Time flies as the end of the year approaches, so fast that I got caught by surprise when my turn to hose the Carnival of Space came around again! It’s been a surprisingly quiet week, if you go by article submissions, so let’s get to it: Our first bit of news comes from Universe Today. The crew of ISS Expedition 45 recently returned to Earth after spending 141 days in space. Their Soyuz capsule landed them safely on the steppes … Continue reading →
Here we are again, back at Urban Astronomer HQ, banging on the doors for them to let us in and enjoy the Carnival of Space! Every week a different space blogger dons the mantel of Carnival Ringmaster and scrapes together a collection of the best space science and astronomy writing from around the Internet. And it’s all done just for you, dear sweet reader. So come in, get comfy, and listen up! First in line, regular contributors (and one-time … Continue reading →
It’s been an impossibly busy few weeks at Urban Astronomer headquarters. So busy that no astronomy has happened at all, apart from a few stolen glances upwards at the night sky while feeding the dog. Thankfully, they’ve let me keep my Carnival hosting privileges, and so I still get to bring you the 418th Carnival of Space! I’m obviously not the only busy one, though, as we’ve had very few submissions this week, and only one from a regular contributor. … Continue reading →
It’s almost the middle of June, which means that it’s mid-winter here at my home in the South and the much-delayed cold weather has finally arrived! It’s an excellent time of year for stargazing with long crisp evenings, week-long stretches of cloudless sky, a spectacular range of objects to point our telescopes towards, and a shaky national power utility gifting us with repeated blackouts for extra-dark skies. But what to do if you’re not blessed with such ideal observing conditions? … Continue reading →
Welcome to the 400th Carnival of Space! We’re running a day late, thanks to the Easter Weekend, but there’s a bumper crop of astronomy and space science news and articles to make up for it, so let’s dive straight in.First up, from the grand-daddy of astronomy news, Universe Today with some space imagery of the typhoon Maysak. Photographer Terry Virts, from his temporary home on board the International Space Station reports that from up there the eye of the super-typhoon … Continue reading →
