Telescopes and Technology

Pluto

A visit to Pluto using WWT's new 3D mode, showing some of the reasons why it was reclassified as a dwarf planet.... Read more about Pluto

John Huchra's Universe

John Huchra, former president of the American Astronomical Society, passed away on October 8, 2010.

John’s colleagues at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, in collaboration with the creators of WorldWide Telescope at Microsoft Research, have created a new, interactive, WWT Tour to honor John and his career. 

The Tour primarily focuses on John’s quest to map the Universe.... Read more about John Huchra's Universe

Galileo's New Order

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's discovery of moons around Jupiter, we have produced a WWT Tour recreating these historic observations. This is an example of the kind of teaching Ambassadors will be able to do using WWT.... Read more about Galileo's New Order

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