The moon: shrouded in mystery, just like weather patterns and your internet history

Last weekend, Bernie Sanders held a rally at the University of Iowa encouraging students to vote for him in the primary today. But this wasn’t just an ordinary rally – it was also a concert, featuring indie rock group Vampire Weekend. Bernie even sang “This Land Is Your Land” on stage with the band. (NY Times)

Google is reportedly conducting drone tests high above the New Mexico desert in an effort to bring internet connection to people in rural areas or affected by natural disasters. The drones are solar-powered, and equipped with an experimental technology called “millimeter-wave radio” that may be up to 40 times faster than LTE. (PC World)

According to a new study from the University of Washington, the gravitational pull of the moon is connected to rainfall. When it’s higher in the sky, the moon causes changes in the earth’s atmosphere that affect rainfall – but these changes only account for a small amount of rainfall variation, almost imperceptible in large weather patterns. (Immortal News)

If you’re spending your morning reading Bwoglines, you’ve probably already seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens at least three times, but you might want to consider seeing it again if you want to help it reach $2 billion worldwide by the end of this week. The movie will be only the third to reach this milestone, after Avatar and Titanic. (Comicbook.com)

Our favorite moon via Wikimedia Commons