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Cosmonium – 3D astronomy and space exploration program

Cosmonium is a 3D astronomy and space exploration program.

With Cosmonium you can navigate in our solar system and discover all the planets and their moons. You can also visit the neighboring stars and discover the true size of our galaxy and the Universe.

This is free and open source software.

Website: github.com/cosmonium/cosmonium/wiki
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Laurent Deru
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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Cosmonium is written in Python and C++. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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