Sally Ride, a former astronaut, writes at Googles official blog,

“It’s true: astronauts have a great view! When I was orbiting Earth in the space shuttle, I had the unbelievable experience of being able to float over to a window and look back down at our planet, then off into space at the stars. Absolutely spectacular!…”

Watch her video…

Now its your turn to explore the sky with Google Earth!

With about a hundred million stars and two hundred million galaxies, Sky in Google Earth lets you explore the heavens like never before. Long story short…. Watch the product demo!

With Earth’s new Sky feature, you can:
skyicon Google Sky Now its time to Explore the sky! Zoom in to distant galaxies and nebulae
skyicon Google Sky Now its time to Explore the sky! View constellations and the movements of the planets
skyicon Google Sky Now its time to Explore the sky! Learn about the lifecycle of a star and different kinds of galaxies
skyicon Google Sky Now its time to Explore the sky! Create and share your own imagery, placemarks and more

Some useful links…

Dont forget to check out screenshot and more details at Google’s Lat-Long Blog!