ÆTHER
Where light bends and time dissolves
Explore the UnknownBuilt from pure light
Every star, every glow, every grain of noise — generated in real time. No images. No frameworks. No libraries. Just mathematics, canvas, and CSS painting directly onto your screen.
Crafted with Intention
Procedural Starfield
Three depth layers of stars rendered on canvas, each twinkling independently with sine-wave oscillation. Colored giant stars pulse in blue and red hues across the deep field.
Living Aurora
Multi-color radial gradients drift and breathe across the viewport, simulating atmospheric light phenomena from far-off worlds.
Fluid Cursor
A three-layer custom cursor system — dot, ring, and radial glow — follows your movement with smooth interpolation and reacts to interactive elements.
Morphing Geometry
An organic orb continuously morphs its shape through keyframe-animated border-radius values, surrounded by concentric ring borders. Mouse proximity triggers 3D perspective tilt for an immersive parallax effect.
Film Grain & Cinematic Feel
An animated SVG noise texture overlays the entire viewport, adding a subtle analog film quality that ties all the digital elements together.
Shooting Stars
Randomly spawning meteors streak across the canvas with glowing gradient trails that fade as they burn through the atmosphere.
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”— Carl Sagan