Space, live: where is it now?
Each page answers one question live: positions, distances and counts are computed in your browser every second from public data (CelesTrak, NASA/JPL Horizons, astronomy-engine), with a 3D view you can explore. Leave one open on a classroom screen: it stays up to date on its own.
Around the Earth
- Where is the International Space Station now?Live position of the ISS above the Earth, its ground track, altitude and speed, and when you can see it pass over you.
- When can I see the ISS pass tonight?Next passes of the International Space Station over your location, with times, directions and which ones you can see with the naked eye.
- Where is the Tiangong space station now?Live position of China’s Tiangong space station, its ground track, altitude and speed, and its passes over your location.
- Where is the Hubble Space Telescope now?Live position of the Hubble Space Telescope above the Earth, its ground track, altitude and speed, and its passes over you.
- How many satellites are orbiting the Earth?Live count of active satellites around the Earth, by country, operator and orbit, from CelesTrak’s public catalogue.
- How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?Live count of SpaceX Starlink satellites in orbit, their altitudes, and a 3D view of the whole constellation around the Earth.
- How many OneWeb satellites are in orbit?Live count of Eutelsat OneWeb satellites, their polar orbits around 1,200 km, and a 3D view of the constellation.
- Where are the GPS satellites?Live count and 3D view of the GPS navigation satellites, about 20,200 km above the Earth, and how they give your position.
- Where are the Galileo navigation satellites?Live count and 3D view of Europe’s Galileo navigation satellites, about 23,200 km above the Earth.
- Where are the BeiDou navigation satellites?Live count and 3D view of China’s BeiDou navigation satellites in medium, geostationary and inclined orbits.
- What are geostationary satellites?Live count and 3D view of the satellites 35,786 km above the equator that turn with the Earth and seem fixed in the sky.
Telescopes and space probes
- Where is the James Webb Space Telescope?Live distance of the James Webb Space Telescope from the Earth and the Sun, its orbit around the L2 point, and what it studies.
- Where is the Euclid space telescope?Live distance of ESA’s Euclid telescope from the Earth and the Sun, near the L2 point, and its map of the dark universe.
- How far away is Voyager 1?Live distance of Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from the Earth, in kilometres, astronomical units and light travel time.
- How far away is Voyager 2?Live distance of Voyager 2 from the Earth and the Sun, the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune.
- Where is New Horizons now?Live distance of NASA’s New Horizons probe, which flew past Pluto in 2015 and Arrokoth in 2019, from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is the Parker Solar Probe?Live distance and speed of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that flies closest to the Sun and fastest of all.
- Where is Solar Orbiter?Live distance of the ESA–NASA Solar Orbiter from the Sun and the Earth, the first spacecraft to photograph the Sun’s poles.
- Where is the Juno spacecraft?Live distance of NASA’s Juno probe, in orbit around Jupiter since 2016, from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is Europa Clipper now?Live distance of NASA’s Europa Clipper on its way to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is ESA’s JUICE mission?Live distance of ESA’s JUICE probe on its way to Jupiter and its moon Ganymede, from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is BepiColombo now?Live distance of the ESA–JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is the Psyche spacecraft?Live distance of NASA’s Psyche probe on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, from the Earth and the Sun.
- Where is the Lucy spacecraft?Live distance of NASA’s Lucy probe on its tour of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, from the Earth and the Sun.
The Moon
- What is the Moon’s phase today?Today’s Moon phase and illumination, live, with the dates of the next new moon, quarters and full moon.
- How far away is the Moon right now?Live distance between the Earth and the Moon, in kilometres and light time, with its closest and farthest points this month.
- Which spacecraft are orbiting the Moon?The active spacecraft around the Moon right now, LRO, Chandrayaan-2, Danuri and others, with their positions in a live 3D view.
- Where did the Apollo missions land on the Moon?The six Apollo landing sites on the Moon, with their coordinates, dates and photos, in a 3D view of the Moon.
- Where did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?The Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea of Tranquillity: coordinates, photo and a 3D view of the place on the Moon.
Mars
- Which spacecraft are orbiting Mars?The active spacecraft around Mars right now, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, MRO, TGO, Hope and others, in a live 3D view.
- Where is the Perseverance rover on Mars?The latest position of NASA’s Perseverance rover in Jezero crater, from NASA’s traverse map, with a 3D view of Mars.
- Where is the Curiosity rover on Mars?The latest position of NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mount Sharp in Gale crater, from NASA’s traverse map, with a 3D view of Mars.
- How far is Mars from the Earth right now?Live distance between the Earth and Mars in kilometres and light time, and why it changes from 55 to 400 million km.
The solar system
- Where are the planets right now?Live positions of the eight planets around the Sun, with their distances from the Sun and from the Earth, in a 3D solar system.
- Where are the dwarf planets?Live positions of Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and the dwarf planet candidates, with their distances from the Sun.
- Which comets can I see right now?Live list of well-known and currently observed comets with their estimated brightness and distances from the Sun and the Earth.
- Where are the largest and most famous asteroids?Live positions of notable asteroids, Vesta, Pallas, Bennu, Eros and others, with their size and distances from the Sun and the Earth.
- Where is Pluto now?Live distance of the dwarf planet Pluto from the Sun and the Earth, and how long its light takes to reach us.
- How many sunspots are on the Sun today?Today’s sunspot groups on the Sun from NOAA’s daily report, with a 3D view of where they are on the solar disc.
The sky tonight
- What can I see in the sky tonight?Tonight’s sky from your location: the Moon, the visible planets, passes of the ISS and other satellites, and upcoming events.
- Which planets are visible tonight?Which planets you can see tonight from your location, where to look, how bright they are and when they rise and set.
- When is the next eclipse?The next solar and lunar eclipses, with their dates and type, and whether they can be seen from your location.
- When is the next full moon?Dates and times of the next full moons, new moons and quarters, in your time zone, with the Moon’s distance at each.