Carnival of Space
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Welcome to the Carnival of Space, featuring weekly highlights from Space and Astronomy blogs across the Internet. This episode includes some great articles regarding Pulsars, Asteroids, Comets, backyard Astronomy, JWST and the ISS, to name a few. If you run an Astronomy or Space related blog and would like to be a part of the Carnival of Space, drop an e-mail to [email protected]
Starting off this week’s carnival, Sarah Scoles at Breakdown: Science’s Smaller Questions discusses her work with high school students studying Pulsars, using data from the Green Bank Telescope. You can read her story at: http://www.smallerquestions.org/2011/07/searching-for-pulsars.html
Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy writes about NASA’s WISE mission discovering the first Earth Trojan asteroid and offers his thoughts on a newly discovered comet in our solar system.
NASA and the Russian Space Agency recently sparked a debate on the eventual fate of the International Space Station. While “officially” slated to operate until 2020, there may be plans to continue using the ISS through 2028. Alan Boyle at MSNBC’s Cosmic Log discusses the debate on when exactly the ISS will be sent into the Pacific Ocean.
Nancy Atkinson at Universe Today writes about the Herschel space observatory discovering water ice spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, forming a ring of water vapor around Saturn.
Noted Cosmologist and ASU Professor Lawrence Krauss writes his opinions on the impending cancellation of the James Webb Space Telescope. In his op-ed piece, Krauss discusses the scientific importance of the JWST and his thoughts on the impact the cancellation will have on science in the U.S and elsewhere.
KFC at The Physics arXiv Blog discusses a scientific analysis of the famous “Drake Equation”, in which researchers conclude that despite life emerging on Earth relatively quickly, life elsewhere in the universe is likely to be rare.
Bob King at Astrobob covers “backyard” Astronomy with his articles on the increase in meteors during the end of summer and Mars’ return to the night skies and March 2012 opposition.
Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society Blog writes about the upcoming launch of the Juno mission to Jupiter. Juno’s first launch window is on August 5th at 15:34 UTC and will have until August 26th to launch.
Nicole Gugliucci at One Astronomer’s Noise shares her thoughts on her travels in South Africa, visiting the “Square Kilometer Array – South Africa” offices. Nicole provides some great insight into South Africa’s bid to host the SKA.
Lastly, on my blog, Dear Astronomer I discuss several Astronomy-related apps for the Android and Apple mobile/tablet platforms. You can read the overview here.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s highlights. If you’d like to read previous episodes, you can do so at: http://www.universetoday.com/12019/carnival-of-space
Ray Sanders is a Sci-Fi geek, astronomer and blogger. Currently researching variable stars at Arizona State University, he writes for Universe Today, The Planetary Society blog, and his own blog, Dear Astronomer
2012-12-04 08:06:27
Source: http://www.dearastronomer.com/2011/07/28/carnival-of-space/
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