Allen is an amateur astronomer, an IT professional, a podcaster, a father of five growing kids, a barely competent chess player, and the owner and publisher of the Urban Astronomer podcast and website. He has formerly served as Director of the Astrophotography and Citizen Science sections of the Astronomical Society of South Africa. You can find his personal social media feed on Mastodon!
Welcome to the Carnival of Space! If you’re new to the carnival, then you’ve just stumbled upon the best place to find the latest and greatest space science and astronomy news. Every week, writers around the Internet select a new host, and send in their articles. If you would like your writing to be featured, or if you would like to be a host, send a mail to susie@schcrew.space Universe Today Hayabusa2 Fires an Anti-Tank Warhead at Asteroid Ryugu … Continue reading →
Hey everyone, welcome to the 42nd Episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast, the second episode of 2019, and the final episode of our first season! Today we listen to Robert Ormerod, speaking about his first experience photographing the Northern Lights. I should have released this episode two months ago, but after my father’s sudden death, I decided I’d rather spend the time with my mother and brothers, remembering him, mourning, and healing. There’s still a long way to go before … Continue reading →
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Welcome to the 603rd Carnival of Space, your bite-sized collection of the past week’s space and astronomy news. Every week, science writers around the Internet choose a new home for the Carnival and send in their most recent work. If you’d like to find the latest Carnival, but don’t know who is hosting it, head over to the official index at Universe Today. This week has been a quiet one, with only a few submissions, and you’ll find them all … Continue reading →
Welcome to episode 599 of the Carnival of Space, hosted here at the home of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. Every week, the carnival chooses a new website to host a collection of space science and astronomy articles. And every week, a quick visit to the carnival will bring you up to date. Podcast listeners should prepare themselves after reading these updates: Not only will we soon be publishing the last of the ScopeX lectures, we’ll also be recording a special … Continue reading →
Welcome to the 596th Carnival of Space, where the best space science and astronomy articles gather round for your education and entertainment. Come one, come all and find out what’s been happening off-world over the course of the past week! This week we have three submitters, with seven articles between them. Scroll down to click through into them: Universe Today Steam-Powered Spacecraft Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Forever, Refueling Itself in Space Geothermal Heating Could Make Life Possible on the … Continue reading →
