Take a Virtual Reality tour of six REAL exoplanets (4K, 360° VR experience) | We The Curious

What would it be like to stand on the surface of another planet? We teamed up with astrophysicists to create a scientifically accurate, VR tour of 6 exoplanets.

Strap on a VR headset, surf the giant waves of Kepler-62e, and gaze across the lava fields of 55 Cancri e.

Narrated & produced by: Ross Exton

Special thanks to: Dr Nathan Mayne, Professor David Sing, Dr Tom Evans, Elisabeth Matthews, Dr Sasha Hinkley, Jessica Spake, Dr Stefan Lines, Professor Stefan Kraus, Lee Pullen, Anna Henley, Ollie Brown, Bridget Sealey, Josie Forsyth.

The University of Exeter Astrophysics Research Group

Animation: Engine house VFX

Funded by: The University of Exeter

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[cruzcarlnino]

Astronomer 1:what should we name these planets?
Astronomer 2: *slams head on the keyboard*
Astronomer 1:nice

[bitslay]

It's scary to think that we are not alone in the universe.
And its also scary to think we are alone in this whole universe.
*Damn*

[buttrcxp_]

Man : **trying to explain**
Me : **spinning in circles**

[sanjanasakhare]

Ok the waves 6:00 really freaked me out I actually felt like I am in Ocean or something

[raccoongod]

The water one gave me almost a panic attack cuz im terafied of deep waters and drowning but the last one whas so beautiful ecpecally the sky I would want to live there it's so pretty

[ritushrotriya]

Teacher: what did you do during this lockdown
Me: went on a trip to many exoplanets in my living room

[JennyOwnzable]

The water one is SO creepy. The last one is beautiful but the red thing in thr sky creeped me out.

[junimeme]

Even if only virtual, places like that last planet make me feel something so unique and hard to describe. It looks gorgeous.

[Cemecem]

Out off all the planets I got scared of the frieking sea🤦🏻‍♀️

[val]

Planet: WASP-121b
Constellation: Puppis

Me: *I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE DOGS IN SPACE.*

[sanalee]

That last planet was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. It looked like an prefect island planet.




Then I realized, the second I land(if I even made it there), I would die from radiation, uv rays and it’s temperature.

[cutems_ang]

That water world was a 1000x scarier than Dantes Inferno. I was relieved to be in hell after that waves.

[ncybrdg]

What if our universe is just an atom in another universe?

[governorofouterspace]

From opening the movie overview to the end of the movie overview, at least 36 turns in 360 degrees, and finally go to sleep and just woke up to chat!

The visual effect is excellent, immersive and at the same time as if the other party is nurturing the neighbors with alien-style science in the outer space galaxy! ...

Very Nice!

[bentgg]

6:05 - “Those aren’t mountains, they’re waves”

[Usernamestill_Available]

I just love the fact that you travel to a water world with massive waves then like a minute later:

oh look at that! Im being cooked alive by watery lava and raining molten metals with maroon clouds!

[arthurtheslime]

Not gunna lie, TRAPPIST-1e was a very beautiful planet, will be looking more into it.

[greciayip]

5:59 this is just scary, I pictured myself in that ocean, and I'm scared.

[shyleeluvv]

The ocean one was more hell than the other hell ._.

[AK-jtkh]

“How did he die?”
“Oh, he was lacerated by glass rain.”
😬