Google Earth moves to become Google Universe
Explore the constellations of the night sky Photo: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey Consortium, and the STScI-Google Partnership
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August 24, 2007 The world is not enough for Google Earth. The groundbreaking free application already provides satellite photos, maps, street-level photos and a vast range of data overlays for most of the planet, and its latest incarnation looks to the heavens as well. A fantastic resource for backyard astronomers, the new Sky module lets users explore the planets, stars, constellations and galaxies of the night sky, including high resolution highlights from the Hubble Space Telescope and useful information overlays.
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