Google Sky Turns Computer Into Telescope

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Screen snap from the Sky in Google Earth depicting boundaries around major constellations. Image credit: NASA ESA Digitized Sky Survey Consortium and the STScI-Google Partnership
Screen snap from the Sky in Google Earth depicting boundaries around major constellations. Image credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey Consortium, and the STScI-Google Partnership

Imagine cruising the heavens from your desktop and seeing all the spectacular images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Exploding stars and faraway galaxies are just a mouse click away through Sky in Google Earth.


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