Interactive Web Experience

Explore the Solar System
from your browser.

Some people dream about exploring and building things. With AI, the dream is now within reach. This is what creativity and passion can do in a weekend.

Jupiter and Io
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Saturn with rings and moon
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Mars
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Earthrise from the Moon
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Neptune
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Pluto and Charon
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Actual screen captures from Solar Explorer · Click any image to enlarge

Launch Explorer ▶ How I Built It

Works in any browser · Built with Claude AI & Fable

12h
Keyboard Time
1 Weekend
Calendar Time
10
Systems
40+
Moons
$0
Hosting Cost
1
AI Partner

What You'll Find Inside

A first-person window into the solar system.

See planets and moons up close, in motion, at real scale. No astronomy degree required.

First-Person Perspective

Pilot through the solar system as a space probe. Orbit insertion, free fly, cinematic, and chase modes let you skim moon surfaces, lock into orbit, or ride alongside a spacecraft.

Infinite Detail at Any Scale

Zoom into planetary cloud bands and keep zooming. Procedural shaders add resolution on demand — the closer you get, the more you see.

Real Orbital Mechanics

All 8 planets, the Sun, and Pluto move on accurate orbital paths driven by a live ephemeris. Watch Enceladus geysers from 200 km. See Pluto's heart-shaped nitrogen plains. The physics are real — and it updates in real time.

How I Built It

From idea to orbit in a weekend.

I lead major technology programs for a living. I know what it usually takes to build something like this. This is not that story.

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It started with a memory

I built this because nothing on the market captured what I wanted — a first-person space exploration experience rooted in a game from my youth. So I stopped waiting and built it myself. That's what AI makes possible now.

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The tools: Claude + Fable

I used Claude and Fable — Anthropic's agentic coding tool during its introductory period — paired with Three.js for 3D rendering and Cloudflare Workers for zero-cost hosting. No development team. No prior WebGL experience. Just conversation and iteration.

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Version by version

v1: Core Jupiter system, orbital mechanics, camera modes, spatial audio.
v2–v4: Orbit insertion, procedural shaders, GeoSync orbit, UI polish.
v5: Earth + Moon — city lights, auroras, clouds, 6 Apollo landing sites.
v6: Mars — Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, dust storms, Phobos + Deimos.
v7: Saturn — ring system, ring shadows, Titan, Enceladus geysers, 9 moons.
v8: Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune — all 8 planets complete.
v9: The Sun — photosphere, corona, sunspots, solar flares, prominences.
v10: Pluto + Charon — New Horizons imagery, blue nitrogen haze, Mordor Macula.

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The Bigger Idea

AI is changing who gets to build.

AI is democratizing product creation in a way nothing has before. Three years ago, building something like this required a team, a budget, and years of specialized experience. Today it requires curiosity, passion, and a willingness to try.

Individuals have always had ideas. Now they have the tools to match. You can write and publish a book. Develop software. Start a business. The barriers that once required years to clear can now be cleared in a weekend.

Companies are slower to adapt — often for legitimate reasons. Regulatory requirements, established processes, organizational complexity. That's the professional world I work in every day. I understand why institutions move carefully. But individuals don't have those constraints.

A word of honesty: AI is not perfect. There are real pitfalls — and AI can lead you into them faster than you'd expect if you're not careful. It's no substitute for human judgment, relationships, or hard-won expertise. But as a tool? It is a genuine force multiplier. And that changes everything.

This Project Is a Live Demonstration of

The Doodle Principle by Kyle Ewing

The Doodle Principle

How AI Becomes Your Partner in Curiosity and Creativity

This simulator didn't start with a plan. It started with a doodle — a memory, a question, a what-if. The Doodle Principle is about what becomes possible when you stop waiting to have the right skills and start exploring with AI as your creative partner.

Written for curious people — not just technologists. If you've ever had an idea you didn't know how to build, this book is for you.

Learn More

About the Builder

Kyle Ewing

Kyle Ewing

MBA · PMP · IT Program Leader · Author

I've spent 25 years leading technology transformations — from infrastructure projects to 8-figure enterprise programs. I'm not a developer. I'm a builder with a curiosity problem and, now, finally, the tools to match.

I built this because I wanted it to exist. I haven't been this excited about technology since the internet became a thing. The Doodle Principle is my attempt to share that excitement — and give others a framework for channeling their own.

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Ready to explore?

No download, no install. Just open and fly.

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