https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish meteorite hunters have discovered fragments from the fireball meteor which lit up the night sky in November, the first from an observed meteorite found in Sweden since 1954. https://www.thelocal.se/20210126/sweden-finds-its-first-meteorite-fragments-in-66-years Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:52:14 +0100 sweden-finds-its-first-meteorite-fragments-in-66-years Sweden is inviting people to help name a Jupiter-like exoplanet that orbits a star four times wider than the sun. Here's how to cast your vote. https://www.thelocal.se/20191024/heres-your-chance-to-name-swedens-new-planet-and-star Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:50:38 +0200 heres-your-chance-to-name-swedens-new-planet-and-star The Perseids meteor shower is expected to be best visible over Sweden on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20180812/largest-meteor-shower-of-the-year-to-appear-in-swedens-skies Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:27:23 +0200 largest-meteor-shower-of-the-year-to-appear-in-swedens-skies A prolonged summer heatwave has had a serious impact on Sweden, from forest fires raging above the Arctic circle last month to farmers running out of food for their livestock. The impact of the drought is even visible from space, images from the National Space Agency show. https://www.thelocal.se/20180810/the-impact-of-swedens-summer-heatwave-drought-visible-from-space Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:26:00 +0200 the-impact-of-swedens-summer-heatwave-drought-visible-from-space Sweden's government has backed plans to build Europe's first launchpad for small satellites in an important step forward for the Swedish space industry. https://www.thelocal.se/20180509/sweden-backs-plans-for-arctic-satellite-launchpad Wed, 09 May 2018 19:08:32 +0200 sweden-backs-plans-for-arctic-satellite-launchpad A Swedish photographer has told The Local how he captured an incredible image of the Moon which won a prize for best astronomy photograph. https://www.thelocal.se/20170215/these-swedish-images-of-the-moon-and-sun-will-blow-your-mind Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:30:25 +0100 these-swedish-images-of-the-moon-and-sun-will-blow-your-mind A new study involving the help of Swedish researchers has concluded that an occurance of strange flashes in space known as 'fast radio bursts' (FRB) came from a distant galaxy. https://www.thelocal.se/20170104/radio-burst-came-from-a-distant-galaxy-swedish-researchers-conclude Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:00:00 +0100 radio-burst-came-from-a-distant-galaxy-swedish-researchers-conclude Sweden should invest more in space exploration and set the target of having Swedes on Mars by the 2030s, the Nordic nation's Liberal party has insisted. https://www.thelocal.se/20161209/swedes-should-be-on-mars-by-the-2030s-liberals Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:38:54 +0100 swedes-should-be-on-mars-by-the-2030s-liberals A Swedish company's miniature drones have caught the attention of US space agency Nasa thanks to their groundbreaking autonomous positioning technology. https://www.thelocal.se/20161101/why-nasa-is-testing-these-swedish-mini-drones Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:09:50 +0100 why-nasa-is-testing-these-swedish-mini-drones A Swedish developer has built a procrastinator's dream by making it possible to hear what's going on in the sky above the Earth, as well as further beyond in space. https://www.thelocal.se/20161028/this-swede-has-built-a-procrastinators-dream Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:42:25 +0200 this-swede-has-built-a-procrastinators-dream Swedes have a reputation for being sexually liberated types, but now some of them want to venture into a final frontier that even the Scandinavian nation hasn't reached by sending a condom into space. https://www.thelocal.se/20160927/why-swedes-have-asked-nasa-to-send-a-condom-into-space Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:29:54 +0200 why-swedes-have-asked-nasa-to-send-a-condom-into-space A morsel of never-before-seen alien rock has been dug up in a limestone quarry in Sweden, where it had lain deeply buried for about 470 million years, scientists have said. https://www.thelocal.se/20160615/mystery-space-rock-found-in-sweden Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:20:20 +0200 mystery-space-rock-found-in-sweden 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 sweet snack into space of course. The Local has spoken to the two Swedes behind the venture. https://www.thelocal.se/20150414/swedish-brothers-launch-first-donut-into-space Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:10:57 +0200 swedish-brothers-launch-first-donut-into-space Jessica Meir, a Swedish-American astronaut, is on course to become the next Scandinavian in space and could even reach Mars. https://www.thelocal.se/20150204/swedish-astronaut-could-be-among-first-on-mars Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:18:00 +0100 swedish-astronaut-could-be-among-first-on-mars Sweden's debut astronaut Christer Fuglesang is helping students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to become the first in the country to make their own satellite and send it into space. https://www.thelocal.se/20141023/swedens-first-student-satellite Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:43:00 +0200 swedens-first-student-satellite Swedish artist Mikael Genberg's crazy idea of sending a sculpture in the shape of a house to the moon looks set to become a reality. For daring to go where no artist has gone before he's our Swede of the week. Obviously. https://www.thelocal.se/20140530/the-swede-who-is-sending-art-to-the-moon Fri, 30 May 2014 17:35:00 +0200 the-swede-who-is-sending-art-to-the-moon A Gothenburg resident has been shortlisted for a one-way trip to Mars. He tells The Local about the mission, his love for space, and what he'd miss most from Earth. https://www.thelocal.se/20140116/gothenburg Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:23:00 +0100 gothenburg Frightened residents in western Sweden reported seeing a bright, blue light racing across the night sky on Tuesday before an orange-coloured orb smashed into the ground in a mysterious phenomenon that has yet to be explained. https://www.thelocal.se/20121212/45012 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:28:00 +0100 45012 Swedish scientists in a team of international astronomers have discovered a spiral of matter around a dying giant star, indicating the way our own sun will end its days. https://www.thelocal.se/20121011/43746 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:18:00 +0200 43746 A rocket carrying newly drawn blood is to be sent into space from the Esrange space centre in Kiruna, in the far north of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120211/39048 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:45:00 +0100 39048