First Google Earth…maybe next, "Google Moon"?

And not the dear old “Google’s Moonbase Is Hiring” ad, either.

Web search firm Google has formed a partnership with US space agency Nasain an effort to harness new technology which could boost the space programme.

Google is to build a new office complex on the site of Nasa’s research facility in California, close to its own headquarters in Silicon Valley.

The two companies will co-operate in a range of areas including IT solutions, data management and nanotechnology.

Going to be interesting to see where this leads…