https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A meteor that lit up the night sky over southwest Norway as it burned up in the atmosphere was from the Taurid meteor shower, experts said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20221120/meteor-lights-up-norwegian-night-sky Sun, 20 Nov 2022 19:50:15 +0100 meteor-lights-up-norwegian-night-sky Current atmospheric conditions mean there's a good chance the aurora borealis will be visible across much more of Norway than normal on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210319/why-the-northern-lights-can-be-seen-in-more-of-norway-than-usual Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:26:25 +0100 why-the-northern-lights-can-be-seen-in-more-of-norway-than-usual Over 800 nominations have been submitted and 10 final candidates selected in a process that will see Norwegian names given to a planet and a sun in a galaxy somewhere in deep space. https://www.thelocal.no/20191009/these-norwegian-names-could-be-given-to-a-planet-far-far-away Wed, 09 Oct 2019 20:05:01 +0200 these-norwegian-names-could-be-given-to-a-planet-far-far-away A strong flash of light which may have been caused by a small meteor was seen over Norway’s northern Finnmark county on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.no/20171117/fireball-spotted-as-possible-meteor-lands-in-northern-norway Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:35:31 +0100 fireball-spotted-as-possible-meteor-lands-in-northern-norway One of 2017’s biggest meteor showers as well as an unusual solar eclipse will appear over Norway during the next two weeks. https://www.thelocal.no/20170811/meteor-showers-on-way-to-norway-skies Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:15:54 +0200 meteor-showers-on-way-to-norway-skies What do you do if you have too much time on your hands, are in possession of a weather balloon, and a donut? Launch the donut into space of course! https://www.thelocal.no/20150414/first-donut-launched-into-space-from-norway Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:51:15 +0200 first-donut-launched-into-space-from-norway A 20-year-old man was one of two Norwegians selected from over 200,000 people to enter the next phase of a competition to win a seat on a space mission to create a settlement on Mars in 2023, on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141205/norwegian-takes-a-step-closer-to-a-life-on-mars Fri, 05 Dec 2014 01:37:00 +0100 norwegian-takes-a-step-closer-to-a-life-on-mars The Norwegian government will stay in the European space satellite program after their proposal to quit it was rejected by rival parties in Parliament, on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141122/norway-u-turn-to-stay-in-european-space-program Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:19:00 +0100 norway-u-turn-to-stay-in-european-space-program