Exploration Mods for Minecraft Java
Browse 61 free Exploration mods for Minecraft Java — popular picks include Towers of the Wild Modded, Ad Astra: Planets+, Beyond Oxygen Fix.
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Towers of the Wild Modded
Towers of the Wild - added to multiple dimensions and planets + waystone & paragliders
Ad Astra: Planets+
Adds more planets moons and star systems to explore in Ad Astra!
Beyond Oxygen Fix
Fixes a bug in beyond oxygen where the mod's oxygen/breathing mechanic breaks vanilla and modded air supply systems in non-space dimensions.
The Expansion
Explore Space In Minecraft! Now with Spacesuits!
Create Cosmonautics
Fulfill your childhood dream by exploring space!
galactic create
A massive Create addon introducing oxygen mechanics, custom planets, inter-dimensional spacecraft, alien mobs, and procedural space structures.
TLOTD
Explore the ancient times, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, dig deep into the earth to find more valuables or adventure into the unknown depths of space! The sky is the limit!
Star Wars: Galaxy in a Cube
A Star Wars-themed mod. Force, lightsabers, star fighters, walkers, droids & clones, and more!
The Volatile Addon | Made For Minecraft Backrooms Found Footage
This mod is an addon to the mod: - Backrooms Found Footage from Space Potato It adds a lot of stuff like new levels and mechanics! This is a never expanding addon to the mod!
MechanicCraft
Techpack with a storyline about overcoming the challenges of an unknown planet.
The Cyborg Runner
You're a cyborg on the run from the law, stranded on a hostile alien planet. Can you survive?

Ragex's Nuclear Tech
A sci-fi chemistry learning tool about space, science, immersion and of course Nuclear Tech.
Helldivers : Crafted Democracy
Spread Liberty to new worlds Helldiver! - Explore a host of worlds in need of liberation across the Galaxy! and crush the foes of freedom with the selection of weapons, armor and stratagems provided to you by S.E.A.F High Command! [ - This mod in Beta - ]
MT Industrialization de Astra
Bridges the gap between Modern Industrialization, TechReborn, and Ad Astra, providing enhanced compatibility and refined gameplay for space exploration enthusiasts.
Pacific's Specifics
This is a addon to "Cosmic Horizons" that adds some crafting recipes for the steel, titanium, and nickel and makes it possible to play in survival!
Beyond The Stars
Beyond The Stars (BYTS) is an addon for Cosmic Horizons that reworks the solar system to give you 47 new planets to explore.
Fix-MTR-Ad-Astra
Fix bug Minecraft Transit Railway mod with Ad Astra mod. Fix the problem when you change dimensions and get kicked out of the lander NOTE: The orbits of the planets are not incorporated, except for the earth orbit.
Dimensional Sickness
These dimensions were not meant for you. A cosmic-horror mechanic that punishes players who linger too long in isolated spaces with a fatal sickness.
The Dulling
A Cosmic Horror Story with Bosses, Dimensions, Magic, and more!
Galaxy Superheroes
This addon for palladium adds new Heroes! Like a Galactus!
Way Beyond The Milk
Add chaos to Cosmic Horizons: Storms, Oxygen, Improved Worldgen & more!
Minestuck: Rocketry
Allows Ad Astra rockets to fly to Minestuck's Skaia and Hivecraft's Alternia dimensions
Cosmic_SMP
This mod-pack is designed to enhance the survival experience on your world by adding new gameplay mechanics, items, and features.
Sniffer period
The mod adds the old days when the great lizards of the “sniffing period” still dominated the earth. While Sniffers were in a very large population on the planet
IntergalactiCraft : The Sky And Beyond
IntergalactiCraft: The Sky and Beyond brings space exploration, over a million new items, slabs, tools, advanced mechanics, revamped terrain, villages, and structures—an expansive overhaul that transforms the game into an endless adventure.
Rustling Spots: Team Rocket Addon [Cobblemon]
Adds rare Jessie and James interruptions to Rustling Spots, turning exploration encounters into scalable Team Rocket trainer battles with unique dialogue and rewards.

Interstellar: Galaxy
Travel throughout the galaxy
Ad Astra: Planet Screen Expanded
A scripted expansion of Ad Astra's planet screen.
PLASMAO's PREMIER PACK
Finally, a curated VanillaX experience with space exploration, industrial evolution, creative building, enhanced combat, and more!? Designed to harmonize new, innovative mechanics with the core essence of Minecraft, while remaining both fresh and familiar.
Laicaps
[Alpha] A fantasy space exploration mod - for neoforge 1.21.1

Create Cosmonautics Expansion
This space mod adds more planets and other space-related content to the game. It gives you new places to explore, along with extra items and features that make the game feel bigger and more fun.
Space Update
dannytaylor's April Fools' 2025 "Update"
Mega World Height
Mega World Height expands the Overworld build and generation height, giving you much more vertical space for mining, building, exploration, and custom world generation. By default, Minecraft’s Overworld height is limited to a smalle
Stellar Depths
Drift through cosmic emptiness. A space exploration mod built around scale, silence, and the unknown.
Carpet Sky Additions Miller's Planet
Carpet extension providing a world like Miller's Planet from movie Interstellar, with new ways to obtain resources.
Spacecraft Datapack
a datapack that adds space and almost everything about it to minecraft