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Planets of Orbit: Curious facts and videos about the real places in the game

In Orbit you hop from Earth to Sagittarius A* through 101 places that really exist. For my videos I research them with NASA, ESA, JPL, ESO and the scientific papers, and I gather it all here: each place with its facts, its sources and the videos I have made about it.

34 of the 101 are here. The rest you find by playing.

  1. Earth0 Earth
  2. Moon1 Moon
  3. Venus2 Venus
  4. Mars3 Mars
  5. Phobos4 Phobos
  6. Mercury6 Mercury
  7. Vesta7 Vesta
  8. Ceres8 Ceres
  9. Psyche10 Psyche
  10. Jupiter12 Jupiter
  11. Io14 Io
  12. Europa15 Europa
  13. Ganymede16 Ganymede
  14. Saturn19 Saturn
  15. Mimas20 Mimas
  16. Enceladus21 Enceladus
  17. Titan25 Titan
  18. Hyperion26 Hyperion
  19. Iapetus27 Iapetus
  20. Uranus29 Uranus
  21. Miranda30 Miranda
  22. Neptune35 Neptune
  23. Triton37 Triton
  24. Pluto39 Pluto
  25. Charon40 Charon
  26. Proxima Centauri b50 Proxima Centauri b
  27. TRAPPIST-1 e71 TRAPPIST-1 e
  28. 51 Pegasi b78 51 Pegasi b
  29. HD 189733 b79 HD 189733 b
  30. K2-18 b81 K2-18 b
  31. Kepler-16 b88 Kepler-16 b
  32. KELT-9 b93 KELT-9 b
  33. Gaia BH198 Gaia BH1
  34. Sagittarius A*100 Sagittarius A*
Earth, 0 kmSwipe along the routeSagittarius A*, 27,000 light years

The route, jump by jump

In the order they appear in the game. The number is the jump where you reach them.

Solar System jumps 0 to 49

  1. Earth Jump 0 Earth the only world with oceans in plain sight Starting point · 1 video
  2. Moon Jump 1 Moon drifting 3.8 cm farther every year 384,000 km · 1 video
  3. Venus Jump 2 Venus where the Sun rises in the west 41 M km · 1 video
  4. Mars Jump 3 Mars the largest volcano in the Solar System 78 M km
  5. Phobos Jump 4 Phobos the moon falling onto Mars 78 M km
  6. Mercury Jump 6 Mercury 430 °C by day, −180 °C at night 92 M km
  7. Vesta Jump 7 Vesta pieces of it land on Earth 204 M km
  8. Ceres Jump 8 Ceres a quarter of the asteroid belt 264 M km
  9. Psyche Jump 10 Psyche an asteroid that may be metal 288 M km
  10. Jupiter Jump 12 Jupiter a storm bigger than Earth 629 M km · 1 video
  11. Io Jump 14 Io about 400 volcanoes on one moon 629 M km
  12. Europa Jump 15 Europa twice Earth’s water, under the ice 630 M km · 1 video
  13. Ganymede Jump 16 Ganymede a moon bigger than a planet 630 M km
  14. Saturn Jump 19 Saturn it would float in water 1,280 M km · 2 videos
  15. Mimas Jump 20 Mimas the Death Star hides an ocean 1,280 M km
  16. Enceladus Jump 21 Enceladus the moon that spits water into space 1,280 M km · 2 videos
  17. Titan Jump 25 Titan a moon where you could fly 1,280 M km
  18. Hyperion Jump 26 Hyperion a tumbling sponge 1,280 M km
  19. Iapetus Jump 27 Iapetus one black face and one white 1,290 M km
  20. Uranus Jump 29 Uranus a planet that spins on its side 2,720 M km · 2 videos
  21. Miranda Jump 30 Miranda the Frankenstein moon 2,720 M km
  22. Neptune Jump 35 Neptune the fastest winds in the Solar System 4,370 M km
  23. Triton Jump 37 Triton the moon that goes backwards 4,370 M km
  24. Pluto Jump 39 Pluto a heart of frozen nitrogen 5,760 M km
  25. Charon Jump 40 Charon the moon Pluto paints red 5,760 M km

Other stars jumps 50 to 99

  1. Proxima Centauri b Jump 50 Proxima Centauri b the nearest known exoplanet 4.2 light years
  2. TRAPPIST-1 e Jump 71 TRAPPIST-1 e one of seven Earth-sized worlds 40.7 light years
  3. 51 Pegasi b Jump 78 51 Pegasi b the first planet of a Sun-like star 50.5 light years
  4. HD 189733 b Jump 79 HD 189733 b it may rain glass, sideways 64.5 light years · 2 videos
  5. K2-18 b Jump 81 K2-18 b methane confirmed, life not 124 light years
  6. Kepler-16 b Jump 88 Kepler-16 b a planet with two suns 245 light years
  7. KELT-9 b Jump 93 KELT-9 b hotter than most stars 670 light years
  8. Gaia BH1 Jump 98 Gaia BH1 the nearest known black hole 1,560 light years

Centre of the galaxy jump 100

  1. Sagittarius A* Jump 100 Sagittarius A* the black hole at the centre of the galaxy 27,000 light years

Latest videos

Shorts from my YouTube channel, in Spanish. Under each one, the page of the place it is about.

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All my videos on YouTube

How I check every fact

Every fact comes from a source I link at the bottom of its page: NASA, ESA, JPL, ESO or the scientific paper. If something is an estimate or my own sum, the text says so. If you spot a mistake, write to me at [email protected] and I will fix it.

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