Space, But Unhinged.

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  A Side View of an Asteroid Collapse.

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  A normal view, yet chaotic.

Inspiration

Space simulations are usually polite. Clean orbits. Predictable motion. Educational vibes.
That bored us.

Space, But Unhinged was born from one question:
What if the solar system stopped behaving?

What if gravity went rogue, orbits glitched, planets rebelled, and physics became a suggestion instead of a rule?

This project is our controlled chaos experiment — equal parts science, art, and reckless curiosity.

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What it does

Space, But Unhinged is an interactive, real-time 3D solar system simulation that lets users break reality on demand.

Features

• Fully rendered 3D planets with continuous motion
  
• Toggleable orbits and camera modes (free / follow)
  
• Interactive planet selection with contextual info
  
• Chaos Modes that intentionally destabilize the system:
  • Erratic rotations
    
  • Orbital drift
    
  • Asteroid injections
    
  • Time distortion
    

It’s not accurate space.
It’s expressive space.

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How we built it

• HTML5
  
• CSS
  
• JavaScript
  
• Geometry & orbital math
  
• Countless animations
  
• Vibe-coding
  

Build → tweak → break → repeat.

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Challenges we ran into

• Programming realistic-looking orbits without overengineering
• Layering multiple animations cleanly
• Keeping everything smooth without React (by choice)

Chaos is easy. Controlled chaos is not.

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Accomplishments that we're proud of

• The visuals turned out cleaner than expected
• Motion feels alive instead of scripted
• It looks good even when everything breaks ;)

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What we learned

• Orbital math gets ugly fast
• Animation timing matters more than formulas
• You don’t need heavy frameworks to build expressive visuals

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What's next for Space, But Unhinged

More chaos.
More instability.
More ways to break space on purpose.

Built With

• css3
• html5
• javascript