March 3, 2010
Once in a while we are faced with a particular use of technology that changes how we interact with the world around us, but it’s not often that we find technology to help imagine what it’s like to travel through space and understand the universe beyond our world. Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope does just that. WorldWide [...]
January 28, 2010
I love NASA – plain and simple. There’s no getting around it. While my colleagues at work spend their lunch break surfing the daily news, I have my nose buried in the latest NASA mission, looking at images from the latest NASA Mars rovers update, or watching the NASA TV live feed. What I love [...]
January 26, 2010
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer may be the worst browser on the planet, and any Mac lover or Linux geek can easily expound on the flaws in the Windows operating system. However, it would be foolhardy to abandon our objectivity and criticize all Microsoft products. Not only does Microsoft make some great products, but several of them [...]
January 6, 2010
I took astronomy in college. I always liked to gaze at the stars but today I really have no real knowledge of the heavens other than what was covered in school. Where I live, I also do not get a chance to see the stars or constellations in the sky due to smog, pollution and [...]
October 16, 2009
To me, nothing comes close to the fascinating beauty and wonder of space. Technology and the Web makes it possible for any amateur stargazer or space enthusiast to explore beyond the night sky from the comfort of your own computer. Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope (WWT) computer program is just one example of how the science of [...]
February 2, 2009
Have you ever looked up at the night sky wondering where those elusive constellations are? Do you wonder what that really bright star (or planet) is called? With Stellarium, you will wonder no longer! You may have heard of Celestia, a great program that lets you leave planet Earth and explore space from beyond. Stellarium [...]
November 17, 2008
Celestia is a free and open source space simulator that allows you to explore space right from your computer. Celestia is available for download on Windows, Mac OS X, and even Linux. Celestia has many very cool features, including an eclipse finder. Not only does the eclipse finder allow you to find solar and lunar [...]
