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Life & fun · May 10, 2026

Gravity Simulator

Interactive Space Physics Sandbox In Your Browser

What it does

Explore gravity through two interactive physics engines built for experimentation and learning. Test how objects fall on different planets and moons with the Object Drop Engine, or create realistic orbital simulations featuring planetary motion, collisions, slingshots, and N-body gravity systems. Gravity Simulator runs entirely in the browser with real-time controls, cinematic visuals, and scientifically inspired physics - no downloads or installations required.

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    Just for fun and self education, I've built this over a weekend to teach myself why orbits exist, not just show planets going around. Something that was never clearly explain to me in school. It opens with a guided tour that builds the idea up step by step: two bodies and the equal/opposite force, inertia (the Sun is removed and Earth just drifts straight), then "an orbit is falling and continuously missing," cosmic velocities with a little rocket, Voyager 1 & 2's real gravity assists (the clock runs the actual 1977–1989 dates so the planets orbit into their grand-tour alignment and the…

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    A simple 2D fluid and gravity simulation with WASM and WebGL2024 · aestuans.github.io · ▲137

    The little particles will gravitate to your cursor (or touch location), and can even enter stable orbits if the conditions are right! Mainly an excuse for me to experiment with wasm and WebGL, but it makes for a surprisingly good fidget toy.

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