News tagged with gravitational anomalies


GOCE

GOCE launch: Mapping the Earth’s gravity as never before

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is about to launch the most sophisticated of Earth Observation satellites to investigate the Earth’s gravitational field with unprecedented resolution and accuracy.





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Satellites show the way to new oil finds

Satellites show the way to new oil finds

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new map of the Earth’s gravitational force based on satellite measurements makes it much less resource intensive to find new oil deposits. The map will be particularly useful as the ice melts in the oil-rich ...


Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings

Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009.


Increased risk of birth defects after PCE exposure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental He ...


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Galaxy-Sized Observatory for Gravitational Waves

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers are making plans to create a galaxy-sized observatory to look for gravitational waves. The project is part of a joint effort with astronomers from Australia and Europe, who also ...


Gravitational Space Corridors

Gravitational Space Corridors Could Slash Space Travel Costs (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying space travel possibilities have proposed that gravitational space corridors could be used by spacecraft, in much the same way as ships use ocean currents. Taking advantage ...


Studying the 'mountains' and 'starquakes' that develop on neutron stars

Physics / General Physics

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neutron stars have the potential to play an important role in understanding some of the mysteries of the universe. One of factors that could help lead to an understanding of gravitational waves and the mechanisms ...


GOCE Earth explorer satellite to look at the Earth's surface and core

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet – the geoid - with unprecedented resolution and ...


Astronomers Gravitate Toward Einstein's Telescope

Astronomers Gravitate Toward Einstein's Telescope

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (14) | comments 7

Scientists are harnessing the cosmos as a scientific 'instrument' in their quest to determine the makeup of the universe.


Black hole

A Newtonian system that mimics the baldness of rotating black holes

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The rotating black hole has been described as one of nature's most perfect objects. As described by the Kerr solution of Einstein's gravitational field equations, its spacetime geometry is ...


New report explains sea level anomaly this summer along the US Atlantic coast

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report.



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