Paul OkaResearch Program ManagerMicrosoft Research New England

a free, online resource which uses astronomy to engage individuals in the sciences

an extensible geospatial social media learning platform

a new metaphor for how software can be used to explore, engage individuals in science, engineering, and math

Demo

3D Earth, planets and panoramas

Links to image and data sources

Multiple wavelength sky image sets Simple rich media authoring Seamless zooming and panning

Communities Robotic telescope control Image panoramas

World Wide Telescope features

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org