Tag: weather forecast

The myths behind the southern and northern lights

For millennia, humans have viewed the northern and southern lights – aurora borealis and aurora australis – and created myths and folklore to explain the dancing lights they saw in the sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/legends-folklore-myths-northern-southern-lights-auroras…

LG Wants To Put Transparent OLEDs in Restaurants and Subways

LG’s got a transparent OLED display, and if you’re wondering how such a device could be useful, the company has a few ideas to share. From a report: Ahead of the upcoming CES 2021 show, LG shared a few ideas on how its transparent OLED products could fit into real-world situations. One idea is having a transparent OLED at a restaurant,…

Miami weather forecast predicts ‘falling iguanas’

The National Weather Service in Florida this week warned residents about lizards falling on their heads. We’ve featured many articles about strange th… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342199/miami-weather-forecast-predicts-falling-iguanas…

NASA Astronauts Are Undocking SpaceX’s Crew Dragon from ISS, Returning to Earth

“NASA and SpaceX are going ahead with plans to bring NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken home from the International Space Station for a splashdown this weekend, even though Hurricane Isaias is heading for Florida’s Atlantic coast,” reports GeekWire. “Fortunately, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is heading for waters off Florida’s other coast.”
NASA said weather conditions are all systems go for the…

A weather forecast for fake news outbreaks on social media is coming

A social media weather report that predicts outbreaks of propaganda is on its way. It can’t arrive soon enough, says Annalee Newitz Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732930-100-a-weather-forecast-for-fake-news-outbreaks-on-social-media-is-coming/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

5 years after New Horizons flyby, 10 cool things about Pluto

Here are 10 of the coolest, weirdest and most unexpected findings about the Pluto system scientists have learned thanks to the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of the distant world in 2015. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/new-horizons-flyby-10-cool-things-about-pluto…

SpaceX successfully launches two NASA astronauts into orbit for historic flight

Amid an uncertain weather forecast, SpaceX successfully launched two NASA astronauts toward the International Space Station today (May 30). Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-demo-2-launch-success.html