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This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by me, Susie Murph, over at Universe Today at this link, but this week I’ve also listed all the stories below, in honor of the IAU!

The Atlantic

• An Asteroid named Aretha

Universe Today:

• The Sun is Actually One of the Most Difficult Places to Reach in the Solar System. Here’s how the Parker Solar Probe Will Do It
• TESS Practices on a Comet Before Starting on its Science Operations
• As the Martian Dust Storm Subsides, There’s Still No Word From Opportunity
• 170 Years Ago, Eta Carinae Erupted Dramatically. Astronomers Now Think They Know Why

CosmoQuest:

• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific Announces Its 2018 Award Recipients for Astronomy Research and Education

IAU Kepler’s Notes 2018

• The IAU GA 2018 Logo and Poster: Science Meets Culture
• Resolutions to Be Voted On at the XXX IAU General Assembly
• FM06: Galactic Angular Momentum
• FM05: Understanding Historical Observations to Study Transient Phenomena
• FM13: Global Coordination of International Astrophysics and Heliophysics Activities from Space and Ground
• FM11: JWST – Launch, Commissioning, and Cycle 1 Science
• S345: Origins: From the Protosun to the First Steps of Life
• S344: Dwarf Galaxies: From the Deep Universe to the Present
• S343: Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars

And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space, thanks to our friends at Universe Today.