https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-104-magnified-stellar-events-dragon-galaxy/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T20:03:36+00:00JWST more than doubles record: 104 magnified stellar events in the Dragon galaxy https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/exoclock-unlocked-exoplanet-citizen-science-esa-ariel/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T19:43:36+00:00ExoClock Unlocked opens exoplanet observing to volunteers with no equipment https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/researchers-analyze-63-elements-bennu-aggregate-samples/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T19:23:39+00:00Researchers analyze 63 elements in Bennu aggregate samples https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-opens-artemis-astronaut-applications/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T18:55:50+00:00NASA opens astronaut applications for Artemis Moon missions https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/gemini-north-ngc-7253-arp-278-galaxy-image/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T18:27:39+00:00Gemini North captures most detailed image of interacting galaxies NGC 7253 and Arp 278 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-awards-moon-base-landers-recycled-mars-rover/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T17:29:48+00:00NASA awards Moon Base landers and recycled Mars rover at MAX POWER https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/seti-antisolar-point-game-theory-search/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T16:20:33+00:00SETI researchers weigh timing against star selection in Technosignature search https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-opens-1-million-moon-base-student-challenge/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T16:00:37+00:00NASA opens $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge for U.S. teams https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/rubin-observatory-finds-retrograde-object-beyond-neptune/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T13:52:54+00:00Rubin Observatory finds retrograde object beyond Neptune on tilted orbit https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/carl-sagan-92nd-birthday-tomorrow/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T13:32:22+00:00Carl Sagan would turn 92 tomorrow https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-artemis-astronaut-applications-lunar-base/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T13:13:29+00:00NASA opened Artemis astronaut applications to build a permanent lunar base https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/uw-lifeless-virtual-earth-exoplanet-model/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T12:19:43+00:00University of Washington scientists build virtual lifeless Earth for exoplanet research https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/sandia-study-asteroid-shape-x-ray-deflection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T11:59:46+00:00Sandia study finds asteroid shape and X-ray angle shift nuclear-deflection success https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/spacex-throttled-starlink-ukraine-speeds-returned/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T11:12:14+00:00SpaceX throttled Starlink in Ukraine after drone strikes, speeds returned https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-apod-major-fireball-meteor-italian-alps/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T10:49:59+00:00NASA’s APOD features Major Fireball Meteor over Italian Alps https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/bear-gpu-code-exoplanet-atmosphere-retrievals/Orbital Wireen2026-11-08T00:36:51+00:00BeAR GPU code speeds exoplanet atmosphere retrievals https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-awards-moon-base-rover-lander-cargo-contracts/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T23:31:35+00:00NASA awards Moon Base rover, lander and cargo contracts https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-seeks-next-astronaut-class-dec-3-deadline/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T23:05:51+00:00NASA seeks next generation of astronauts with Dec. 3 deadline https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/m-dwarf-chemistry-exoplanet-interiors-milky-way/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T22:45:51+00:00Researchers link M-dwarf chemistry to exoplanet interiors and Milky Way chemical evolution https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ses-q3-growth-books-53-satellites-through-2030/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T22:25:51+00:00SES posts 4.2% Q3 growth and books 53 satellites through 2030 https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/atmospheric-tides-rocky-planet-rotation-model/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T22:05:51+00:00Researchers extend analytical model of atmospheric tides on rocky planets https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/dario-campisi-mineral-surfaces-promote-formamide-formation/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T21:45:51+00:00Dario Campisi shows mineral surfaces promote formamide formation https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/asteroid-1998-ky26-warm-ice/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T21:25:54+00:00Hansen and Hirabayashi say asteroid 1998 KY26 is too warm for ice https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-opens-applications-next-astronaut-class/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T19:46:16+00:00NASA opens applications for next class of astronauts https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/breakthrough-listen-seti-agentic-ai-allen-telescope-array/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T18:48:40+00:00Breakthrough Listen and SETI Institute deploy agentic AI at Allen Telescope Array https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-apod-de-gerlache-kocher-massif/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T18:28:40+00:00NASA features De Gerlache-Kocher Massif on nov. 7 Astronomy Picture of the Day https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/capeweek-air-show-kennedy-space-center/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T18:08:43+00:00Trump Announces CapeWeek Air Show at Kennedy Space Center https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/viasat-q2-revenue-1-2-billion-defense-growth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T17:06:44+00:00Viasat reports $1.2 billion second-quarter revenue as defense growth offsets communications declines https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/cometary-dust-activity-organic-release-proxy/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T16:46:44+00:00Study tests cometary dust activity as proxy for organic release https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-supercomputing-2026-booth-4038-fortran-hydrology-demos/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T16:26:47+00:00NASA staffs Booth #4038 at Supercomputing 2026 with Fortran, versioning and hydrology Demos https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/qualcomm-spacex-starlink-mobile-5g-network/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T15:41:54+00:00Qualcomm to supply 5G radio equipment for SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile network https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/democrats-win-congress-nasa-funding-panels/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T15:21:57+00:00Democrats win Congress and take control of NASA funding panels https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/university-ottawa-ccc-tl-cosmology-test/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T14:54:55+00:00University of Ottawa researchers test CCC+TL model against cosmic observations https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/exmoor-dark-skies-festival-light-pollution/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T14:27:23+00:00Skywatchers gather at Exmoor Dark Skies Festival amid rising light pollution https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/roman-space-telescope-trappist-1-microlensing-study/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T13:29:20+00:00Study finds Roman Space Telescope should not detect TRAPPIST-1-like planets by microlensing https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/tess-archive-reanalysis-habitable-zone-planets/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T13:09:23+00:00TESS Archive reanalysis narrows habitable-zone planet list https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/m-dwarf-convection-fake-exoplanet-atmospheric-signals-simulations/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T12:30:21+00:00M dwarf convection can fake exoplanet atmospheric signals, simulations show https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/shenzhou-24-pakistani-astronaut-china-space-station/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T12:01:27+00:00Shenzhou 24 to carry Pakistani astronaut, first foreign national on China’s space station https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/cambridge-comets-unlikely-delivered-life-ingredients-earth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T11:25:41+00:00Cambridge-led research argues comets likely did not deliver life’s ingredients to Earth https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nemesis-sun-stellar-companion-hypothesis/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T11:06:09+00:00Muller says the Sun may still have an unseen stellar companion called Nemesis https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/exomars-orbiter-detects-hydrogen-chloride-near-alba-mons/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T10:46:10+00:00ExoMars Orbiter detects hydrogen chloride near Alba Mons https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-nov-17-uk/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T05:03:17+00:00BBC Weather says Leonid meteor shower peaks on 17 November across the UK https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-november-17-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T04:22:36+00:00Leonid meteor shower peaks Nov. 17 with fast meteors visible all month https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/trump-nasa-nuclear-powered-mars-spacecraft-2028/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T04:01:01+00:00Trump announces NASA nuclear-powered Mars spacecraft targeting 2028 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/kim-sonmez-self-sustaining-networks-catalysts/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T03:41:04+00:00Kim and Sönmez show self-sustaining networks can emerge from few catalysts https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/russia-kosmos-2612-rendezvoused-iceye-x36/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T03:11:31+00:00Payload says Russia’s Kosmos 2612 rendezvoused with ICEYE-X36 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/kyiv-starshield-contract-us-mid-2027/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T02:37:40+00:00Kyiv seeks new Starshield contract with U.S. ahead of mid-2027 expiration, weighing stopgap options https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/simons-observatory-online-cosmic-microwave-background/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T02:17:43+00:00Simons Observatory goes online to study the oldest light https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-dawn-helix-nebula-november-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T01:55:41+00:00Venus blazes before dawn as Helix Nebula awaits moonless skies https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/united-airlines-spotify-starlink-seatback-streaming/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T01:22:38+00:00United Airlines adds Spotify streaming to Starlink seatback screens https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/sulfuric-acid-forms-interstellar-ice-5-k/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T00:42:48+00:00Researchers show Sulfuric acid can form in Interstellar ice at 5 K https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/swift-observatory-ends-22-year-mission-indonesia/Orbital Wireen2026-11-07T00:18:17+00:00Swift Observatory ends 22-year mission with reentry over Indonesia https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nexus-sharp-spectrograph-proposed-elt-galaxy-study/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T23:58:21+00:00New research proposes NEXUS@SHARP Spectrograph for the ELT to study ultra-diffuse galaxies https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/spacex-qualcomm-starlink-mobile-5g-carrier/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T23:21:37+00:00SpaceX pairs Qualcomm 5G towers with Starlink satellites for Mobile carrier https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/mitsubishi-electric-mufg-bank-ghgsat-convertible-notes/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T22:38:37+00:00Mitsubishi Electric, MUFG Bank and Climate Investment back GHGSat with convertible notes https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/spacex-falcon-9-classified-space-force-mission-california/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T22:18:30+00:00SpaceX targets Falcon 9 launch from California for classified Space Force mission https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/galaxy-cluster-lensing-misty-moons-early-star-formation/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T21:58:37+00:00Galaxy cluster lensing magnifies Misty Moons, reveals early star formation https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-bright-sunrise-star/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T21:38:37+00:00Venus shines as the bright object before sunrise, not a star https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/atom-waves-mimic-black-hole-horizon/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T21:18:40+00:00UC Santa Barbara researchers mimic black hole horizon with atom waves