Last Updated on by Samuel Franklin
Constellations are difficult but critical upgrades in the Beyond simulation that boost your currency production from your universe. This guide details how to earn Constellation Fragments to upgrade this mechanic and the best constellation order to maximise progression.
Constellation Fragments
Constellations are unlocked in Beyond after completing the core celestial bodies which unlocks the Forge The Asteroid belt objective where you will find the 12 initial constellations. Upgrading constellations requires Constellation Fragments (also known as Starbit/Star) which are earned from:
- Completing Astronomy Missions (unlock additional mission slots and purchase the Darwinium slot to boost this)
- Ranking up your Beyond currency generators like celestial bodies through regular simulation gameplay
- Galactic Nursery purchases (100% chance from Blue Star and Black Hole)
Best Constellation Priority Order
As Constellation Fragments are slow to earn initially upgrading constellations in an efficient order is critical to progressing the Beyond simulation. There are 38 constellations in total split between Zodiac, Southern and Northern which require 516 fragments to max.
Constellation upgrades focus on bottlenecks to progression and acquiring broad boosts for the major Beyond generators. This is my recommended priority order, save your fragments if a particular constellation is not available yet:
| Constellation (No. of Stars) | Location | Effect / Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Scorpio (17) |
Zodiac |  Increases Celestial Body Speed by x1.5
While one of the more expensive constellations this broad effectiveness to your core planets as this rank is the best priority. |
 Gemini (17) |
Zodiac | Increase Research Boost by +1x while boost is active
Research missions are a major bottleneck to Beyond progression and this increases the speed while you are boosted which is highly effective for the rewards. |
 Libra (6) |
Zodiac |  Increases Moon speed by x2
Moons start to unlock at Rank 6 Beyond and will be your largest generators at this time that makes doubling speed important. |
 Sagittarius (14) |
Zodiac |  Increase Dwarf Planet speed by ×2
Dwarf planets unlock at Rank 11 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Aquarius (15) |
Zodiac |  Increase Oort Cloud Object speed by ×2
Oort Cloud Objects unlock at Rank 16 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Eridanus (30) |
Southern |  Increase Interstellar Object speed by ×1.5
Interstellar Objects unlock at Rank 18 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Canis Major (13) |
Southern |  Increase Exoplanet speed by ×2
Exoplanets unlock at Rank 20 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Perseus (19) |
Northern |  Increase Nebula speed by x2
Nebulas unlock at Rank 22 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Hercules (21) |
Northern |  Increase Milky Way Galaxy speed by x2
Milky Way Galaxy unlocks at Rank 25 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Ophiuchus (20) |
Northern |  Increase Galaxy speed by x2
Galaxy unlocks at Rank 27 Beyond and become key generators. |
 Centaurus (30) |
Southern | Set all White Dwarf missions duration to 24 hours
Caps the mission time of the harder research missions to farm these boosts which become stronger with each rank. |
 Auriga (9) |
Northern | Set all Red Dwarf missions duration to 6 hours
Caps the mission time of the harder research missions to farm these boosts which become stronger with each rank. |
| Player Preference | N/A | With all the key constellation boosts unlocked future upgrades should target your strongest generators which will be determined by your upgrades and trait cards |
