Spacecore

Spacecore is a contemporary internet aesthetic centered around the romanticization and artistic stylization of the cosmos. The aesthetic uses abstract, highly saturated imagery of stars, planets, and galaxies as a motif for fashion, digital art, and home décor. The style is explicitly escapist and fantastical, distinguishing itself from hard science, military sci-fi, and historical space age aesthetics.

Spacecore is characterized by the use of celestial bodies as pure decoration, embracing intense color palettes and dreamlike compositions that emphasize wonder and existential searching, sometimes with introspective questions (e.g., "Are we alone?").

Visuals[]

Spacecore relies on saturated colors, a sense of digital glow, and abstract representations of astronomical phenomena, often rendering planets in impossible colors.

The aesthetic's color palette is intentionally dark yet brilliant, utilizing deep, celestial tones contrasted with powerful light. The scene is typically dominated by a solid Black or deep indigo/navy background. Color is provided by highly saturated hues like violet, electric blue, and magenta, used to depict swirling nebulae and planetary bands. Light sources, such as stars and stellar bodies, utilize bright yellow, pink, and white that often appear to shimmer with glitter or iridescence.

Imagery focuses on the fantastical and decorative aspects of the universe: stylized galaxies, planets (often with rainbow or pastel coloring), and moons. Common motifs include meteor showers (representing motion or emotion), glowing star-shaped lights used as bedroom decor, and textual overlays featuring short, existential captions like "The stars know everything."

Fashion[]

Spacecore fashion incorporates the decorative cosmic imagery into wearable items, often favoring styles that utilize dramatic prints, glitter, and reflective materials, occasionally blending with Harajuku styles like Uchuu Kei.

The look is characterized by a high reliance on cosmic prints and textures:

Clothing frequently features high-resolution prints of galaxies, nebulae, and constellations.
Use of glitter, translucent fabric, and iridescent or silver materials mimics the reflective surfaces and digital glow associated with distant light sources.
Styles are bold and fantasy-inspired, with silhouettes including elements like knee-high boots or combat boots paired with cosmic prints.

Music[]

The music associated with Spacecore is characterized by its ethereal, dreamy, and electronic sound, enhancing the feeling of floating and escapism.

Songs[]

"La Femme d'Argent" by Air
"Halley's Comet" by Billie Eilish
"NASA" by Ariana Grande
"Constellations" by Duster
"Rises the Moon" by Liana Flores
"Violet Skies" by Phantasia
Celestial-themed songs by Kalafina ("Red Moon," "Consolation," "Heavenly Blue")
"Deep Swim" by Windows 96 (Vaporwave/Electronic)
Celestial-themed songs by NayutalieN ("Comet Honeymoon," "Andromeda Andromeda")
Starset (The entire band's sci-fi aesthetic)
K-Pop Songs by WJSN ("As You Wish," "Secret"), LOONA ("Star"), Kep1er ("Shooting Star"), TWICE ("MARS"), Taeyeon ("INVU").