Last weeks Carnival of Space was hosted by Mike Simonsen upon Simostronomy. Posts ranged from barnstorming the space frontier to Martian landslides to Russian lunar rovers.

Articles of interest to future space settlers include:

• Brian Wang (via Next Big Future) brings us the good news about plasma nuclear fission which could be used to help us travel to the outer planets.
• Steve Nerlich of Cheap Astronomy enlightens us via podcast about using Lagrange points and gravity wells to inexpensively travel the solar system.
• Ian O’Neill from Discovery News Space analyzes how much water is on the Moon, with the answer being a lot!

Be sure to read the rest of the articles, as well as visit Universe Today to find out how to submit your article to the upcoming Carnival of Space.

Last week the 145th Carnival of Space was hosted by Adam Crowl upon Crowlspace.

Posts ranged from close encounters with moon rocks and Martian valleys to future space vacations under $500, to viewing astronauts resolve Hubble trouble in 3D. Did I mention that there might be millions of habitable planets within our galaxy?

Interesting articles within our own start system included:

• Adam Crowl of Crowlspace analyzes Buzz Aldrin’s plans for Mars and concludes that the Moon is too valuable to skip over.
• Brian Wang from Next Big Future goes nuclear on why we need to use nuclear rockets for space (note: I agree!!)
• David Portree of Beyond Shuttle digs up 1981 plans to land humans on Mars in 1995! (note: sigh, missed opportunities)

Be sure to read the rest of the entries, and if you would like to join our rowdy band of space geeks, feel free to visit Universe Today on details on how to sign up.

Ian O’Neill of AstroEngine fame is hosting the 144th Carnival of Space over upon Discovery News (Space), with last weeks theme being that of the Oscars

Articles linked ranged from images of super massive black holes to the theory of the multiverse as well as remembrances of a space artist who recently passed away (RIP Robert McCall).

Interesting posts highlighting our attempts to advance the final frontier included:

• Phil Plait from Bad Astronomy highlights a lunar cave that could be the first stop in humanities quest to conquer the Moon.
• Emma from We Are All In The Gutter keeps us lunar side by mentioning how micro-meteors and Moon dust can damage lunar gear.
• Dr. Bruce Cordell of 21st Century Waves forecasts the next decade which is not only full of stars, but also “very bumpy” (at least for the US).
• Irene Klotz (from Discovery Space) mentions President Obama’s visit to Florida in an attempt to convince those in the sun shine state that cancelling Constellation is good for America (even if it means Florida suffers a bit)

Be sure to visit the rest of the entries, as well as Universe Today for those of you interested in joining the upcoming Carnival of Space (note: I need to submit a post to there next week myself!)

No, this weeks Carnival of Space has nothing to do with Avatar (a film I had mixed feelings about), but rather the host (Nicole Gugliucci of One Astronomer’s Noise) linked to an article by Ryan Anderson who blogs upon The Martian Chronicles describing how he was able to get over the “Avatar Blues.”

Other interesting posts included Hubble in 3D, making space cool again (for non-geeks), and interplanetary extinction via death of the Sun.

Two articles of interest within our star system included:

• Jason Perry of The Gish Bar Times reports on new models highlighting Io’s atmosphere (a lunar lava world you don’t want to live upon).
• Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy writes about an odd Martian photo that actually captures an avalanche happening upon the red planet.

Thanks for reading, and be sure to read the rest of the articles from the Carnival of Space! For those of you thinking about joining the space geek ranks, hit up Universe Today for details on how to enter.

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Last week’s Carnival of Space was hosted by Megan Watzke and Kim Arcand upon the Chandra Blog.

Articles ranged from glorious images from Hubble to geysers on Enceladus to evidence that even stars have feelings (depression? Hmm..).

Articles of interest within our own Sol System include:

• Eva-Jane Lark from Out of the Cradle interviews Next Giant Leap (a Google Lunar X-Prize Competitor), who explains the joys and trials of trying to land their “hopper” on the Moon.
• Chris Dann of Weird Warp brings to our attention the hazards of space junk, with a video highlight that really explains how dangerous this debris can be.
• Nancy Atkinson from Universe Today also discusses space junk, but highlights a possible solution that may involve plasma rockets.

Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out the rest of the articles from the Carnival of Space, as well as consider joining our growing ranks and embrace the space geek within!

Last weeks Carnival of Space was hosted by Tracy Turner on Tiny Mantras, which highlighted stories about microscopic black holes to interstellar travel via asteroids, as well as advanced star ships.

An interesting article within our own star system came from Brian Wang of Next Big Future, who provides some analysis of how much water was in the shadowy moon crater (that NASA slammed a satellite into).

Be sure to read the rest of the entries, and if the inner space geek beats within your chest, you might want to consider joining our rowdy ranks.