Google launches virtual space telescope, encompassing 200 million galaxies and 100 million stars

The "Google Earth" search previously introduced by Google is, in fact, a global satellite image browser software that can be used to view maps of any corner of the world, and thus has been deeply loved by the graphics departments of various TV news organizations and a large number of Internet users. The "Google Sky" service, on the other hand, provides users with a "virtual space telescope." It uses high-resolution images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing users to explore space and zoom in to observe 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies. Additionally, it can display through different layers the history of stellar evolution, star clusters, high-resolution images taken by the Hubble Telescope, and galaxy guides. A local space layer map allows users to directly view stars, galaxies, and nebulae observable with the naked eye or a small telescope. Google Inc. in the United States stitches together images provided by multiple data sources and updates them regularly.

Users can download the latest version via the website www.earth.google.com and freely use the latest "Google Sky" service.