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WWT Stories

January 20, 2015

In conjunction with the announcement that Microsoft is Open-Sourcing WWT, we've collected a number of "WWT Stories" which illustrate how WWT is used in various settings.  The range is downright astonishing: WWT can be used to reach such different audiences - from children's TV programming to visualizing astrophysics research!

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WWT Ambassadors at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics

WWT Ambassadors at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics

August 3, 2013

The International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics is the biggest annual astronomy competition for high school students, aiming to promote astronomy and astrophysics in education. Now at the 7th edition, IOAA gathered teams of up to 5 students from 35 different participating countries in the city of Volos, Greece, between July 27th - Aug 5th. The Olympiad was conducted in a friendly atmosphere, promoting future collaborations and encouraging friendships inside a global scientific community. While the participant students competed against one another by taking 3 different tasks (...

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WWTA at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Annual Meeting

WWTA at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Annual Meeting

July 26, 2013

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Annual Meeting was held from July 20-24 in San Jose, CA. WWTA participated in this meeting, giving demonstrations, teaching about Astronomy using WWT, and sharing what WWT can do with attendees. WWTA also led a very successful workshop on using WWT in an undergraduate-level classroom as a part of the "Cosmos in the Classroom" aspect of the conference. 

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Vassal Lane Upper School: Eighth Graders Examine The Moon Digitally

Vassal Lane Upper School: Eighth Graders Examine The Moon Digitally

June 10, 2013

At the Vassal Lane Upper School in Cambridge 8th grade scientists are participated in a project developed by Harvard University researchers. They are utilized a WorldWide Telescope tour called Moon Phases VizLab and activities that were developed by Professor Alyssa Goodman, Dr. Patricia Udomprasert, and Dr. Susan Sunbury, to help them better understand the phases of the moon.

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A Web browser in the heavens, WWTA PI in the Harvard Gazette

A Web browser in the heavens, WWTA PI in the Harvard Gazette

February 6, 2013

Members of the Allston-Brighton and Harvard communities gathered at the Harvard Allston Education Portal (Ed Portal) on Thursday for an illuminating evening of revealing astronomy and scientific enthusiasm. Harvard professor of astronomy Alyssa Goodman arrived early to set up her presentation of the free WorldWide Telescope (WWT) from Microsoft Research. Goodman had helped to develop the telescope, which she likened to a Web browser for the sky.

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