Just because satellites are out of sight, doesn’t mean they have to look like junk. Don’t we want to make a good impression on our alien visitors? In its latest project, the European Space Agency has applied some of that sleek European styling to make the coolest looking satellite ever….ever. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) has jet-fighter looks and a brain to match, being the most sophisticated piece of equipment thus far to orbit the Earth.

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