Google Takes Up Stargazing

Google will be teaming with a consortium of 19 universities, national labs and private foundations to build the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). The LSST is scheduled to commence operation by 2013. This screams mashup. Imagine pointing your browser to http://www.google.com/universe (site doesn't actually exist) and being able to see nebula, quasars, and all sorts of other astronomical phenomena with the click of a mouse. Or perhaps you could stick within the confines of our local solar system by getting an up-close view of Saturn's rings or the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. Ok, so the concept might be a tad farfetched, but it's not outside the realm of possibility here. Obviously, Murdok. Visit Murdok for the