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We made it to the weekend!
We're still counting down to SpaceX's Starship V3 launch. The megarocket is set to take off for Flight 12 on Tuesday, May 19 but while we wait there's plenty to start looking forward to. While this new version of Starship has a lot of new features, this flight will also see it do something totally new: it will take a look at itself during it's suborbital journey.
There's a lot more up in the sky this weekend, as elevated geomagnetic activity has sparked increased auroras, so take a look to see if you might be lucky enough to see such a natural wonder in the night sky.
Beyond our own skies, today NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is on a mission to an asteroid, will fly by Mars and we can't wait to see what Psyche sees on its journey. We've also got new science on dark matter, and NASA's Perseverance rover has snapped a new selfie!
Check out what's big in space this week below!
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NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red Planet.
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SpaceX's advanced new "V3" Starship megarocket is set to fly for the first time ever next week. The debut will feature some in-space action never seen before on a Starship mission.
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Perched along the rugged western rim of Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover snapped a dramatic new selfie revealing ancient Martian terrain, fractured cliffs and clues to the Red Planet's distant past.
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A fast stream of solar wind could trigger G1 geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, boosting aurora chances across parts of the northern U.S.
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Surrounded by streetlights and terraced houses, I never expected to capture detailed deep-space images from my backyard until I tried the Vaonis Vespera Pro telescope.
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Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.
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An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.
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How an unlikely transatlantic alliance attempted to bring a Time Lord back from the dead.
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And that's it for our space update today!
Stay tuned as we count down to SpaceX's Starship V3 launch, this newest iteration of the company's megarocket is on its way to blast off. We've seen Starships before, but with all of the upgrades and modifications to the rocket (and its planned trip), we're excited to see what will really happen.
Coming up, we'll also get to see new stories diving into the strange world of megaconstellations, we'll explore the feasibility of a real moon base, Jupiter and Venus make sparkling appearances in the night sky, and Manhattanhenge is upon us once again.
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Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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