{"id":6386,"date":"2025-08-20T14:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T21:28:39","slug":"another-interstellar-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/another-interstellar-visitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Interstellar Visitor | Update 35.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Watch the third-ever discovered visitor from outside our Solar System, 3I\/ATLAS, fly past the Sun and see how it compares it to other known interstellar interlopers. We\u2019ve also improved the view that shows what parts of the surface of a planet are illuminated, updated our scientific notation, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Light of Day<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Daylight view now shows surface illumination of a planet in real-time as the object rotates and orbits within the simulation. Previously it was a static snapshot of the daylight on a planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comets from Beyond the Solar System<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Watch the comet 3I\/ATLAS, the third-ever discovered interstellar visitor to our Solar System, pass by on its journey through space and compare the trajectories of all three known interstellar visitors. Find them under
Home > Open > Interstellar Comet 31\/ATLAS<\/strong>
Home > Open > Interstellar Object Trajectory Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scientific Notation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Astronomically large (and small) numbers are already hard to understand, so we\u2019ve updated our scientific notation to be friendlier: \u201c1 \u00d7 10#<\/sup>\u201d (previously we used \u201c1E+#\u201d). Try changing Earth\u2019s mass to 1×10^6 Earth masses and see what happens to the Solar System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Highlights<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Watch what would happen to Earth if the Moon were replaced with a black hole of the same mass or the same radius. Which simulation do you think will be more destructive? Check them out under
Home > Open > Earth with a Black Hole Moon | Same Mass<\/strong>
Home > Open > Earth with a Black Hole Moon | Same Radius<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See small objects in your simulation even faster by turning on Markers by pressing \u201cm\u201d (previously \u201ci\u201d) on your keyboard. No need to go all the way to View > Markers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can once again add custom colors to your human scale objects to make purple cows and a pigeon rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out the full list of What’s New in Update 35.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please report any issues on our Steam forum<\/a>, on Discord<\/a>, or in-game via Home > Send Feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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