Microsoft unveiled a public beta of its WorldWide Telescope (WWT) web application that allows star gazers and astronomers deep into the universe Tuesday.
"The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and education that makes it possible for everyone to explore the universe," said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. "Our hope is that it will inspire young people to explore astronomy and science, and help researchers in their quest to better understand the universe."
Users could surf the skies from their desktop via this software. The software creates an experience that users of all ages will find captivating, said Frank Reddy, a senior editor at Astronomy Magazine.
Powered by a mix of software and Web 2.0 services created with Microsoft's Visual Experience Engine, WorldWide Telescope uses a massive database containing several terabytes of high resolution images of stars, galaxies, and other heavenly bodies.
It combines terabytes of celestial images and other data that users can pan across using a viewer that employs Microsoft's Visual Experience Engine.
The images come from a variety of space- and Earth-based sources, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
The service is free, and is dedicated to the memory of Microsoft researcher Jim Gray, who went missing at sea last year. Microsoft said much of the technology in WorldWide Telescope is built on Gray's original SkyServer project.
Download - http://content.worldwidetelescope.org/setup/setupwwt.exe
Official Site - http://worldwidetelescope.org/
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