软件通过 3D 渲染技术渲染出一个真实的宇宙空间。你可以放大，缩小，旋转，从各个角度观看我们所处的这个宇宙。或者换个思维，站在宇宙中重新审视我们的地球。包含超过 250 万颗星，数亿千计的星系，星云，小行星，彗星，甚至是人造卫星。更多的更新数据会实时传入软件中，在你不经意之间给你带来新的惊喜。如果你是个天文爱好者，或者喜欢仰望星空但又苦于大都市里彻夜通明无法看到星星，那么你一定不能错过这个软件。

版本 2.6 中的新功能

New feature: Improved performance and increased frame rate
New feature: New artwork for several constellations
Fixed bug: Terrain loads correctly after viewing Earth from space
Fixed bug: Satellites show up correctly after entering space-track.org account info
Fixed bug: RCW and Sharpless catalogs support common names
Fixed bug: Potential crash when opening Locations popover is fixed
Fixed bug: Crash caused by rare race condition when downloading items is fixed
Fixed bug: Missing cross-references added
Fixed bug: Crash caused by low memory while satellites and SSSBs are updating is fixed
Fixed bug: Planets use a more appropriate substitute color while their textures are loading
Fixed bug: Riding satellites sits you at a better angle
Fixed bug: Camera coasting is stopped before animating to other locations
Fixed bug: Gestures are enabled sooner at the end of animations
Fixed bug: Searching for common names for deep space objects finds all results
Fixed bug: Searching for catalog IDs works regardless of how many spaces are after the prefix
Fixed bug: Horizon highlighting is updated immediately and includes search results