The technology that made Robert Scoble weep recently was unveiled at the TED conference yesterday.
Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope might be this year's multitouch -- that is, the breakout technology demonstration at TED.
Just in time to coincide with the International Year of Astronomy next year, which marks the 400th anniversary of the first time Galileo used a telescope to peer at the night sky, the WorldWide Telescope desktop software "will change the way we see ourselves in the universe," said Harvard astrophysicist Roy Gould. The software will take millions of the best images captured by the world's greatest ground and space telescopes, like the Hubble, and morph them seamlessly to allow users to take interactive tours of space.
Gould showed stunning images during his talk and described how users will be able to flit through the universe and zoom in on areas if interest
The software won't be available until spring, but in the meantime you can see a a demonstration of the WorldWide Telescope.
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