https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/ryugu-samples-reveal-overlooked-mineral-water-history/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T20:15:32+00:00Ryugu samples reveal overlooked mineral that explains water history https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-crs-25-media-accreditation-resupply-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T19:55:32+00:00NASA opens media accreditation for CRS-25 station resupply launch https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/rubin-observatory-identifies-possible-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T19:35:32+00:00Rubin Observatory identifies possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/francis-halzen-wins-nobel-prize-icecube-neutrino-discovery/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T19:15:32+00:00Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize for IceCube neutrino discovery https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/commercial-firms-press-space-force-slow-satellite-integration/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T18:55:32+00:00Commercial firms press Space Force on slow satellite integration https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/canada-national-security-strategy-space-role/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T18:35:32+00:00Canada’s national security strategy gives space a supporting role https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/hubble-missing-oxygen-dwarf-galaxies/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T18:15:34+00:00Hubble finds missing oxygen in 37 nearby dwarf galaxies https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/perseverance-rover-mars-driving-record-28-10-miles/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T16:31:07+00:00Perseverance rover sets Mars driving record at 28.10 miles https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/rocket-lab-99th-launch-iqps-radar-satellite/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T15:30:07+00:00Rocket Lab prepares 99th launch overall carrying iQPS radar satellite https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ermis-3-cubesat-optical-laser-link-greece/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T15:10:07+00:00ERMIS-3 CubeSat from University of Athens establishes Greek optical laser link https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-usda-uvex-china-spaceplane-weekly-news/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T14:50:43+00:00NASA-USDA Sign Data Pact, UVEX Set for 2031, and China Spaceplane Image Released https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/lockheed-martin-space-force-gps-missile-tracking-contracts/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T14:26:43+00:00Lockheed Martin wins Space Force GPS and missile tracking contracts https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/planetary-society-best-2026-reader-poll-opens/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T14:06:46+00:00The Planetary Society opens its Best of 2026 reader poll https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/vvv-cl001-13-4-billion-year-old-cluster/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T13:18:07+00:00VVV CL001 cluster estimated at 13.4 billion years old https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/hydrosat-nyktos-thermal-imaging-nato-program/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T12:58:07+00:00Hydrosat Unveils Nyktòs thermal imaging program for NATO customers https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-apod-mars-water-ice-cloud/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T12:38:09+00:00NASA’s APOD features long water-ice cloud on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/northwood-space-375-million-series-c/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T12:01:38+00:00Northwood Space closed $375 million Series C at $2 billion valuation https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-moon-spica-align-dawn-november-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T11:28:45+00:00Venus, Moon and Spica align before dawn on 7 November 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/korean-researchers-starry-night-sky-july-22-1889/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T03:55:45+00:00South Korean researchers say Starry Night sky matches July 22, 1889 pre-dawn https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/congress-recess-budget-deadline-nasa-spending/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T01:22:26+00:00Congress in recess through election week as budget deadline approaches https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/exovetter-tess-exoplanet-transit-vetting/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T22:40:33+00:00Researchers introduce exoVetter for vetting TESS transit signals https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/keck-gemini-track-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T22:18:41+00:00Keck and Gemini track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS across Solar passage https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-invites-names-fly-dragonfly-titan/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T19:55:19+00:00NASA invites names to fly aboard Dragonfly mission to Titan https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/hirise-image-reveals-light-toned-layers-mars-crater/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T19:35:21+00:00HiRISE image reveals light-toned layers inside crater within a crater on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-space-force-release-decades-fireball-data/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T16:40:38+00:00NASA and U.S. Space Force agree to release decades of fireball data https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-measures-heavy-hydrogen-comet-3i-atlas/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T15:55:23+00:00Nathan Roth and colleagues measure heavy hydrogen in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS methane https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-swift-observatory-uncontrolled-reentry/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T14:24:20+00:00NASA’s Swift Observatory set for uncontrolled reentry https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/cambridge-study-comet-delivery-life-molecules-rare/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T13:43:36+00:00Cambridge study says comet delivery of life’s molecules was rare https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/google-golden-dome-data-talks/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T13:23:38+00:00Google in talks to protect data for Trump’s $185bn Golden Dome plan https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/moon-crosses-cancer-leo-daylight-saving-ends/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T12:05:37+00:00Moon crosses Cancer and Leo as daylight saving time ends https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/heavy-neutrino-explains-matter-antimatter-imbalance/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T11:42:54+00:00Researchers propose forgotten heavy neutrino explains matter surplus https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/seasonal-frost-reshapes-mars-northern-ice-cap/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T11:22:56+00:00Seasonal frost reshapes Mars’s northern ice cap https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astrobiology-two-stage-model-l-homochiral-peptides-early/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T02:41:00+00:00Astrobiology study proposes two-stage model for L-homochiral Peptides on early Earth https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-phase-curves-reveal-reflective-atmosphere-toi-561/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T02:21:02+00:00JWST phase curves find reflective atmosphere on ultra-short-period lava planet TOI-561 b https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/ohio-state-lumina-ai-moon-landing-sites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T01:47:04+00:00Ohio State researchers unveil LUMINA AI to pick lunar landing sites https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/ceres-water-ice-mask-salt-deposits/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T01:16:16+00:00Caltech study finds water ice may mask Ceres salt deposits https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-apod-halloween-earth-iceland/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:55:06+00:00NASA publishes Halloween Astronomy Picture of Earth from Iceland https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/giant-impacts-earth-early-atmosphere-model/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:35:06+00:00Five researchers post model linking giant impacts to Earth’s early atmosphere https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astrobridge-connects-telescope-images-spectra-language/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:16:16+00:00Researchers connect telescope images and spectra to language with AstroBridge https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/sda-first-tracking-satellite-launch-slips-spring/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:56:16+00:00SDA Director Sandhoo says first tracking satellite launch slips to spring https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-force-orders-two-muos-satellites-boeing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:36:16+00:00Space Force orders two more MUOS satellites from Boeing https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellite-insurance-excludes-war-cyber-risks/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:16:16+00:00Gallagher’s Rush says war in space isn’t insurable yet https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/tim-farrar-carriers-direct-device-payments/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:56:16+00:00Tim Farrar: carriers find few will pay for direct-to-device https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-force-rg-xx-contract-award-delayed/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:36:16+00:00Space Force RG-XX bids received as contract award slips to next year https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/fcc-adopts-part-100-satellite-licensing-rules/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:16:16+00:00FCC adopts Part 100 assembly-line satellite licensing rules https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/city-labs-faa-application-10-million-curies/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T21:56:18+00:00City Labs plans FAA application to fly 10 million curies https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/hirise-reveals-polygons-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T20:59:27+00:00HiRISE imagery reveals well-preserved polygons on Mars