The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

worldwidetelescope

By kuky at Tue, 05/13/2008 - 1:02pm

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/

Anybody saw this?

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a

environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.