A mod for exploring beyond our own planet and into the outer reaches of space!

This is not meant to be a hyper-realistic mod! My goal was to keep the general style and gameplay of vanilla Minecraft the best I could, but with outer space. And some creative liberties, of course.

This is mod is still being updated! Sometimes updates might take a while though.

Features

Milky Way

A full, visitable dimension! Enjoy flying through space in a spaceship and reach for the stars!
Visit planets by approaching the appropriate structure in the spaceship
Build a space station on the asteroid belt, featuring all-new space station blocks!

Moon

Can you win the space race and be the first to reach the moon?
Find research tunnels, abandoned lunar colonies, and more!
Is that sand glowing?

Mercury

Did those slimes just change size?

Venus

Check out the planet that’s the nether of space! But watch out for that sulfur…
New features coming soon

Mars

Find research tunnels, abandoned martian colonies, and more!
Explore and fight your way through the new Martian Labyrinth dungeon! And can you find all the new tamable creatures?

Jupiter

Explore Jupiter and it’s 4 Galilean moons (Europa, Callisto, Io, and Ganymede)
More structures coming soon!

OverworldFeatures

Experience the new crafting mechanic—the workbench! Craft your own spaceship, space suits, and more!
Enjoy decorating with the new ceramic and painted ceramic blocks!
Trade with the two new villager professions!

Dependencies

Required

CelestialLib

AzureLib 3

For 1.18.2 beta versions 0.14.0 and older:

AzureLib 2

For 1.18.2 beta versions 0.6.0 and older:

Geckolib 3

Optional, but Recommended:

JEI (Just Enough Items)
Patchouli
Xaeros’s Map/Mini Map or your preferred mini/map mod

Add Your Own Custom Planets!

Custom planets can be added via datapacks! Check out the wiki!

Compatibilities/Incompatibilities

As of yet, there are no known incompatibilities!

However, if playing with Quark, add celestialexploration:milky_way to the blacklist for the Big Dungeon! Trust me.

FAQ

Will you add in X feature?

Check out the wiki to see what things I’m currently working on and adding in! To make requests, submit an issue on the Github. I can not guarantee any requests will be added, but they will be considered!

I found a bug. Where do I submit it?

Submit an issue on the Github!

Will you update the 1.16.5 version? / Will you do any backports?

No, sorry.

Will you update to 1.19+?

Maybe. Right now my focus is on fully completing the 1.18.2 version. After that, we’ll see about an updated version…

What about a port to Fabric/Quilt/etc?

No, sorry.

Is Pluto a planet? Will Pluto get its own dimension? What about exoplanets/dwarf planets/etc?

Check out the wiki to see what my plan is for the mod, but right now, my focus is on the main solar system. If I make it past that, I do think it’d be fun to add in other planets!

In the mean time, check out the datapack planet system to add your own planet!

Celestial Exploration