Astrosphere for November 13th, 2007
For the photo, enjoy this image of galaxy M33, captured by RickJ.
Now, I’d like to draw your attention to the 28th Carnival of Space, hosted this week by the Planetary Society’s Emily Lakdawalla.
We’re organizing the next episode of the Carnival of Space, so drop us an entry at carnivalofspace@gmail.com. And we’re always looking for new hosts to handle future carnivals.
I want to give you a last minute reminder to watch PBS Nova tonight for Judgment Day, Intelligent Design on Trial. You’ll need to check your local listings for time and channel; if you miss it tonight, I’m sure it’ll be on several times over the week. You can also watch the entire episode online at the PBS site.
Colony Worls reports on a new partnership between Russia and India for lunar research.
Selenian Boondocks has a great article about thrust augmented nozzles.
Astroprof reviews Sea Launch’s return to flight after their recent pad explosion.
The Stars my Destination reminds us that the Leonids are coming. The Leonids are coming!
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