A global project aimed to map a distant strip of the universe is releasing its data today. The new information will be released to scientists and the public to be used as part of Google Sky – a new application added to Google Earth. Images are available here. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago tags deep space images Google Sky universe |
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A Google company blog says that as of today all new users of Google will have their personal information tracked, collected and stored for a so-called better customer experience using Google... picked by monkeyman 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A gallery of hair-raising images from space picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
It may look like an intriguing star constellation far away in space, but these lights are actually far closer to home. These images shows cities at night as viewed by the International Space Station. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
It may have taken NASA millions of dollars and over a decade to design a space telescope that could capture truly spectacular images of deep space. 0 comments edit related share scienceBut an amateur astronomer has now caught the same dazzling constellations - from his back garden. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago |
One of the most remarkable posts I’ve come across while trawling through the blogosphere is Google Sighteeing’s ”Top ten naked people on Google Earth“. picked by secretsather 3 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Officials in Kiryat Yam, a small city in northern Israel, have filed a complaint with police against the Internet search engine Google. The city argues that one of Google’s programs, Google Earth, gives viewers false information that offends the city’s image. picked by Ionb 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
A new add on for Google Earth, Google Sky allows user to view space. The link to download the updated Google Earth is at the bottom of the story picked by buddha 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
To make Google Maps (even) better, Google have released a new API that means everyone on the Internet can make a contribution to Google Maps with text, shapes, photos and other stuff too. picked by TheStep 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scenes from the Bible have been imagined by countless artists over the centuries, but never quite like this. God’s Eye View portrays four key Biblical events as if captured by Google Earth. 4 really amazing images and a very cool sculpture, must see! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 18 comments edit related share arts |
It promised the world views of the entire planet from their laptop. But could Google Earth have unravelled our favourite mystery of the deep? 6 comments edit related share plime.comOne internet fan claims he found the legendary Loch Ness monster in satellite images on the virtual globe. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago |
Google Earth has some amazing and interesting images to be found. Here are a few, shown in video form (if you can ignore the cheesy music). picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new investor is likely to occupy one of the two available seats on a 2011 flight: Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google. He made a $5 million investment in the company that will serve as a deposit on a future flight. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
You can download a Google Earth file that shows the cases of bird flu outbreaks, and how they're linked with a 'tree'. picked by TheStep 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Five months after it was launched on a mission to find earth-like planets, the Kepler space telescope has sent back to Earth high-precision images of a planet some 1,000 light years away, Nasa said on Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Unlike other search engines, Idée's Tineye.com doesn't use words to search for images: it uses the images themselves. picked by carguy4life 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share technology |
Like Google Earth but for the universe; you can whiz round the galaxies, solar systems and the planets. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAlso check out the Add Ons to add sci-fi objects to the universe. Original post by Boomshank. picked by TheStep 3 years ago |
Ever wanted to fly between the stars? Check out the rivers on Mars? Follow a comet as it flys around the sun? Zoom out and watch the entire galaxy from afar? Now you can! You can search anything, follow, zoom, speed/slow time and it's easy to use, just like Google Earth. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
After Klingon Google and H4x0r Google, here's Elmer Fudd Google. 2 comments edit related share plime.comAlso available are Pig Latin and Bork, Bork, Bork!. Have I missed any? picked by TheStep 3 years ago |
Select from a list to view the current position of satellites in real time. Uses Google mapping technology! GOOGLE ROCKS! picked by ogri2003 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
With the new Google Earth you can explore the universe from the comfort of your chair. Zoom in to distant galaxies hundreds of millions of light years away, explore the constellations, see the planets in motion, witness a supernova explosion picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |