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Happy Thursday, space fans
We are nearing the end of another week but starting to get more and more excited about SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 coming up tomorrow. The company isn't just going to be launching Starship, but attempting its first-ever double landings and first-ever full recovery of an orbital rocket. If successful, this launch will be a major step forward to the company and it's megarocket. Speaking of firsts, following the previous shutdown of NASA's Mars Sample Return initiative, the agency is taking a fresh look at how they might get samples from Mars to Earth for study. And we have already started planning for the 2027 "eclipse of the century," which will plunge wonders of the Roman Empire into absolute darkness.
Check out what's big in space below:
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SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California tonight (Nov. 11), the second such mission for the company in a six-day span.
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NASA is kickstarting a new initiative for Mars Sample Return (MSR), called the Perseverance Sample Retrieval Architecture.
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Ancient Roman cities, temples and amphitheaters across the Mediterranean will fall into the moon's shadow during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the oldest pair of black hole-powered quasars ever seen. There's just one problem: they shouldn't exist!
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A commercial satellite has spotted the International Space Station, giving us a unique view of the orbiting lab from above.
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The holiday shopping season is almost here and if you're looking for the perfect gift for your space cadet at home, we've got the best deals to look out for here.
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How to stream "We Chose to Go to the Moon", a live broadcast of the dazzling new stage retelling of the space race story.
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That's it for our space update today.
We are in full countdown mode for Starship Flight 15, which is coming up tomorrow (Nov. 13). But while the launch will take place on Friday, if all goes to plan on Saturday (Nov. 14) we will get to see Starship return and be fully recovered from orbit for the first time. While we will hopefully see the mission's booster's return soon after launch on Friday, this "double catch" extending to Saturday will be a major milestone for SpaceX and for what might be possible with reusable space technology. So follow along with us as Space.com is on the ground in Texas covering this launch.
Also tomorrow, the California Science Center will open its brand new air and space center to the public. The centerpiece of this free museum is the space shuttle Endeavor, propped up in launch position complete with rocket boosters for a mind-blowing sight. And the excitement doesn't stop this week, as next week NASA's Voyager mission will officially reach one light-day, marking an incredible milestone in distance traveled. To follow closely along and stay up to date with all things space, you can now get Space.com right in the palm of your hand with our new app available now on iOS and Android.
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Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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