GEOMAGNETIC UNREST: Earth's magnetic field is gently vibrating on March 22nd as a gusty stream of solar wind blows around our planet. See the data. This is not a full-fledged geomagnetic storm, but the unrest is sufficient to spark beautiful Arctic auroras. Aurora alerts: SMS Text.
LONELY AURORAS: The coronavirus pandemic has brought global travel to a screeching halt. Meanwhile, auroras are still dancing around the Arctic Circle ."With the coronavirus at its peak there is zero tourism in Norway," reports aurora tour guide Marianne Bergli. "But last night the dog needed to go out and as we were walking her, this splendid show appeared in the skies above."
"My youngest daughter Sara thinks she can talk to the aurora and asks the 'corona gods' to lift this deadly virus, so that we can enjoy life as it's meant to be," says Bergli. "One good thing is, no matter where you go here in Tromsø, we have the complete area to ourselves--just the way I used to be when I was a child."
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IT CAME FROM SPACE--THE INFINITY PENDANT: Are you looking for a far-out gift? Nothing says "I Love You" like an Infinity Pendant from the edge of space. On Jan. 8, 2020, the students of Earth to Sky Calculus launched a cosmic ray balloon. This authentic Swarovski crystal pendant hitched a ride, traveling 113,209 feet above the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California
You can have it for $179.95. The students are selling these pendants to support their cosmic ray ballooning program. The glittering heart-shaped crystal is wrapped in a silver-embossed infinity clasp, symbolizing unending love. Each one comes with a romantic card showing the pendant in flight and telling the story of its journey to the edge of space and back again.
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