Carnival of Space #581

Hi everyone, I'm hosting the 581st Carnival of Space where we assemble the best in space science and astronomy reporting. If you have a related website or blog, please consider joining us. Here is the fantastic lineup for this week!

Universe Today

• Musk Gives an Update on When a Mars Colony Could be Built

• Matter is Going Into this Black Hole at 30% the Speed of Light

• Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System

• The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago

• Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars

• Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun

Urban Astronomer

• The Urban Astronomer Podcast welcomes a new co-host, Clem Unger. Together, Allen and Clem will be releasing a special international edition of the show every three months, on each equinox and solstice.

The Hill

• Japan lands on an asteroid

• Israel sets sights on moon landing

The Daily Caller

• HOW SEN. BILL NELSON LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THIS NASA ADMINISTRATOR

Next Big Future

• Images and video from Ryugu asteroid

• Will the US waste over $100 billion on the SLS, Orion and LOP-G from now to 2030?

• Giant one kilometer Space Bubble telescopes

• Net power from Princeton Satellite systems nuclear fusion as early as 2025 

• Positron catalyzed fusion propulsion progress

• Mach Effect Propulsion at 60 millinewtons per kilowatt which is matches Hall ion thruster

• Ten times faster lithium ion thrusters will be tested at JPL within 6 months

 Carnival of Space archive

• https://www.universetoday.com/12019/carnival-of-space/