• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2013
Earth's Gravity Can Be Affected by Earthquakes

Earth's Gravity Can Be Affected by Earthquakes

The effects can easily be distinguished over localized areas

World's Most Beautiful Satellite Completes Its Mission

World's Most Beautiful Satellite Completes Its Mission

The spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth's atmosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 19th, 2012
GOCE's Design to Inspire Future Earth-Monitoring Satellites

GOCE's Design to Inspire Future Earth-Monitoring Satellites

The spacecraft is extremely accurate in mapping the planet's gravity

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 9th, 2012
Boundary Separating Earth's Crust, Mantle Mapped

Boundary Separating Earth's Crust, Mantle Mapped

Experts used gravitational data from an ESA satellite

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 31st, 2011
ESA Releases GOCE's Geoid Model

ESA Releases GOCE's Geoid Model

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 26th, 2010
GOCE Will Map Earth's Gravity Until 2012

GOCE Will Map Earth's Gravity Until 2012

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 5th, 2010
GOCE Returns to Its Unusual Orbit

GOCE Returns to Its Unusual Orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 7th, 2010
GOCE Resume In-Orbit Operations

GOCE Resume In-Orbit Operations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 10th, 2010
First GOCE Results Available

First GOCE Results Available

They can be accessed via ESA

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 10th, 2010
GOCE Looks at Gravity Anomalies Around the Himalayas

GOCE Looks at Gravity Anomalies Around the Himalayas

The satellite is extremely sensitive to gravity variations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 2nd, 2009
GOCE Starts Its Science Mission

GOCE Starts Its Science Mission

Calibration and tuning stages are behind it

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2009
GOGE Begins Mapping Earth's Gravity

GOGE Begins Mapping Earth's Gravity

The satellite is operated by ESA

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
GOCE Handles Itself Beautifully in Orbit

GOCE Handles Itself Beautifully in Orbit

It now moves almost drag-free

ESA Promotes Inter-Mission Cooperation

ESA Promotes Inter-Mission Cooperation

Engineers share bases and facilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 7th, 2009
GOCE's Ion Thruster Is Now Online

GOCE's Ion Thruster Is Now Online

The ignition has been successful

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 18th, 2009
GOCE Was Successfully Launched Yesterday

GOCE Was Successfully Launched Yesterday

The original date was pushed back by a day

 
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