UniverseDaily - Sun & Planets

New: From Stone to Life - how life may have begun, from rock and water to the first cell. Plus tonight's sky map, planets in 3D, the live Sun and today's NASA photo.

UniverseDaily turns the night sky and the solar system into something you open every day. Point your phone at the sky to find planets and constellations, compare the planets side by side in 3D, and check today's Sun, Moon and space photo at a glance.

■ Tonight's Sky · Point your phone at the sky and see the planets and constellations in that direction · AR camera background puts the star map over the real sky · Red night mode, and a time scrub to see where a planet will be later · Evening alerts for Moon-planet meetups and meteor shower peaks

■ Today's Space · Live images of the Sun, updated through the day (SDO multi-wavelength) · NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day, with the full explanation · Today's moon phase and illumination · Home Screen widget with a fresh space photo

■ 3D Solar System · Compare every planet, moon and dwarf planet at true scale · Spin and zoom each world with your fingertips · Visit landmarks on Mars and the Moon with pins - craters, rovers, landing sites · Cutaway views: look inside the Sun, Earth, the Moon and the planets

■ Stories of the Universe · How Earth was born, step by step · From Stone to Life: from rock, water and light to the first cell · The lives of stars, galaxies and star clusters, told as guided 3D scenes · What gravity and light really are, shown instead of explained · A full encyclopedia of celestial objects behind every scene

■ Night Sky Calendar · Which planets are up tonight, and how easy they are to see · Meteor showers, solar and lunar eclipses · Moon phases, moonrise and moonset, aurora index

■ Space Gallery · The latest images from Hubble, James Webb, ESO and the Mars rovers

The 3D content is built into the app, so it opens without a connection. No sign-up needed.