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Home Become a Member Carnival of Space Contact Us Forum Guide to Space Privacy Policy Telescope Guide Subscribe Universe Today Remove this ad Carnival of Space 281 282 by Carnival of Space on December 31, 2012 Want to stay on top of all the space news Follow universetoday on Twitter Remove this ad This week’s Carnival of Space is a holiday mash-up of two weeks-worth of spacey goodness , and is hosted by Peter Lake at his AARTScope blog . Click here to read Carnival of Space 281 282. And if you’re interested in looking back , here’s an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space If you’ve got a space-related blog , you should really join the carnival . Just email an entry to carnivalofspace gmail.com and the next host will link to it . It will help get awareness out there about your writing 
Astroblog: New Year with light sabers and glow in the dark bubble mixture.
Popular Astronomy: ESA Human Spaceflight and Exploration: Statement by Thomas Reiter, ESA Director for Human Spaceflight and Operations: We mourn the sudden death of Jesco von Puttkamer. He was an outstanding space pioneer and took part in humankinds’ most important space exploration endeavours such as the Apollo, Shuttle and International Space Station programmes.
The Sky Above: Before I say goodbye to 2012, I observed the last full moon of the year on Dec. 29, 2012. The full moon was also inside the Winter Hexagon, an asterism which consists of the brightest stars of the winter constellations (Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Auriga, and Gemini). Moonset Full moon inside the Winter Hexagon Before I say goodbye to 2012, I observed the last full moon of the year on Dec. 29, 2012. The full moon was also inside the Winter Hexagon, an asterism which consists of the brightest stars of the winter constellations (Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Auriga, and Gemini).
: Monday , December 31, 2012 Carnival of Space 281 282 My final honored task for 2012 is to host the Carnival of Space . What a year it has been From the Transit of Venus , the successful Curiosity landing , the SKA being jointly awarded to Australia and Europe , the Higgs Boson the emergence of Virtual Star Parties in Google Plus Hangouts , its really hard to know where to start . Its been an amazing year . Astronomy has in someway led the charge in the Social Media Science Catagory through strong leadership , mentoring and driving new horizons literally To all readers and contributors I hope and trust that 2013 will bring you , and those close to you , a happy , prosperous new year that expands your understanding of the Universe around you , and all the players in its magnificent
Method Expedition 34 Ready to Ring in New Year Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . ARCA will test the parachutes for the ExoMars spacecraft post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Paris , France SPX Dec 31, 2012 ARCA and the European Space Agency ESA signed a 1,1 mil . contract for the ExoMars , High Altitude Drop Test Balloon Flight Services Program HADT-BFS During the contract , ARCA will contribute to the 2016 ExoMars spacecraft program by testing its parachutes , that will allow it to safely land on Mars . The
Method Russian rocket launch rescheduled Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Expedition 34 Ready to Ring in New Year post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Houston TX SPX Dec 31, 2012 The new Expedition 34 trio of Flight Engineers Chris Hadfield , Roman Romanenko and Tom Marshburn wrapped up its first full week aboard the International Space Station on Friday . They along with Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin will have a light-duty weekend and ring in the New Year
Method Expedition 34 Ready to Ring in New Year Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Explore Your Curiosity with New Rover-Themed Badge on Foursquare post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Washington DC SPX Dec 31, 2012 NASA and the mobile application Foursquare have teamed up to help you unlock your scientific curiosity with a new rover-themed Curiosity Explorer badge . Users of the Foursquare social media platform can earn the badge by liking NASA on Foursquare and checking in at a NASA visitor center or venue
. Method Expedition 34 Ready to Ring in New Year Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . The toughest animal on Earth . and in space post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Moscow Voice of Russia Dec 31, 2012 An animal that can live without water , resist extreme temperatures and strong radiation , and has survived the vacuum of space that is a basic description of a Tardigrade . More commonly called the water bear' , this tiny creature opens up fascinating new perspectives on the process of dehydration , which could be
Method The toughest animal on Earth . and in space Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Russian rocket launch rescheduled post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Moscow UPI Dec 30, 2012 A postponed Russian rocket launch has been rescheduled for Jan . 15, the Russian Space Forces said . The rocket launch was originally Dec . 8, but was postponed to fix malfunctions in the Briz-KM booster , RIA Novosti reported . A state commission resolved at a session on Friday that the launch of the light-class Rokot rocket will be
Method The toughest animal on Earth . and in space Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . A stray planet post from Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 31 December 2012 02:17:10 AM . Space Tourism , Space Transport and Space Exploration News Moscow Voice of Russia Dec 31, 2012 Some time ago , scientists discovered that there are planets that do not rotate around any star , like the Earth rotates around the Sun , but travel in the universe all alone . Till now , scientists have discovered only less than 10 such planets , but recently , astronomers in Hawaii noticed a hardly visible blue point which they believe to