That treasure chest won't be out of reach much longer.

NASA and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced that they're working to make planetary images and data available online via , which was launched last year to give users free access to information and images gathered from telescopes around the world and in outer space.

For example, NASA and Microsoft said that images and information from , which has been circling the Red Planet for two and a half years, will soon be uploaded into the WorldWide Telescope.

"This collaboration between Microsoft and NASA will enable people around the world to explore new images of the moon and Mars in a rich, interactive environment through the WorldWide Telescope," said , corporate vice president of the external research division of Microsoft Research, in a statement. "WorldWide Telescope serves as a powerful tool for computer science researchers, educators and students to explore space and experience the excitement of computer science."

Together, NASA and Microsoft are set to develop the technology and infrastructure needed to take NASA content, including high-resolution images of and data from Mars and the moon, and put it up on the to help people explore more details about the universe. Worldwide telescope is also expected to gather images from the , which is set to launch this May into a low polar orbit about 30 miles above the moon's surface.