Tag: Sky

Veteran astronomer Ned Wright is already considered pretty smart. But soon hell be getting wise.

Thats WISE as in Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the NASA spacecraft set for launch on December 11 that will provide the most comprehensive examination of the sky ever recorded in infrared radiation. Wright, of the University of California, Los Angeles, leads the $320 million robotic mission, which for at least nine months will map the sky in four bands of infrared wavelengths. These wavelengths, ranging from 3.3 micrometers to 23 micrometers, are absorbed by Earths atmosphere and cant be seen from the ground.

It's a busy week for Microsoft...

As we hit the 'official' global launch for Windows 7 today (the national postal strike brought it to the UK early), Microsoft has brought us one additional surprise for its next generation OS: Sky TV.

A licensing deal sees Windows Media Center in 7 now integrate Sky Player - the broadcaster's online TV service and tie up a double header with the recent Xbox 360 Sky TV agreement. Existing Sky subscribers will be able to log in and get access to programming from over 30 Sky channels via an integrative TV EPG. If you aren't already a Sky subscriber on-demand content is offered for a monthly subscription.