Every day, a moment that reminds you the world is vast, ancient, and alive.
A science-backed daily awe practice.
Not a notification. Not a headline. Something real - a night sky, a strange fact, a feeling you couldn't name.
Most days blur past. The extraordinary is right there, but you've stopped noticing.
Underglow is a daily practice of noticing what's already extraordinary.
How it works
A cosmic fact. A hidden connection. Something that reframes the ordinary and captures your full attention.
A moment to let it land. No rushing. No swiping. Just presence, and the feeling of something vast.
A prompt to close the app and notice the world around you. Every session ends by sending you away.
A moment from Underglow
"The iron in your blood was forged in the heart of a dying star. Every red blood cell carries atoms from an explosion that happened billions of years before Earth existed. You are, in the most literal sense, made of ancient starlight."
Cosmos · Deep Time
Topics
Stars, galaxies, the scale of everything
Billions of years beneath your feet
Ecosystems, seasons, the web of life
The physics of a cup of coffee. Photons hitting your eye.
Courage, kindness, the things people do for each other
How everything is linked - atoms, networks, you
Cells, breath, the improbability of being alive
The science
Brief moments of wonder reduce stress, quiet the mind, and reconnect you to what matters.
26
countries studied - awe is a universal human experience, not a cultural quirk
15 min
per week is enough - awe walks showed compounding benefits over 8 weeks
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awe intensifies with practice - unlike pleasure, it doesn't fade
A 2025 randomized controlled trial found that a brief awe practice reduced self-reported stress by 12% and depression symptoms by 17%, with medium-to-large effect sizes.
Peer-reviewed research published in Nature Scientific Reports, conducted at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. Separate studies show awe is the strongest predictor of lower interleukin-6 - a key inflammation marker - among all positive emotions.
No long sessions. No streak guilt. One moment of wonder, then back to your life.
Every session ends with a prompt to look up, step outside, or notice something real. The app's final action is always outward.
New science, nature, and cosmos content delivered regularly. No two days are the same. Awe requires novelty - we deliver it.
No mantras. No breathing exercises. Just the vast, interconnected, extraordinary reality you're already part of.
Pricing
$0
$19.99/yr
$1.67/month
$1.99/mo
Start noticing.