Carnival of Space #575

Welcome to the 575th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers, who submit their best work each week for your benefit. We have a fantastic roundup today including news from the IAU, so now, on to this week’s worth of stories!

The Atlantic

• An Asteroid named Aretha

Universe Today:

• The Sun is Actually One of the Most Difficult Places to Reach in the Solar System. Here’s how the Parker Solar Probe Will Do It
• TESS Practices on a Comet Before Starting on its Science Operations
• As the Martian Dust Storm Subsides, There’s Still No Word From Opportunity
• 170 Years Ago, Eta Carinae Erupted Dramatically. Astronomers Now Think They Know Why

CosmoQuest:

• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces Its 2018 Award Recipients for Astronomy Research and Education

IAU Kepler’s Notes 2018

• The IAU GA 2018 Logo and Poster: Science Meets Culture
• Resolutions to Be Voted On at the XXX IAU General Assembly
• FM06: Galactic Angular Momentum
• FM05: Understanding Historical Observations to Study Transient Phenomena
• FM13: Global Coordination of International Astrophysics and Heliophysics Activities from Space and Ground
• FM11: JWST – Launch, Commissioning, and Cycle 1 Science
• S345: Origins: From the Protosun to the First Steps of Life
• S344: Dwarf Galaxies: From the Deep Universe to the Present
• S343: Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars

Thank you for all of your stories – we’ll see you next week!

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