Explore the Universe with WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft Research

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) from Microsoft Research is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, which brings together imagery from Space. WWT blends terabytes of images, information, and stories from multiple sources into a seamless, immersive, rich media experience delivered over the Internet.

Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope

WorldWide Telescope enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky.

A web-based version of the WorldWide Telescope is also available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X.

Windows users can install the desktop client or run the Web client; Mac OS X users have to use the Web client only.

If Space fascinates you, you definitely want to check out WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft! It is sure to inspire and empower you to explore and understand the universe like never before!

Microsoft Research and NASA have also now added Mars to WorldWide Telescope and Bing Maps.

Also read: Best free Planetarium software for Windows.

What is the world’s number one telescope?

James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s number one telescope. With a mirror 21 feet and 4 inches wide, it orbits a million miles above the Earth and allows scientists to see 13.6 billion light years away. It is the most powerful telescope available.

 Who has the biggest telescope in the world?

The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) holds the title for the world’s largest optical telescope. Located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Spain’s Canary Islands, it boasts a massive mirror diameter of 10.4 meters (34.1 feet).