Our goal here at CosmoQuest is to create a community of people wanting to work together to understand the universe; a community of people doing science and who can explain why what they do matters.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by me, Susie Murph, over at Universe Today. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #468-9.

Earlier this summer, astronauts on the ISS accomplished a task that was previously only done on scifi TV shows - they ordered a tool from a computer, and the computer created it on the spot.

Scott Manley is a software developer, astronomer, gamer and geek. He's created this delightful video explaining how Kerbal Space Program (a cute, fun mission simulation game) can be used to teach physics and rocket science.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at NextBigFuture. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #467.

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Check out this week's sampling of space-related stories from our colleagues and friends! Click here to read Carnival of Space #466.

Hey folks, we know that you love citizen science! And while we at CosmoQuest are working on revamping our old projects and ramping up our new projects, we'd like to share some great opportunities for you to branch out your citizen science work! Over at PLOS Blogs, they host a blog specifically for...

Who would have expected a mystery on Ceres? The largest asteroid in the belt located between Mars and Jupiter seems fairly straightforward. The scientists expected similar results to the ones they gleaned from the study of Vesta, another asteroid being studied by Dawn.

This infographic from Luke Kingman at Futurism tells the story of Margaret Hamilton, one of the world's first software engineers. Her code saved the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. Visit Futurism.

Tim Peake just recently finished his 186-day mission working on the International Space Station, safely returning to Earth on June 18. He is the first British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, with a background as a test pilot and a British Army Air Corps officer.

Guest blog post by Jake Noel-Storr, InsightSTEM & Sanlyn Buxner, PSI We ran the inaugural “Subject Matter Expert -- Broadening the Impacts of your Research” workshop at the 228th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San Diego, CA on June 12th, 2016.

Here’s your latest issue of What’s New? Your Monthly Astronomy News. #KtSeery #WhatsNew For more information on these stories: Jupiter auroras: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-captures-vivid-auroras-in-jupiter-s-atmosphere Curiosity finds evidence of oxygen: http://www.nasa.