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1. Aurora Visible Friday Night in North America  WeatherNation
2. Updated Northern Lights Forecast: Where To See Aurora Borealis Tonight  Forbes
3. The Northern Lights may be visible in the Midwest today. Can you see them from Wisconsin?  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
In a live demonstration on 25 June 2024, the AHEAD (Autonomous Humanitarian Emergency Aid Devices) project showcased advanced technologies designed for humanitarian aid and disaster management. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) collaborates with partners to develop remote-controlled transportation technologies to support disaster relief, aiming for driverless vehicles to reach areas inaccessible

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) launched on June 25 aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The CCOR aims to detect and analyze coronal mass ejections (CMEs). NOAA sponsored the NRL to develop CCOR, a small space telescope that cre

Paris (AFP) June 28, 2024
Game designer Sam Alfred is keenly aware of the challenge he faces in trying to build a video game with climate change at its heart. Lists of best-selling games are filled with titles pushing destruction and violence rather than constructive engagement with the environment. Yet "Terra Nil", a strategy game designed by Alfred and released in March last year, puts players in charge of rebu

Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Collaborations with private, non-federal partners through Space Act Agreements are a key component in the work done by NASA's Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT). A collaboration with International Business Machines (IBM) has produced INDUS, a comprehensive suite of large language models (LLMs) tailored for the domains of Earth science, biological and physical sciences

Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Dark energy - a mysterious force pushing the universe apart at an ever-increasing rate - was discovered 26 years ago, and ever since, scientists have been searching for a new and exotic particle causing the expansion. Pushing the boundaries of this search, University of California, Berkeley physicists have now built the most precise experiment yet to look for minor deviations from the acce

Beijing (AFP) June 27, 2024
A key political meeting that is watched for signals on China's economic direction will be held in mid-July, state media said Thursday, as policymakers seek to shore up a stuttering recovery. A full rebound in the world's number two economy has yet to kick in more than 18 months after crippling Covid-19 restrictions ended, sending ripples of unease through leaders and citizens. The Third

Loznica, Serbia (AFP) June 28, 2024
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in western Serbia to protest the opening of a controversial lithium mining project that has been halted for years by protests over environmental fears. The rally comes after President Aleksandar Vucic told The Financial Times this month that Serbia could begin mining lithium as early as 2028 following new guarantees from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio T

Taipei (AFP) June 27, 2024
Taiwan's government on Thursday urged the public to avoid "unnecessary travel" to China after Beijing announced "diehard" supporters of the island's independence could face the death penalty. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the self-ruled island under its control. Last week, Beijing published judicial guidelines on

London (AFP) June 28, 2024
UK police on Friday said that they had arrested 27 climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group on suspicion of planning to disrupt airports in the coming months. Police took "swift" action in a nationwide operation, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The 27 climate activists were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to disrupt national infrastructure. Four people were det

Jakarta (AFP) June 26, 2024
Poor oversight and confusing regulations are allowing one of Indonesia's top palm oil producers to operate concessions in protected forest areas, a new report alleges. Friends of the Earth US, Indonesia and Netherlands blame a "complex, poorly enforced and frequently changing legal regime" for a rise in deforestation linked to palm oil, as well as for growing clashes with local populations.

Berlin (AFP) June 28, 2024
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticised Friday his transport minister for making an agreement with China without prior approval from cabinet colleagues, in the latest tensions to hit his fraught coalition. Volker Wissing on Wednesday signed a letter of intent with the head of China's cybersecurity agency, Zhuang Rongwen, on "cross-border data transfers". Although few specifics of the

Grand Forks ND (SPX) Jun 27, 2024
Imagine being an astronaut on NASA's envisioned long-haul flight to Mars, and the unthinkable happens: components on your spacesuit break. Given that Mars is roughly 140 million miles from Earth, getting replacement parts or a new suit is not an option. But Pablo de Leon, chair of UND's Department of Space Studies, has come up with a system to manufacture spacesuits and other parts while o

London (AFP) June 27, 2024
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday urged investors to get behind cutting-edge climate technologies he says would drive a "green industrial revolution" and a next wave of global prosperity. Over three days in an upmarket London venue, Gates showcased more than 100 companies making ground on cutting planet-heating emissions from carbon-intensive sectors most responsible for climate ch

Her dog received a tiny pink flower tattoo during her spay surgery, inspiring the owner's first tattoo.

Former President Barack Obama broke his silence on Friday afternoon and made his first remarks regarding Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance.

One of the NFL’s most intriguing young quarterbacks seems to be rebounding well from injury.

Have you ever been in love? Or, to put it more bluntly, have you ever been in love with a person your loved ones despised? This viral TikTok sound is all about love and bad decisions. 

Democrats' efforts to downplay concerns about President Joe Biden's age have come back to bite them after his shaky debate performance against Donald Trump.

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union aim to end a six-match winless stretch when they visit CF Montreal on Saturday night. The Union have dropped three straight matches following three consecutive draws and haven't left the field victorious since beating the New England Revolution 3-0 on May 18. Philadelphia (4-7-8, 20 points) was blanked 2-0 by visiting Charlotte FC last weekend. Both goals