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WorldWide Telescope For a Space Tour by Microsoft

It was reported in the ScienceDaily that the world’s largest software maker—Microsoft–launched a free software application called WorldWide Telescope on Monday that will allow everyone from space novices to astronomy professors to easily explore galaxies, star systems and distant planets.

It stitches together 12 terabytes, allowing users to zoom in and out of galaxies that are thousands of light years away. The experience is similar to playing a video game, REUTERS mentioned.

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