The Carnival of Space got its start about two years ago, and it has grown ever since. Every week Fraser Cain of Universe Today sends out an invitation for bloggers to nominate their most significant post of the previous week, then one lucky blogger gets to compile the nominations and post them on her or his blog. This week, that honor falls to this blogger and this blog.
Robot Explorers, which hosts this 101st Carnival of Space, is about the many plans hatched since the dawn of the Space Age for the scientific exploration of space using automated explorers. Serious planning for piloted space missions mostly ends at Mars, but plans for robotic missions reach to the stars.
And so, without any further ado, here's this week's smorgasbord of tasty tidbits from the space blogosphere.
Ian Musgrave at Astroblog believes that "Half a Blue Moon is better than no Blue Moon."
Ian O'Neill at Astroengine asks: "Did Dark Matter Reionize the Universe?"
Louise Riofrio at A Babe in the Universe wishes the Hubble Space Telescope a happy 20th birthday.
Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy enjoys the phrase "Differential Elemental Ablation of Meteoroids."
Dave Portree (hey, that's me!) at Beyond Apollo describes NASA's plans for an Apollo-based post-Apollo space program, as told by NASA's manned spaceflight czar in 1964.
Paul Gilster at the stellar Centauri Dreams blog writes about "A Solar Sail Manifesto".
Kim Arcand at the Chandra Blog reports that the space-based Chandra X-ray observatory is resolving a grand galactic mystery.
Adam Crowl at Crowlspace addresses the vexing eternal question "Where are They?" (Frankly, I think that they live down the street from me.)
Stuart Atkinson at Cumbrian Sky asks: "Is NASA Surrendering the Moon?"
Charles Magee, reclining in The Lounge of the Lab Lemming, writes about "Maverick Scientists: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
David Gamey at Mang's Bat Page offers a fascinating post called "Orbits: Comet/Asteroid/Meteor Close Encounters, Near Misses, and Impacts." (This is my personal favorite for the week.)
Robert Simpson at Orbiting Frog writes about blending digital techniques to make astronomy data more accessible in "Arxiv on Twitter."
Brian Wang at Next Big Future writes about another attempt to generate a break-even fusion reaction. All they need is $20 million.
Ken Murphy at Out of the Cradle writes about Girl Scouts and the moon. I can think of few things more important than showing kids the cosmos.
Carolyn Collins Petersen at The Space Writer's Ramblings offers "Diamonds Loose in the Sky."
The prognosticative Bruce Cordell at 21st Century Waves proclaims that "Images of the First Space Age Point to the Future."
One last note: Emily Lakdawalla, principal author of The Planetary Society Blog, didn't submit a blog post this week, but she has an excellent excuse. Congrats, Emily and family! She has left her blog in very good hands.
Thanks to all for joining me. Have a great week, and remember: never give up, never surrender!
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