Microsoft vs Google: "World Wide Telescope"

Microsoft has side-swiped Google with an apparently early version of a "World Wide Telescope." While Google Earth or Microsoft's Virtual Earth are limited to data on Earth, this new project expands into space with the help of space images taken by the Hubble telescope. So far, the "World Wide Telescope" includes little more than a few images, but more coverage of the universe and the addition of rich data sets will translate into a valuable resource tool.

Meanwhile, Google has struck a partnership with scientists building a huge sky-scanning telescope, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), on a mountaintop in Chile, with hopes of helping the public with a "people's telescope" to provide access to real-time digital footage of asteroids, supernovas and distant galaxies. Officials say the telescope will open "a movie-like window" on nearby asteroids and far-off exploding stars, and help explore the mysterious "dark energy" believed to fuel the universe's expansion.

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[rupesh]

this project may be created near future world war.
reace between many country this kind of many project helpful in war. or reace of tech. science, exept poor country,education,food, and water etc..

[Garrett]

One of the most fascinating thing which revolves in our mind is the creation of universe. Those planets, moon, stars, asteroids, comets, etc take our breath away.To watch them so closely and with such good clarity with the help of these telescopes is a dream come true. It will not only send images of the vast universe but also give very important information about these heavenly bodies, which may help us save our planet one day.
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Garrett

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