The Carnival of Space is a roving showcase of astronomy clause from space blogs around the web . It ’s a chance for us to share great stories , assemble unexampled author , and reach Modern consultation . This is the 355th hebdomad of delightful links for your browse pleasure .
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NASA Project Updates
NASA ’s scope went up for reassessment , and the Chandra X - ray telescoped passed with fly colours . The scope often works with other observation tower to combine forces for even more data . A visual example of this type of cooperation is this image of theFlame Nebula , a blending of decade - beam data from Chandra and infrared data from theSpitzer Space Telescope .
https://gizmodo.com/beautiful-infrared-astronomy-from-the-spitzer-space-tel-1579371767
For Earth Day , NASA require the world to relegate self - portraits tagged with # globalselfie . They took those photos to mosaic the Earth . Universe Today has the rest period of the narration . ( … my favourite photo are render by fictional creatures . )
Selfies from Around the World Combine to Make a portrayal of Earth
https://gizmodo.com/a-global-portrait-mosaiced-from-self-portraits-1580307151
Did you fuck thatNASA is run an indie / alt rock music radio place ? They ’re mix music with time about science newsworthiness , and it ’s not nearly as awkwardly geeky as it could be .
The Camelopardalids
This was the Earth ’s first pass through the cometary tail for a brand - fresh meteor shower , the Camelopardalids . Read about the Chandra X - Ray Telescope ’s thrifty preparations to avoid get a lens dinged with the space dust . Simostronomy has afirst - hand account of watching the meteoroid cascade , while the Bad Astronomer caughta fuel waste-yard . While it was underwhelming to the naked eye , the dust ionise the atmosphere enough to make a pretty show for receiving set antennas .
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2024-11-30/camelopardalids_2014_not_as_strong_as_hoped.html
https://gizmodo.com/radio-signature-of-the-first-camelopardalids-meteor-sho-1581017959
Planetary Sciences
We ’ve been poking around this solar system for a good long time . Universe Today has a map of 54 class of robotic probes exploring the our solar system , both those that were successful and those that fail spectacularly .
Updated ! Zoomable Poster Now Shows Off 54 Years Of Space Exploration
The Venus Express scientific discipline mission ended , but the probe is n’t done yet . The Planetary Society explain the next phase , an aerobraking experiment in the deep air .
CosmoQuest is the program for citizen - scientists to map craters around the solar system . This week , the CosmoQuest team publish an update on results , breaking down just how exact the MoonMappers project is . ( spoiler : very ! ) They also go explore below the surface , using the radio to probe the moonlight beyond what can be seen with visible light .
http://cosmoquest.org/x/blog/2014/05/your-science-results-explained-pt-2/
http://cosmoquest.org/x/blog/2014/05/just-below-the-surface/
Mars got a Modern volcanic crater , and we espy it within a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . Are we keep a protective eye on the satellite next threshold , or is this nudging into science - stalking territory ? Just next door , Urban Astronomer contemplates wet asteroids .
https://gizmodo.com/mars-gets-a-new-crater-we-find-it-within-a-day-1580346621
Jupiter ’s red slur is shrinking ; the Meridiani Journal gives diachronic context for our captivation with the atmospheric phenomenon .
http://themeridianijournal.com/2014/05/jupiters-great-red-spot-shrinking-now-smallest-ever-seen/
Brown SpaceMan argue why Triton , the retrograde moon of Neptune , is downright awe-inspiring .
http://www.brownspaceman.com/reasons-why-triton-neptunes-moon-is-one-of-the-coolest-moons/
Technology
In their tranquil and minor way , the Canadian Space Agency just made history . Canadarm and Dextre just became the first ego - repairing robotic system , put back a fuzzy video camera without leaving orbit or relying on galling humans .
https://gizmodo.com/a-self-repairing-space-robot-on-the-international-space-1580869685
Next Big Future looks at the biting edge of applied science , writing abouta newfangled form of global positioning using quantum assisted detection , andusing dense plasma to focus fusion for propulsion . They also exam a bite of current engineering science - government , asElon Musk get a bit snippy about ULA stick a massive government declaration , then employ the procurement officer .
NASA is getting ready to engender a whole novel round of drinks of UFO reports , preparing a saucer for flight - testing over Hawaii .
https://gizmodo.com/this-flying-saucer-will-be-plummeting-through-the-skies-1578735977
History
Universe Today helps theEuropean Space Agency celebrate half a century of space technology and development(and a few name - changes along the direction … . ) . One Minute Astronomer celebrates a shorter story , looking atthe emergence of telecasting uranology . tall Research take a right-down practical approaching , revisiting the applied science ofhow to pee in a spacesuit .
ESA Marks 50 Years of Cooperative Space Innovation
Forgotten Hardware : How to piss in a Spacesuit
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