Read more Google Sky stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10176/google-sky.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 16 May 2012 15:48:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21605/google-sky-freed-from-google-earth.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=83958&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020401' border='0' />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...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 introduced the new feature Sky, a "virtual telescope" which enables Internet users to see more than 100 million different stars and 200 million galaxies. http://www.newser.com/story/21605/google-sky-freed-from-google-earth.htmlFri, 14 Mar 2008 20:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6258/google-takes-map-program-to-the-stars.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=21429&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032859' border='0' />Launching off of the success of Google Earth, Google launched a new program today allowing armchair astronomers to chuck the telescope and gaze at the heavens from their monitors. Google Sky will harness Hubble photos along with a database of information, and feature more than one million stars and 200...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 introduced the new feature Sky, a "virtual telescope" which enables Internet users to see more than 100 million different stars and 200 million galaxies. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)http://www.newser.com/story/6258/google-takes-map-program-to-the-stars.htmlWed, 22 Aug 2007 12:28:16 CDT