Satellites
New Finding Shows Super-Huge Space Tornados Power the Auroras
[/caption] If you think tornadoes on Earth are scary, newly found "space tornadoes" sound downright horrifying. But they are likely…
Major Utility Company Makes Agreement for Space Based Solar Power
[/caption] One of the largest utility companies in the US has decided to look towards space to find more power.…
Spacecraft Searching for Remains of Mystery Planet
[/caption] How did our Moon form? The leading hypothesis, the Giant Impact Theory, proposes that in the formative years of…
At Last: Successful Launch for European Climate Satellite
[/caption] Europe's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is headed into orbit, after a successful launch at 10:21 a.m.…
Europe’s Climate Satellite Fails to Leave Pad
[/caption] Europe's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) seems to be stuck on the pad. The climate change satellite…
Herschel and Planck Launch Delayed
[/caption] The launch of the Herschel and Planck spacecraft has been delayed from the original launch date of April 16.…
‘Sexy’ GOCE Spacecraft Will Try Again For Launch
[/caption] I got some grief for calling the GOCE spacecraft 'sexy' last year, but I'm sticking with that description. What…
Top Ten Gamma Ray Sources from the Fermi Telescope
[/caption] The Fermi Telescope is seeing a Universe ablaze with Gamma Rays! A new map combining nearly three months of…
Debris From Satellite Collision to Start Entering Earth’s Atmosphere
[/caption] Debris from the satellite collision that occurred on February 10th will soon start entering Earth's atmosphere. 355 debris fragments…
Swift Satellite Catches Early Stages of GRB
[/caption] Astronomers have now been able to see the very early stages of a gamma ray burst, thanks to the…