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Carnival of Space #598
New SpaceX Raptor Engine Beats the Chamber Pressure of Russia's RD-180 Engine, According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk posted the results of the Raptor engine's recent test-firing, and claims it broke an almost 20-year old record!
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This is Kepler's Final Image
Even in retirement, the Kepler space telescope is still allowing for discoveries, which include it's "last light" images and recordings.
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A Star's Outburst is Releasing Organic Molecules Trapped in the ice Around it
A new study by an international team of astronomers has discovered the presence of organic molecules in the disk of a young star.
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InSight Just Put a Windshield Over its Seismometer
Comet Y1 Iwamoto Tops Out in February
Every year produces a handful of binocular comets, and the first one for 2019 is coming right up, with a fine apparition for Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto.
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The Milky Way is Actually Warped
A new study by a team of Chinese scientists has shown that the galaxy actually has a warped, S-shape to it.
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ESA is Planning a Mission to the Smallest Spacerock Ever Visited: the Moon of an Asteroid
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 6, 2019: Dr. Natalie Hinkel and "The Hypatia Catalog"
How Big Would a Generation Ship Need to be to Keep a Crew of 500 Alive for the Journey to Another Star?
In their latest in a series of studies concerning generation ships, the team addresses how large the ship would need to be to sustain a multi-generational crew.
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Two Newly-Discovered Exoplanets are Probably the Result of a Catastrophic Collision
How The Sun's Scorching Corona Stays So Hot
Elon Musk's New Plan is to Get to the Moon as Fast as Possible
With his latest update, Musk shared the first test-firing of the Raptor rocket, and indicated there would be some changes when it comes time to add them to the Starship.
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Carnival of Space #597
Astronomy Cast Ep. 516: Polar Vortices
Eta Carinae is Getting Brighter Because a Dust Cloud was Blocking our View
A new study by an international team reveals that Eta Carinae will soon be so bright that we won't be able to see its famous nebula anymore.
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Oumuamua Could be the Fragment of a Disintegrated Interstellar Comet
NASA used Curiosity's Sensors to Measure the Gravity of a Mountain on Mars
Astronomers Process Hubble's Deepest Image to get Even More Data, and Show that Some Galaxies are Twice as big as Previously Believed
