Google Earth Blog reports that Google Earth has had a huge imagery update with satellite and aerial pics across the globe.

The images haven’t made their way into Maps yet, so if you click the image below you’ll just get an out-of-focus empty shore, but click the Google Earth link and you’ll fly to one of the super-cool artificial Palm Islands in Dubai.

There’s loads of things to see all over the place so hopefully we’ll see the images in Google Maps soon!

This is the 69,901 seater Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, which is due to play host to tonight’s world cup opening match. In which case, they might want to hurry up and put some grass in there Incredibly, the entire stadium is lit up red, blue or white depending on which team is playing, which looks super-cool. They can do combinations too, so might we see something new tonight?

(And yes, before somebody spoils it, this is the first in a series!)

Thanks to Kristian, birphborph, Robertofon, Dennis, Bertrand Capo, Patino, Falco Winschel and Fraser for his joke.

Despite my attempt in August last year to claim that England wins this competition, judging by these images of the Effelsberg 100 metre radio telescope… I’d say it was pretty safe to assume that Germany wins the largest radio telescope in Europe prize

As for any other competition which Germany may or may not win, well, we’ll just have to wait and see… Go Trinidad and Tobago!

Thanks to Some Guy and Stefan.