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Cyber Planets: Building Virtual Worlds to Explore

Posted by timothy on from the real-artifice dept.

core plexus writes "Space.com has an interesting article on 'Cyber Planets': NASA plans to create hundreds of 'synthetic planets' that might represent real worlds orbiting faraway stars. Also tells about the Planetary Finder Mission, and an interview with one of the creators. Doesn't describe what software they're using, though."

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  1. And at home .. by McCarrum · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can we use this technology to build virtual environments for Earth? Want to walk on the ocean floor? Want to see the world from the top of Mt. Everest?

    Other planets are cool. So is ours.

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  2. Alien planets... by Spudley · · Score: 3, Funny

    Doesn't describe what software they're using, though.

    It's "Elite II - Frontier". :-)

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