Europe's GOCE satellite, easily the coolest looking satellite ever made, has turned on its super-sensitive gravitational sensors.

Update to this story. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

The European Space Agency is set to launch a very cool-looking satellite this Monday.

Article is a very interesting read, with a cool video at the start. picked by Ankabout 9 months ago

Click the link, select Watch the Launch. It's a satellite headed for a polar orbit picked by Maven 2 years ago

Highlighting the extreme weather conditions hitting Europe, space sensors aboard ESA's Envisat satellite have detected the worst floodwaters to hit Britain for 60 years and deadly fires raging through southern Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Select from a list to view the current position of satellites in real time. Uses Google mapping technology! GOOGLE ROCKS! picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

The structure, the amygdala—a pair of almond-shaped regions located in the medial temporal lobes—was previously known to process strong negative emotions, such as anger and fear, and is considered the seat of emotion in the brain. However, it had never been linked rigorously to real-life human social interaction. picked by kakana 3 months ago

"Future launches will have to be adjusted with regard to the fact that the debris [from the collision] has spread over an 800-km area and will gather at a common orbit in 5-6 years." picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A Russian-made Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket exploded aboard its oceangoing platform Tuesday. A sophisticated telecommunications satellite was destroyed. No injuries were reported. picked by Fanatic 3 years ago