• more about #psuedoscience
    firstanointed: So right now someone could be saying, "I saw a Russian rocket from my house!" more »
    FrankN.Stein: Northern Norway? hello? Artic circle! North Pole! December! Santa has a new expermiental Rocket-Raindeer! more »
    Roklimber: Here's a simulation of the simplest and most likely explanation for what happened. more »
    twophrasebark: That looks familiar... more »
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    EtrnL_Frost: How is it at all possible that no one cited the obvious truth to this all? THIS IS HIS NOODLY APPENDAGE more »
    cylon_conspiracy: If it's a portal to a new dimension it's not like the world's governments are going to come clean on that--if they even know what it is. Every unexpl... more »
    zanyzapper: Having been playing way too much of the old "Black and White" game lately, I can state with certainty that it's God casting a miracle! more »
    Dirk Anger:   more »
    GodofMonkeys: Wow. I never suspected our Alien Overlords would start in Norway. Damn clever Alien Overlords. more »
    reddingofish: I miss that show. more »
    Mathmos: Maybe spectral analysis would show something, but I don't know how much could be gleaned from ordinary cameras and videocams. more »
    lazyeight: I saw many noctiluminescent clouds from launches at Vandenberg, but because the view was downrange they always appeared to be 'knotted' due to high al... more »
    queensowntalia: I watched the drama unfold online as news got out about this. The rampant speculation was terribly fun - and my first view of the object, still then a... more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I think the Hadron Colliders working just fine. Or in Norways case...really badly!! more »
    Husher: Clearly swamp gas reflecting off the light of Venus behind a weather balloon during a flight exercise with B52 flares. yup. * straightens tie * more »
    henrik.gundersen: Confirmed to be a russian rocket test launch [1] . The Norwegian military PR representative didn't know what it was earlier today, but abnother senior... more »
    Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: Like most of the io9 community, I love things like things, but probably not for the same reasons. Mine? I love things like this because it gives ever... more »
    bluehinter: The blue spiral looks an awful lot like the Doctor's sonic screwdriver. more »
    EdgarJPublius: The Russians announced a rocket test beforehand, and have since claimed responsibility. there's pretty much nothing to speculate on. [blogs.discoverma... more »
  • #mysteryspiral

    Mysterious Light Spiral Appears Over Norway

    Is it an alien signal? An interdimensional portal? A supervillainous hypnosis ray? This mysterious spiral burst into the night sky over Northern Norway, leaving witnesses wondering just what caused it. More »
  • #madscience

    If You Want to Have Sex, Don't Eat Breakfast with Your Family

    A study of 3000 Japanese people has revealed that those who rarely eat breakfast with their families typically started having sex a year and a half earlier than the national average.