Show HN: Newton's Orchard – Browser-based space/gravity playground
A developer created 'Newton's Orchard,' a browser-based physics playground, to help his son and other students learn about gravity and orbital mechanics. The project features interactive simulations, mission-based progression, and user-submitted experiments.
Why it matters
It highlights the role of independent developers in creating accessible, educational STEM tools that bridge the gap between basic simulations and complex physics concepts.
Hi HN! My son spent a lot of time in 5th grade playing with the 2-dimensional PhET gravity/space sims[1]. His STEM class uses it, and he was playing with it at home, and has been looking for more. I found several space sims/playgrounds online, including NASA's Eyes on the Solar System[2], but nothing that seemed to offer a real progression from what he was getting out of the PhET sims, so I built Newton's Orchard over the summer for…
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