Carnival of Space #653

Welcome to the 653rd 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:

• Betelgeuse Is Brightening Again
• After a Challenging First Year on Mars, InSight Shows Us that Mars is Seismically Active
• Comet Y4 Atlas in Outburst: First Good Comet for 2020?
• A New Kind of Rocket that’s Lightweight and Easier to Construct: a Rotating Detonating Engine. Unfortunately, it’s Also Completely Unpredictable
• Solar Orbiter is Already Starting to Observe the Sun

The Hill:

• Space Adventures proposes an orbital cruise on the SpaceX Dragon

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

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