After humans set foot on the moon for the first time in 1969, many people imagined that space travel would become a routine activity, and they thought that they would be able to visit other planets in our solar system.

Unfortunately, none of these aspirations have been fulfilled to this day, and in fact, some are questioning whether it is necessary to send more space missions.

Because of its high cost.

In a report published by the Spanish magazine "Muy Interesante", writer Sarah Romero said that smartphones and augmented reality technology is a great way to discover the wonders of the universe.

Most astronomy and star observation applications work in a similar way, by determining our location using the GPS and electronic compass in the device, which allows us to see the universe by simply pointing the phone or tablet device in any direction we want. This saves us from using expensive professional equipment.

NASA app

The NASA app is filled with the latest photos, videos and information related to the missions it is undertaking, as well as featuring lots of related news, stories and tweets.

This application allows its users to share any content on social media with one touch, save it thanks to the bookmarks feature, or download space images that make up wonderful backgrounds for phone screens.

Sky map

The application provides an opportunity to view the sky through a tool to explore outer space, and the team that designed it is looking forward to making it easier for the user to identify the night sky. It is available for free on Google Play, and has been downloaded by more than 10 million people.

Through the application, you can direct the device to any place to find out what is happening in the sky, and you can classify different types of celestial bodies to easily discover what you are looking for using the icons on the left of the screen, and you can also search for a specific planet or star.

Through the Sky Map application, you can direct the device to anywhere to see what is happening in the sky (social networking sites)

Star Chart

This application enables observing the stars thanks to augmented reality technology. This application uses the compass and the GPS system of the smartphone to locate the user’s location. It is designed to show the night sky as if the user was viewing it through a telescope.

This application is used by more than 20 million people around the world, and when you start using it, you will really feel that the application responds smoothly to all your movements by looking at the sky, and the application displays very beautiful pictures of the constellations with an explanation of the names, which were launched by the early astronomers.

Stellarium Mobile Sky Map

This application is unique, and it was launched back in 2001 when it was intended for laptops, and recently it became available for mobile phones, and the application is similar to a planetarium, and it contains an amazing catalog of more than 600 thousand stars, all displayed in the form of a map of the sky, with the possibility to enlarge Real time, where some galaxies can be seen in high definition, and this application also enables the representation of the main planets and moons of the solar system in 3D.

Night Sky

Since the Night Sky application is designed for phones with the operating system "iOS" and "Android" (IOS) (Android), it is among the best applications, which take full advantage of the operating system of mobile devices to provide a sky map with augmented reality technology enables users to see thousands Of stars, satellites and planets.

In addition to the iPhone phones, the map of the sky will also be available on Apple watches, and this application has a free version for Android devices in the Google Play Store called "Night Sky light".

The Night Sky application enables users to see thousands of stars, satellites and planets (social networking sites)

SkyView

This application is the perfect choice for stargazing, and a convenient guide to identifying the contents of the sky. This application enables us to convert our smartphones and tablet computers into telescopes to locate the locations of stars and planets.

The Sky View application displays information about objects, planets, and satellites, and with the "time travel" feature, you can see what the sky was like in the past or what it will look like in the future, based on astronomers' data about the movements of celestial bodies.

Sky Safari

This app is very popular, contains a rich database of stars and planets, and also provides animated scenes for a variety of phenomena, such as eclipses and meteors, and astronomical information about a large variety of celestial bodies.

Red shift

This application turns your mobile device into a mobile planetarium.

As this application can use a star map by pointing the device towards the sky to illustrate the constellations and celestial bodies.

Red Shift provides a three-dimensional representation of the solar system, enabling the exploration of planets and moons, and it is equipped with a rich database of more than 100,000 stars and about 70,000 celestial bodies from deep in space, as well as dwarf planets, comets and asteroids.

Red Shift application turns your mobile device into a mobile planetarium (social networking sites)

Space Images (Space Images)

This application was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California (USA), and it provides a huge amount of interesting images and data about planets, moons and galaxies, enabling you to download all the pictures you want on your smartphone and set them as wallpapers for your screen.

Go Sat Watch

This application focuses on the movements of satellites and the International Space Station, and it can be used to view satellites and their paths, or watch the globe and satellites orbiting around it, besides, it can find predictions about the timing of the passage of a satellite over you, and create notifications about that.