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Celestial Exploration

by shimaginary

Celestial Exploration lets players leave their planet for outer space, with a visitable dimension, spaceships and planets to reach beyond the atmosphere.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.18 – 1.18.2

What it does

Space travel is the core of the mod. Players build and fly their own spaceship and space suits, reach planets that lie beyond the home world, and visit Jupiter's four Galilean moons: Europa, Callisto, Io and Ganymede. Each destination has structures suited to it, and more structures are announced for later updates. An asteroid belt holds a space station built from new station blocks, and research tunnels and abandoned lunar colonies are placed in the dimension.

The author aims for a style close to vanilla Minecraft, with some creative liberties taken for gameplay, rather than a strictly realistic simulation. Crafting adds a workbench mechanic, and new ceramic and painted ceramic blocks serve decoration. Two new villager professions can be traded with. The mod requires AzureLib and Celestial Lib, and Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional. It is open source under the MIT License and published for Forge on 1.18.2 only, with the latest file, 1.13.1, on the beta channel. Other builds exist for 1.18 and 1.18.1 in the older 0.6.0 line.

Key features

  1. Spaceship flight

    Players craft a spaceship and fly it through space to reach planets and stations.

  2. Galilean moons

    Europa, Callisto, Io and Ganymede are visitable destinations around Jupiter.

  3. Space station

    An asteroid belt holds a station built from new space station blocks.

  4. Ceramic decoration

    Ceramic and painted ceramic blocks give builders new decorative options.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.18.21.13.1
1.18.11.12.0
1.181.12.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

AzureLibJava Minecraft mod using Bedrock models to create custom models and animations for items, blocks, entities
Required
Celestial LibA library mod for space exploration mods, like Celestial Exploration
Required

Optional 1

Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes
Optional

Required by 2 mods

How it compares

Full comparison

Genesis is open source under the Apache License 2.0, supports Forge on 1.20.1 and is client and server. Star Wars Planets uses a custom license, is client and server and covers 1.18 – 1.19.2. Futurepack Mod is closed under All rights reserved and spans 1.7.10 – 1.18.2 on Forge. Celestial Exploration is open source under the MIT License and targets 1.18.2 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Celestial ExplorationForge1.18 – 1.18.2Client and server2026-09-11
GenesisForge1.20.1Client and server2026-04-13
Star Wars PlanetsForge1.18 – 1.19.2Client and server2023-08-28
Futurepack ModForge1.7.10 – 1.18.2Client and server2024-09-11

Questions

Does Celestial Exploration need Celestial Lib?

Yes. Celestial Lib and AzureLib are both required, and the mod is published only for Forge on 1.18.2.

Must the server run Celestial Exploration?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Are the Galilean moons available in every build?

The mod lists Europa, Callisto, Io and Ganymede as destinations, and more structures are planned for future updates.

In the catalog

Celestial Exploration is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.

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What the author says

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.
shimaginary, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
shimaginary
Published
2024-01-31
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-11
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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