Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off
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hakeem
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in love
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05/13/2008 09:15:01
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Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts offMicrosoft Corp.
launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free
Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience. WorldWide Telescope, developed by Microsoft's research arm, knits together images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and others.
Computer users can browse through the galaxy on their own or take
guided tours of different outer-space destinations developed by
astronomers and academics.
The site lets users choose from a number of different telescopes and switch between different light wavelengths.
"The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and
education that makes it possible for everyone to explore the universe,"
said Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, in a statement.
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