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A few weeks ago celebrity blogger Robert Scoble wrote that “Microsoft researchers make me cry” but couldn’t tell us why.  It turns out its the World Wide telescope.  The telescope really is not a literal telescope - it is a marvel of integrating information from telescopes throughout the world in a way that astronomers can have a much richer view of space that is bordering on a 3D virtual reality.  I saw a demo that had us zip zooming in that feels like Electronic Arts produced it but it has the scientific integrity of Johns Hopkins.   Check it.  The inventor is Curtis Wong who is a researcher with Microsoft.  It will be a downloadable application for the PC.  I look forward to flying to Pluto soon.

UPDATE:  Here is the Talk

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The Chinese Government is planning to send an orbiter named Change-1 to the moon by 2012. The Chinese have stated that a primary goal of Change-1 is to make it "better" than the early US and Russian rovers. The average speed of this rover is 100m or 328ft per hour. The rover is nuclear powered, which will allow it to operate for a longer period of time, and use more energy than conventional battery based systems. American rovers have traditionally run on lithium-ion batteries for safety and enviormental reasons. Source: Gadget Lab
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