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Carnival of Space #643

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This Carnival of Space is the second-last carnival of the year. There’s a range of holidays and festivals happening right now, so whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, the solstice, or just some time with family and friends, we hope you have the best possible week. It can be a stressful time of year, with last-minute preparations for festivities or trying to finish work before year-end deadlines, so hopefully our weekly list of space science and astronomy news will give you … Continue reading →

CosmoQuest Hangout-a-thon

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Quick last-minute announcement time! If you follow my twitter account, you’ll have seen a lot of mention made of my appearance on the CosmoQuest Hangoutathon tonight. If you’ve never seen one of these, here is how the organisers decsribe the event: This weekend, December 21-23, 2019, we will be having our CosmoQuest Hangoutathon.  For 40 straight hours, our team will be bringing you guests, science and fun live on our Twitch channel. We are raising money to pay for our … Continue reading →

Carnival of Space 635 – 636

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It’s an unusual day here at Carnival of Space HQ. Many of our usual hosts have unavailable this week, leaving us with a gap in our schedule. So, we’re hosting a double feature today – the 635th AND 636th carnival in one place at the same time. Double the fun! But this means that we have an opening. If you’d like to bring extra space fans to your website or blog, why not talk to us about becoming a regular … Continue reading →

Carnival of Space #631

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Hey everybody, you’ve just found the 631st Carnival of Space! The carnival is a roving web-space which settles in a new host blog every week. It features the best space science and astronomy article from around the web. Each new host collects those articles and presents them for your entertainment. Universe Today Elliptical Galaxy Messier 110 Has a Surprising Core of Hot Blue Stars Venus Could Have Supported Life for Billions of Years Rosetta Saw Collapsing Cliffs and Other Changes … Continue reading →