Google wants to show us the universe

It seems that Google Maps and Google Earth just aren’t enough for Google – they want to show us the universe! So, to accomplish that lofty goal, Google has joined the 19 organizations partnering to build a huge sky-scanning telescope, called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. The project is already underway, with universities, national laboratories, and a number of other partners, and Google seems to be adding their support to the project mainly for the imagery. The goal is to provide public access to digital imagery of features in space, such as stars, galaxies, nebulae, supernovas…..you name it. There are few specifics as of yet, other than the telescope will be installed at a facility in a mountainous region of Chile, and will hopefully be online in 2013.

Via WFMJ.com and PhysOrg.com