A farmer has written a giant message to the landing pilots of the nearby 549th Strategic Missile Squadron. The field says "You! America Make Proud!". I'm not sure of the exact meaning of this cryptic message, I guess the most…

Today, April 6th, is the second anniversary of Google Sightseeing's launch! We were planning all sorts of celebratory new features, but we're traditionally late with such things, so you may have to wait a few more days. We are also…

In case you missed it, there was recently a spot of bother over the New Orleans images in Google Earth. Back in August 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina wrecked the city, Google updated Maps and Earth with images of the…

It's probably as long as the Great Wall of China, but up until recently I had never heard of what could be the longest man made object ever - The Great Dingo Fence of Australia! Erected in the 1885 to…

This madman is walking down the middle of a motorway! Hmmm, on second thought... maybe he's not in any danger. I wonder what he's up to though? Thanks: ledzepmet

Google Sightseeing can exclusively reveal a major new feature in Google Earth - live satellite images! Using the live satellite mode I created a screen capture of cars driving down a road, which you can see in the animated thumbnail…