Microsoft Research and the Disney-owned Pixar are offering you a virtual tour of the universe. Your tour guide? WALL-E, the animated robot from Pixar"s latest film. You"ll need the WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a Virtual Earth for the sky and beyond, if you want to download and use the WALL-E tour. Since WALL-E doesn"t have its own voice, Academy-Award-winning director Andrew Stanton narrates the tour. Curtis Wong, manager of Microsoft"s Next Media Research Group, explained why Microsoft went with WALL-E:
"WorldWide Telescope is about making science fun for everyone. By working with Disney/Pixar, we"re enabling kids and families to discover the magic of the universe for themselves in an even more engaging way. What could be more fun than exploring space with a famous robot?"