The Mayan prophecy might be counting down, but the science behind the new film 2012 might leave a few people confused. We look at what the film got right and what is best left to conspiracy theorists.

Virtual Earth 3D models of cities added to Windows Live map system.

Discover how Google Sky, Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, and dedicated software such as Starry Night or Stellarium allows you to explore the stars and view the planets in stunning detail without even touching a telescope

The latest version of Google Earth will map the 70 per cent of the Earth's surface that is underwater.

Microsoft has announced the integration of Photosynth technology into its Virtual Earth mapping platform.

Google Earth's done the skies, the oceans and the red planet and now for the 40th anniversary of the lunar landings, it's added the Moon

What lies beneath

The first of seven planned DVDs in the series, 'Planet Earth: Oceania' is a beautiful disc. It's a DVD comprised of highresolution images of the Earth's coastlines, beaches, oceans and islands taken from space by the Space Shuttle and MIR Space Station...

Bruce Willis thankfully not going.

Mapping tool to be updated with interactive capabilities for business use.

Quickly view satellite maps of the Earth

Virtual Earth platform beefed up.

Gone are the innovations introduced in the first game – allowing the player to upgrade specific unit traits via the unit itself; the exciting feel of progressing from one epoch to another and general playability.

Several attempts have been made to capture the scale and atmosphere of Tolkien's epic on PC, but few have come close. In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth, EA Games has combined relatively straightforward RTS gameplay with an outstanding look, impressive atmospherics and a remarkably accessible interface.

A California company is offering personal satellites for sale at bargain basement prices, complete with all the necessary gear to launch, monitor and run your own satellite from the "privacy" of your home computer.

The Internet, and to a degree wireless networking developments, are an attractive source of inspiration for NASA engineers. After all, with budget constraints on everyones minds, if lessons can be lea

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Experts team up with Google to highlight problems.

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