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How each part of Overhead works, and where the content and code come from.
Astronautics
News
The Astronautics page shows a rotating carousel of space agency and mission headlines. Hover or click an article to pause the carousel and hold it in place; click through to read the full story at its original source.
Events
The Events page lists upcoming launches, meteor showers, eclipses, and the ISS. Click "Use my location" to sort launches by distance from you — this is optional, and nothing is sent anywhere until you do.
Night Sky map
The Night Sky page renders a live dome map of stars, planets, the Sun, and Moon positioned exactly where they are above your location right now. On mobile, tap AR Sky View to overlay the same labels on your camera feed — point your phone at the sky and match up what you see.
Rocket Simulator
The Simulator shows an interactive 3D rocket. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, hover a part to pop it out, and click it for details.
Aviation
News
The Aviation page works the same way as Astronautics news — a rotating carousel of headlines from independent aviation publications, linking out to the original articles.
Events
The Events page lists major airshows and aviation history milestones.
Flight Radar
The Flight Radar is a live, full-screen map of aircraft near your location, sourced from a public ADS-B feed. Set your location and search radius from the bar at the top of the map; aircraft positions refresh automatically.
Aircraft Simulator
The Simulator shows an interactive 3D aircraft. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, hover a section to pop it out, and click it for details.
Licensing & copyright
Third-party content. News headlines, article excerpts, and images sourced from news feeds remain the property of their original publishers. Overhead links out to the original source for every article and does not claim ownership of, or rehost, third-party editorial content.
Third-party data. Launch schedules, ISS position, flight positions, and star and planet data are sourced from the public APIs and datasets listed on the About page, each under its own provider's terms.
Open-source libraries. Overhead is built with several open-source libraries — Astronomy Engine, d3-celestial, Leaflet, and three.js — each used under its own open-source license. See the About page for links to each project.
Overhead's own code and design. The site's own code, layout, and visual design are © 2026 Overhead. If you'd like to reuse any of it, reach out via the Contact page.
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