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📢📢📢 We just released #GaiaSky 3.6.6. This is a small update focused on fixing some bugs and improving performance. Also, it comes with proper handling of depth for volumes!

Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...
Release notes: codeberg.org/gaiasky/gaia...
January 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Gaia DR4 is coming on December 2, and we’ve been hard at work designing the catalogs for #GaiaSky. We’ve made some important changes compared to DR3.

Wanna learn more? 👇

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Gaia Sky | DR4 star catalogs
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September 29, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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The new volumetric nebulae in #GaiaSky side by side. These objects (and maybe more!) will be available to all in the next public version, 3.6.5.
#space #nebulae #nebula #visualization
November 27, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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Having a little #paint of the #biodiversity in the #woods this afternoon in #MidWales hard to know where the #plants end and the #moss starts!

#watercolour #myart #artsky
#painting #trees #mosses #sphagnummoss #greensky
#gaiasky #sketchbook #watercolor
March 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Release day: #GaiaSky 3.7.2 is out! 📢📢📢

This one comes with many new features and bug fixes, as usual. See the release notes here: gaiasky.space/news/2026/ga...
Welcome view of Gaia Sky 3.7.2
April 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Just a screenshot of the Earth. Been working on the amtospheric scattering shader. #GaiaSky
A view of the Earth in Gaia Sky featuring realistic atmospheric scattering.
June 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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The aurora now works on #GaiaSky VR as well. Now on to the volumetric nebulae...
January 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Aurora borealis in #GaiaSky. Still WIP.
December 3, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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I made Andomeda with the new procedural galaxy generator in #GaiaSky 🌠
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A short clip with the finished volumetric aurora in #GaiaSky. 👇
December 17, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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A few procedurally generated planets. #GaiaSky
July 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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📢📢📢 Today we release #GaiaSky 3.6.3!
This release includes many new features, the most important of which is the reworked exoplanets module and the new GPU-based procedural generation.
Release notes: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele...
Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...
July 12, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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Here is an animation of the Artemis-II mission and the Lunar flyby.

#Artemis #Artemis2 #NASA #ESA #GaiaSky @exploration.esa.int @esa.int
April 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Today we release #GaiaSky 3.7.3! 📢📢📢

This release focuses on QoL improvements and bugfixes.
gaiasky.space/news/2026/ga...
Gaia Sky | Gaia Sky 3.7.3
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June 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.9 is out! This version brings some exciting new features and lots of bug fixes.
More info: gaiasky.space/news/2025/ga...
July 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Made some progress integrating ray-marched volume objects into #GaiaSky. This time, I'm playing around with the "Dusty Nebula 4" shader (www.shadertoy.com/view/MsVXWW).
November 20, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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📢📢📢 #GaiaSky 3.6.0 is now available! It includes exciting new features and lots of bug fixes. Full change log: gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/rele...

Downloads: zah.uni-heidelberg.de/gaia/outreac...
The Gaia Sky 3.6.0 welcome window, showing some UI elements and a background with Saturn and its moon Mimas. Exploring the NASA exoplanet archive with Gaia Sky.
March 12, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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💾 We just published a new virtual texture dataset for #GaiaSky: 32K Moon Topography (NASA SVS). Find out more here:
gaiasky.space/news/2025/mo...

#Moon #VirtualTexture #Dataset
The new 32K Moon topography dataset in action.
February 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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We are experimenting with a new website for #GaiaSky that is easier to edit and maintain. Check it out!

gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/web
The landing page of the new Gaia Sky website, still WIP. The downloads page of the new Gaia Sky website, still WIP.
January 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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🍎 To all macOS users: Gaia Sky can now be installed via brew! Learn more here:

gaia.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/gaiasky/docs...
Installation — Gaia Sky docs
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May 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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📢📢📢 We are proud to announce the release of #GaiaSky 3.7.4. This release brings a major overhaul of the atmospheric scattering model with ozone absorption, and important bugfixes for the keyframe system.

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A screenshot of Gaia Sky 3.7.4
June 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Today is the day. Some time after 18.00 UTC, a solar Eclipse will be seen from the Iberian peninsula. Animations with #GaiaSky. First, a wide view of the Eclipse as it sweeps the Earth, with umbra/penumbra lines.
August 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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The procedural generation system in #GaiaSky will get a little face lift with better algorithms and a more accessible parametrization. Below is a little video showcasing some of it. 🍿
July 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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Playing around with aurora shaders in #GaiaSky...
December 2, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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#GaiaSky will get an interactive UI accent color in the next version, dropping the static UI themes system. 👀
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 AM