Carnival of Space #637

Welcome to the 637th 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 so now, on to this week’s worth of stories!

Universe Today:

• Our Guide to the November 11th, 2019 Transit of Mercury Across the Sun
• The Lowest Mass Black Hole has Been Found, only 3.3 Times the Mass of the Sun
• Asteroid Hygiea is Round Enough That it Could Qualify as a Dwarf Planet, the Smallest in the Solar System
• NASA is Now Considering a Pluto Orbiter Mission
• Mars 2020 Stands Up on its Wheels For The First Time

The Hill:

• Who will be first on the moon? NASA or SpaceX?

The Venus Transit:

• Lightnings, new moon, Venus Mercury and Jupiter in one busy week for an amatour astronomer and photographer

Chandra:

• Behind the Scenes with the Image Makers

NextBigFuture:

• SpaceX Launched 60 Production Starlink Satellites
• Morgan Stanley Models SpaceX Value at $120+ Billion With Starlink
• SpaceX Mars Planned Colonization Fleet Compared to American Airline Passenger Fleet

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

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