Link: http://hacktheuniverse.github.io/xo-planet/
Demo from Hack the Universe presentation: http://youtu.be/lLIUGMDrXtk
Category: Visualization
Data visualization for exoplanets.
Each second, a new exoplanet's data is added to the visualiation. A circle representing the planet (with the correct relative radius to Earth) appears, the size of it's star is compared to our sun on the top left, and its name and year of discovery are displayed at the bottom.
Planet data supplemented by: Data from: http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/all_fields/ Making use of: http://d3js.org/