NASA releases 3-D Web app to 'explore the cosmos'

Using video game technology, "Eyes on the Solar System" is designed to be "a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data."

Eyes on the Solar System 311 (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
Eyes on the Solar System 311
(photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
NASA has released a Web application which allows users to "explore the cosmos" from their own computers. Using video game technology, the app is designed to be "a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data," according to the "Eyes on the Solar System" Web page.
As well as providing links to download the application and relevant plug-ins, the NASA page provides users with an introduction and tutorials to navigate the application.