Space Carnival 109

Explore the 109th edition of the Carnival of Space at Jennifer Ouellette's Twisted Physics blog for exciting space and astronomy insights.

ByPhil Plait

Hey, I just found out the 109th edition of the Carnival of Space is being held at none other than my friend, fellow TAM speaker, and Hollywood scientist Jennifer Ouellette's Twisted Physics blog! Go over there, read about space and astronomy and tell her you say "hi".

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Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Helped Create Dazzling Simulations of Stellar Black Holes

Panel 3 of the Ketton Mosaic, depicting the King of Troy

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A Tiny Dinosaur Swallowed Too Many Stones, Died — and Left Behind a 120-Million-Year Mystery

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A Hidden Molecular Clock in Maggots Could Transform Forensic Time-of-Death Estimates

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Dust Devils on Mars Crackle and Pop with Electricity, Showing How Sparks Fly in Martian Storms

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Is There a Benefit to Having Neanderthal DNA in the Human Genome?

Illustration of adult Nanotyrannus (left) and two juvenile T. rex in a face-off during the Late Cretaceous

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Tiny Throat Bone Confirms Nanotyrannus as Own Species — Adding Another Predator to the Late Cretaceous

Fresco Trionfo della Morte (Triumph of Death) at the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa

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Volcanic Eruptions May Have Been Responsible for the Spread of Black Death in Medieval Europe

Illustration of two Olorotitans, type of duck-billed dinosaur

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Space Carnival 109

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Geminid Meteor Shower Could Display 100 Meteors Per Hour as Last Event of 2025

New Snapshots of Comet 3I/ATLAS Highlight a Dazzling Glow and Two Separate Tails

TRAPPIST-1e Likely Doesn’t Have What It Takes To Be a Habitable Planet — Here’s Why

Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Helped Create Dazzling Simulations of Stellar Black Holes

An 800-Year-Old Design Reveals a Lost Trojan Tale in a Roman Mosaic

Ancient Dirty Dishes May Be Misleading Archaeologists and Rewriting History

Two Nova Explosions Reveal Never-Before-Seen Structures in Stellar Blasts

Three Generations Built the Pyramids of Giza Over Time, But How Is Debated

A Tiny Dinosaur Swallowed Too Many Stones, Died — and Left Behind a 120-Million-Year Mystery

A Hidden Molecular Clock in Maggots Could Transform Forensic Time-of-Death Estimates

Dust Devils on Mars Crackle and Pop with Electricity, Showing How Sparks Fly in Martian Storms

Is There a Benefit to Having Neanderthal DNA in the Human Genome?

Tiny Throat Bone Confirms Nanotyrannus as Own Species — Adding Another Predator to the Late Cretaceous

Volcanic Eruptions May Have Been Responsible for the Spread of Black Death in Medieval Europe

Duck-Billed Dinos Broke Their Mates’ Tails, Exposing Dinosaur Sex and Sexual Difference

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