Welcome to the 565th Carnival of Space! Yet again, the carnival grinds into town, returning to us as the scheduled hosts for this week’s display of space science and astronomy! Universe Today Engineers Propose a Rocket that Consumes Itself as it Flies to Space Language in the Cosmos I: Is Universal Grammar Really Universal? Pluto has “Sand Dunes”, but Instead of Sand, it’s Grains of Frozen Methane   Chandra X-ray Observatory Astronomers Spot a Distant and Lonely Neutron Star Two … Continue reading →

Welcome to the 554th Carnival of Space! The carnival is a roaming weekly news roundup that brings together the best online writing on space science and astronomy.  Every week, it finds a new host who curates the articles and publishes them on their own website or blog.  This week, it’s my turn again! Before you scroll down to the meat below, a quick promotion for the Urban Astronomer Podcast: The most recent episode went live a few days ago, and … Continue reading →

Welcome to 541st Carnival of Space! This should technically have been a Christmas edition, but the thing about Christmas is that it’s usually a holiday, so it was a little hard to put together this edition of the carnival when the schedule dictated.  I’m sorry to keep you all waiting, but on the other hand I’m not sorry to have spent the day at home with my family, so I guess my conscience is clean! As it happens, though, it … Continue reading →