Google Earth users have recently unearthed something intriguing. They’ve discovered unusual ground-based infrastructure ...

Now let us muse on the nature of our place in the cosmos, courtesy of SF Weekly News Blog contributor Matt Novak. -d2 Google launched the latest Google Earth update to the usual fanfare. The first Web ...

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When Sky first came out about a month ago, Google included a simple animation showing how the planets move in the night sky using time animation. The planets were represented by little icons, but ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch a new feature called Sky, a "virtual telescope" that the search engine hopes will turn millions of Internet users into stargazers.

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Google runs one of the most impressive 3D mapping tools available. It's a reliable go-to for planet zooming, location finding, and basic geo-analysis. But, unlike Google Maps, Google doesn't market it ...

Early-rising and late-night stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere have a great opportunity right now to see Sirius, Earth’s brightest nighttime star. Sirius can be seen shining high in the sky before ...

[NOTE 22-August: this article is NOT about the new Google Earth 4.2 “Sky” feature which shows the view of the stars and galaxies of space. It is about a feature someone created for making clouds in ...