https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/argonne-aurora-cosmological-simulations-dark-matter-particles/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T21:08:59+00:00Argonne runs two of the largest cosmological simulations on Aurora https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nine-rockets-launch-october-19-24-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T20:48:59+00:00Nine rockets launch Oct. 19-24 from five locations https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/neutron-star-merger-magnetar-einstein-probe/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T20:28:59+00:00Neutron star merger can birth a magnetar, observations suggest https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/spacex-starfall-capsule-bandwagon-5-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T20:08:59+00:00SpaceX flies Starfall capsule again on Bandwagon-5 launch https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/rare-pulsar-triple-system-psr-j0435-3233-discovered/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T19:48:59+00:00Astronomers discover rare pulsar triple system https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/planet-labs-pelican-12-spacex-bandwagon-5-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T19:28:59+00:00Planet Labs launches Pelican-12 on SpaceX Bandwagon-5 https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/indonesia-zhuque-2e-rocket-debris-crash/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T19:08:59+00:00Indonesia investigates Chinese rocket debris crash in Central Kalimantan https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/uzbekistan-joins-artemis-accords/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T16:04:57+00:00Uzbekistan joins Artemis Accords, expanding lunar coalition to 77 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-lunar-rover-progress-artemis-moon-base/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T15:44:57+00:00NASA details lunar rover progress for Artemis Moon Base https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/elon-musk-spacex-share-giveaway/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T15:24:57+00:00Elon Musk pledges one SpaceX share to every U.S. child https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/mars-valles-marineris-canyon-tectonically-active/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T15:04:57+00:00Mars’ Valles Marineris canyon system is still tectonically active https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/primordial-helium-measured-precision/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T14:44:57+00:00Astronomers measure primordial helium with 0.5% precision https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/webb-picture-month-golden-galaxy-cluster/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T07:11:20+00:00Webb Releases Picture of the Month showing golden galaxy cluster https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-csa-astronauts-iss-spacewalks-solar-arrays/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T06:51:20+00:00NASA and CSA astronauts prepare for two ISS spacewalks to install solar arrays https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/ethical-debate-terraforming-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T06:31:20+00:00Planetary scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming Mars https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/us-ambassador-warns-eu-satellite-spectrum-retaliation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T06:11:20+00:00US ambassador warns EU of retaliation over satellite spectrum plans https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/curiosity-rover-tracks-martian-clouds-new-mars-year/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T05:51:20+00:00Curiosity rover tracks Martian clouds as new Mars year begins https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/aurora-curls-explained-electrons-bouncing-alfven-waves/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T05:31:20+00:00Aurora curls explained by electrons bouncing off magnetospheric waves https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/jaxa-mmx-mission-german-french-rover-phobos/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T05:19:01+00:00JAXA confirms MMX mission will carry German-French rover to Phobos https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-streamline-vibration-shock-analysis/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T04:51:20+00:00NASA engineers streamline vibration and shock analysis for safer rockets https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-astromaterials-newsletter-webinar-nov-2/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T04:31:20+00:00NASA to host public webinar on Astromaterials Newsletter Nov 2 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/esa-waltzer-exoplanet-atmosphere-mission/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T04:11:20+00:00Astrobiology Web details ESA’s WALTzER mission for transiting exoplanet atmospheres https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/cnsas-tianwen-3-mars-sample-return-2028/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T03:51:20+00:00CNSA plans to launch Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission from Wenchang in late 2028 https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/farmer-finds-zhuque-2e-debris-minnesota-cornfield/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T03:31:20+00:00Farmer finds 11-foot metal object in Minnesota cornfield on Oct. 14, 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/c-com-vehicle-mounted-q-band-antenna/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T03:11:20+00:00C-COM unveils vehicle-mounted Q-band antenna for stratospheric platforms https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/iaa-seti-declaration-principles-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T02:51:20+00:00IAA SETI Committee releases updated Declaration of Principles for Extraterrestrial signals https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/jaxa-mmx-spacecraft-separates-h3-rocket/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T02:31:20+00:00MMX spacecraft separates from H3 rocket, heads to Mars https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/uarx-ossie-d-comms-glitch-rideshare-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T02:11:20+00:00UARX Space troubleshoots OSSIE‑D comms Glitch after rideshare launch https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/heavy-neutrino-shaped-early-universe/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T01:51:20+00:00Researchers Propose Forgotten Heavy Neutrino Shaped Early Universe https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/russian-satellite-shadows-iceye-x36-orbital-defense/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T01:31:20+00:00Russian military satellite Shadows Finnish ICEYE radar Craft amid rising orbital defense concerns https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/neptune-uranus-oxygen-atmosphere-difference/Orbital Wireen2026-10-20T01:11:20+00:00Researchers find Neptune’s atmosphere holds more oxygen than Uranus’s https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/russian-satellite-approach-iceye-x36/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T22:36:07+00:00LeoLabs reports Russian satellite approached ICEYE‑X36 within 500 meters https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/mcgill-researchers-detect-metal-rich-gas-sagittarius/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T22:16:07+00:00McGill researchers detect metal-rich gas around Sagittarius A* https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/pld-space-miura-5-testing-teruel/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T21:16:08+00:00PLD Space starts system-level testing of Miura 5 rocket in Teruel https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-volunteers-complete-one-year-mars-habitat-simulation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T20:56:08+00:00Four NASA volunteers complete one‑year Mars habitat simulation https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/esa-announces-euclids-first-unknown-comet-discovery/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T20:36:08+00:00ESA announces Euclid’s first previously unknown comet discovery https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/first-microblazar-milky-way/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T20:16:08+00:00Researchers confirm first microblazar in the Milky Way https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/french-team-explains-co2-frost-martian-gullies/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T19:56:08+00:00French team explains how CO2 frost carves Martian gullies https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-glenn-acoustics-suite-measures-airflow-sound/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T19:27:11+00:00NASA Glenn employs advanced acoustics suite to measure airflow and sound https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/polish-deputy-minister-warns-us-uncertainty-artemis/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T18:47:17+00:00Polish Deputy minister warns US uncertainty could disrupt Artemis plans https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/eradri-ve-wins-13m-dod-autonomy-award/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T18:27:17+00:00EraDrive wins $13 million DoD award for autonomy modules https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/plos-one-retracts-two-comet-younger-dryas-studies/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T17:56:15+00:00PLOS ONE retracts two comet‑Younger Dryas studies https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/warpware-pre-seed-funding-agentic-flight-software/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T17:36:15+00:00WarpWare closes $1.2 million pre‑seed round to fund agentic flight software https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/nasa-artemis-iss-boost-french-women-spaceflight/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T14:59:01+00:00NASA’s Artemis Programme and ISS missions boost French women’s spaceflight participation https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/us-house-senate-recess-space-policy-week/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T14:30:47+00:00U.S. House and Senate in recess as Space policy week begins https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/orbital-wire-weekly-top-reads-oct-12-18/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T13:29:43+00:00Lunar caves, white‐dwarf planet, and India’s Starlink curb top Orbital Wire reads https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/amateur-astronomer-captures-tidal-tail-hamburger-galaxy/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T12:43:54+00:00Amateur astronomer captures tidal tail of Hamburger Galaxy https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/asteroid-491384-ultra-fast-rotator-discovered/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T12:23:54+00:00Asteroid 491384 spins every 4.18 minutes, the largest ultra-fast rotator https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/blacksky-expands-heo-partnership-gen-3-technology/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T12:03:53+00:00BlackSky expands HEO partnership with Gen-3 Technology https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/starlink-55-dollar-home-mobile-plans/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T11:17:52+00:00Starlink introduces two $55 plans for home and Mobile users https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/neil-armstrong-boyhood-home-purchase/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T10:57:54+00:00Retired pilot funds purchase of Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home for future tours https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/indian-tightens-security-spectrum-measures-curb-starlink/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T09:24:23+00:00India adopts tighter security and spectrum measures to curb Starlink https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/jaxa-mmx-mission-prepares-oct-2026-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T09:04:23+00:00JAXA’s Martian Moons Exploration mission prepares for launch in October 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellite-imagery-confirms-colombian-giant-water-lily/Orbital Wireen2026-10-19T02:58:04+00:00Satellite imagery confirms new Colombian giant water lily