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Explore Galaxy With New Google App

Star Droid helps cellphone astronomers with GPS, maps, tags

By Jess Kilby,  Newser User

Posted May 11, 2009 10:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Budding astronomers will soon have a new cell-phone tool that spots the stars they’re looking for, the Telegraph reports. Google’s Star Droid helps stargazers navigate the night sky using GPS technology that cross-references the user’s position with existing space maps, and adds...   Read full story »

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