HelioChronicles – The Sun’s History Engine
Explore HelioChronicles, a solar history engine powering Parker’s Physics. Track solar cycles, predict space weather, and understand the Sun like never before.
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The Sirius System: A Bright Neighbor
Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky, with Sirius A – a main-sequence blue-white star (apparent visual magnitude −1.46) outshining all others. Sirius A is twice as massive as the Sun and 25 times more luminous.
Explore the Universe 2175 – The First Gameplay Trailer Is Live
Today I released the first gameplay trailer for Explore the Universe 2175. This project has been a long time in the making, and this trailer is the first public look at what the game actually is to play — not a cinematic pitch, but a snapshot of the systems I’ve been building. Explore the Universe … Read more
The Physics and Feel of Explore the Universe 2175
Explore the Universe 2175 is a physics-based space roguelike that is completely unique in its physical realism. Wishlist on the game on Steam!
Creating Realistic Space Flight Simulations in Explore the Universe 2175
My pride and joy of the game is its physics! I spent a shit load of time learning all about vectors and refreshing my calculus and trigonometry skills (very important!) to be able to properly test and implement the mathematics necessary to create an awesome game. A lot of people don’t realize this, but the … Read more
Neptune: The Nautical Sailor Planet at the Edge of the Solar System
Neptune is a fascinating system, continually forging the outer edges of our solar system. The gas giant’s orbit is littered with debris, dust and objects that travel through the Oort Cloud and into the Kuiper Belt and get caught in the gravity of the huge frozen gas giant. With a day lasting about 16 hours, … Read more
Accretion Disk Physics
Accretion disks are one of the most fascinating and ubiquitous structures in astrophysics – swirling disks of gas, dust, and plasma that form around massive central objects like black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, or even baby stars.
The Oort Cloud
The Properties and Characteristics of the Outer Solar System The Oort Cloud is generally considered to be at the edge of the solar system, where the gravitational influence of the Sun begins to lessen and form a vast, spherical shell of icy bodies. Neptune, the furthest planet, lies around 30 AU from the sun, about … Read more
The S2 Star and Sagittarius A (orbital simulation)
I always like to learn about new concept and ideas, so this morning I woke up and just started to study frame dragging and relativistic effects on stars. I’ve been spending a lot of time with physics lately and have done a full Sagittarius A calculation, which turned out to be a fun way to … Read more