Complexity Digest 2008.20 - 05

15-May-2008

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Two New Ways To Explore The Virtual Universe, In Vivid 3-D, NY Times Bookmark and Share

Excerpts: There are many online astronomy sites, but astronomers say the Microsoft entry sets a new standard in three-dimensional representation of vast amounts data plucked from space telescopes, the ease of navigation, the visual experience and features like guided tours narrated by experts.

ˇ§Exploring the virtual universe is incredibly smooth and seamless like a top-of-the-line computer game, but also the science is correct,ˇ¨ (...).

So it is scarcely surprising that the other major company with an ambitious astronomy service online is Google. The Internet search giant first layered astronomical data and images onto Google Earth last August.