How to Use NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets Tool | Jet Propulsion Laboratory

How to Use NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets Tool | Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Welcome to NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets! 

Use this tutorial to start exploring worlds beyond our own. With this 3D interactive tool, you can visit all the stars beyond the Sun where we have found other planets, called exoplanets. 

Choose a star or exoplanet and see an artist’s concept of what it might look like. Spin it around to see its sun and planetary system. Learn how long a trip there from Earth would take at light speed—or by jet plane, or family car!

Study the real versions of planets and stars cited in your favorite science fiction. See planets residing in habitable zones, where liquid water could exist on their surfaces. Or, search “Where We Explore,” stars that future space telescopes will target when looking for Earth-like planets. You can also choose your location on Earth and see what is in the sky above you right now. 

See all the different techniques we have used to confirm the 6,000+ exoplanets discovered so far—among the billions we believe exist in the galaxy—and the many observatories, on Earth and in space, that have detected them. You can also browse some of our favorite weird worlds, or destinations featured in our Exoplanet Travel Bureau. 

Where will you explore?

Explore the interactive tool: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/ 

Learn more about exoplanets: https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds
Release Date: June 12, 2026

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