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Google Sky Freed From Google Earth

Posted Mar 14, 08 8:10 PM CDT in Technology,  US 

(Newser) – Not only can stargazers store their telescopes, but now they can put away some of their software, too. Google has freed its Sky program from the Google Earth software, and computer-screen galaxy-watching can now be done simply via web browser. “This release makes Sky accessible to just about anyone with an Internet connection,” one Google rep tells InformationWeek.

The program was freed by a company intern, with help from other engineers making use of their “20% time”—hours when employees aren’t tied to their standard job descriptions. But some dark matter remains for Sky, as Google still faces a lawsuit from a former contract employee who claims the search giant stole his idea in 2006.

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Samuel Widmann, Head of Google Maps and Google Earth gestures during a presentation of "Google Earth Sky" at the planetarium in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007.   (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
In this image provided by Google Inc., a distant spiral galaxy is shown.   (AP Photo/Google Inc.)
A projection during a presentation of "Google Earth Sky" at the planetarium in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Google Earth introduced the new feature Sky, a "virtual telescope" which enables...   (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
Samuel Widmann, Head of Google Maps and Google Earth gestures during a presentation of "Google Earth Sky" at the planetarium in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Google Earth on Wednesday...   (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)
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