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OTD In Space - November 10: Europe’s GOCE Satellite Falls From Space

On November 10, 2013, Europe's GOCE satellite fell to Earth. GOCE is short for Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer. Its mission was to map Earth's gravitational field. GOCE did ...
Mashable

Researchers may have solved Earth's bizarre 'gravity hole' mystery

Credit: International Centre for Global Earth Models (ICGEM) / E. S., Barthelmes, F., Reißland, S., Elger, Like all scientific mysteries, the Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL) — also known as the Indian ...
New York Post

NASA makes discovery ‘as important as gravity’ about Earth — and possibly life on other planets

NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as “fundamental” as gravity — and could even give clues about possible life on other planets. A team of NASA ...
Gizmodo

NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space

Buckle up, nerds: NASA is building the first quantum gravity sensor for space—a suitcase-sized instrument that could soon be measuring everything from subterranean water to hidden reserves of ...
USA Today

Is there gravity on the moon? Here's how the satellite's gravity compares to Earth's.

You may have seen videos of astronauts jumping on the moon. Their movements appear bouncier and lighter than how we move on Earth, and this is thanks to gravity. Gravity is "the force by which a ...
IFLScience

We May Know What's Causing The Huge Gravity Anomaly Beneath The Indian Ocean

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
News4Jax

Earth’s second moon: A mini-moon has been captured by gravity until Thanksgiving

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In an extraordinary celestial event, Earth has been hosting a “mini-moon” the size of a city bus for the past several weeks. Officially named asteroid 2024 PT5, this object ...