Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Sneak Peek At The Virtual Universe

After weeks of rumblings in the blogosphere, Microsoft Research's WorldWide Telescope was brought out in the open for the first time today, at the annual TED conference in Monterey, Calif. The software program knits together terabytes of online data into a seamless, zoomable experience - and lets users create their own guided tours of the deep sky.

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Sci-fi travels from imagination to reality

Yesterday:

The Encyclopedia Of Life