic dataset updater won't work for a while. This server hosts the release packages too, so download Gaia Sky from the Codeberg releases page in the mean time: codeberg.org/gaiasky/gaia... #GaiaSky

submitted 145 days ago • 1 comment

📢 📢 📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.4 released! It comes with a new in-app console, a revamp in the locations feature, and some under-the-hood rendering improvements. Release notes: codeberg.org/gaiasky/gaia... Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 152 days ago • 0 comments

📢 Patch release: #GaiaSky 3.6.3-2! Fixes an issue with sparse virtual texture rendering. Notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele... Downloads: www.zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 235 days ago • 0 comments

📢📢📢 Today we release #GaiaSky 3.6.3! This release includes many new features, the most important of which is the reworked exoplanets module and the new GPU-based procedural generation. Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele... Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 240 days ago • 1 comment

Some procedurally generated planets, done with the dev version of #GaiaSky.

submitted 254 days ago • 0 comments

Procedurally generated planets got a face lift in #GaiaSky. I re-implemented it using the GPU, which makes it almost instant, and added a ton of features to create better, more interesting worlds out of the box. youtu.be/GMLD2nlZ8Ts

submitted 255 days ago • 0 comments

WIP: seamless exploration of thousands of extrasolar planetary systems. In the video, a small sample of the ~5000 systems in the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which can all be visited in a single session. Loading happens on-demand. You can see Namek at the 1:17 mark 😆 youtu.be/PnTdGLqIeCU

submitted 268 days ago • 0 comments

📢 One day after 3.6.2, we're already releasing a patch: #GaiaSky 3.6.2-2. It fixes a regression with shader compilation on macOS GPU drivers (possibly others as well). Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele... Downloads: www.zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 276 days ago • 0 comments

📢 We just released #GaiaSky 3.6.2! It contains mostly bug fixes. Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele... Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...

submitted 277 days ago • 0 comments

📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.1 is out! Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac... Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele...

submitted 284 days ago • 0 comments

Attempting an implementation of cascaded shadow maps in #GaiaSky. I'm having trouble getting good shadows at all distances and scales, but in some cases it works. In the image, we see the shadows of Mimas and Enceladus on the surface of Saturn.

submitted 292 days ago • 0 comments

📢📢 The server that holds the #GaiaSky backend is back online!

submitted 303 days ago • 0 comments

🧑‍🔧🧑‍🔧 Server status update: our server was affected by a hardware malfunction where a key component was damaged. A replacement is on the way. This means no #GaiaSky app or data packages in the mean time. I'll keep you posted.

submitted 307 days ago • 1 comment

We have (finally) published the Gaia BH1 dataset for #GaiaSky, which was curiously missing. Available to all now!

submitted 324 days ago • 0 comments