Physics Map

Watch the planets move around the Sun, travel through the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the far future, look inside black holes and follow how physics theories grew from Newton to string theory — then calculate your weight on Mars, light travel times, E = mc² and time dilation, and test yourself.

Positions are approximate for the date shown. Distances are squeezed (square-root scale) and planets are drawn much bigger than real so everything fits — press True sizes to compare them to scale.

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Tap a planet, an event, a black hole or a theory
or search above. Everything you open is added to your explored list for the quiz.

Physics calculators

🏆 Physics quiz

Test yourself on the planets, the history of the universe, black holes, theories and the constants of nature. Challenge mode gives 20 seconds per question with bonus points for speed and streaks.

🤖 AI quiz on any physics topic

Type any topic (e.g. “forces and motion for 11-year-olds”, “quantum tunnelling”, “the life of stars”). The AI writes the questions; check anything surprising against a textbook.

About Physics Map

Physics Map is a free, visual way to explore physics in your browser — for school, for curiosity, or to check a number. There is nothing to install and no account.

How to use it

  1. Pick a view: the Solar System, the history of the universe, black holes or the theory map.
  2. Tap anything to open its facts, its numbers and a “did you know”. Download a fact sheet or ask the AI to explain it simply.
  3. Use the calculators to work out your weight on other planets, light travel times, orbits, E = mc², time dilation or the size of a black hole.
  4. Finish with a quiz, or print one with an answer key for a class.

Questions

How much would I weigh on Mars? About 38% of your Earth weight: a person who weighs 60 kg on Earth would read about 23 kg on a scale on Mars.

How big is a black hole? Its event horizon grows with its mass: about 3 km across for every Sun of mass it holds (radius 2.95 km per solar mass).

How old is the universe? About 13.8 billion years, from measurements of the cosmic microwave background.

Is the data accurate? Planet data follows NASA’s planetary fact sheets, rounded. Speculative ideas such as string theory and the multiverse are marked as untested.