https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/comets-probably-deliver-life-ingredients-earth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T19:20:05+00:00New Cambridge study says comets probably did not deliver life’s ingredients to Earth https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/swri-argon-40-study-traces-uranus-neptune-origins/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T18:47:43+00:00SwRI-led study uses argon-40 to trace Uranus and Neptune origins https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-force-cislunar-satellites-late-2029/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T17:54:47+00:00Space Force moves to buy up to five cislunar satellites by late 2029 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/rakuten-ast-spacemobile-japan-satellite-venture/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T17:32:34+00:00Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile Form $1 billion Japan satellite venture https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-x-59-quesst-test-pilots-veterans-day/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T16:27:08+00:00NASA Honors three X-59 Quesst test pilots on Veterans Day https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/firefly-ceo-defense-lunar-services-market/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T16:06:38+00:00Firefly CEO says defense could make up 25% of new lunar services market https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/fire-point-starshield-coverage-extension-request/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T15:46:42+00:00Fire Point asks to extend Starshield coverage beyond Ukraine’s borders https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/penn-state-bennu-murchison-amino-acids-study/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T15:26:44+00:00Penn State study ties Bennu amino acids to Murchison meteorite https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-noaa-2026-antarctic-ozone-hole-seventh-largest-2/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T15:04:34+00:00NASA and NOAA rank 2026 Antarctic ozone hole seventh largest https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/esa-phi-lab-austria-horizon-satellite-scale/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T14:40:24+00:00ESA Phi-Lab Austria selects Horizon Microtechnologies for €500,000 satellite scale-up https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/active-asteroid-1995-bj4-comet-like-tail/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T14:00:23+00:00Active asteroid 1995 BJ4 has grown a comet-like tail https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/ispace-us-joins-nasa-clps-2-moon-delivery/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T13:15:35+00:00ispace-U.S. joins NASA CLPS vendor pool to compete for Moon deliveries https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/synspective-orders-10-firefly-alpha-launches-through-2030/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T12:41:59+00:00Synspective orders up to 10 Firefly Alpha launches through 2030 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-flip-digital-twin-finds-hidden-exoplanet/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T12:21:21+00:00Astronomers build digital twin of Webb Camera to find hidden planets https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-stationary-point-virgo-nov-11-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T11:47:48+00:00Venus halts in Virgo and resumes eastward motion on Nov. 11 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/viasat-space-force-mission-operations-center-contract/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T11:27:52+00:00U.S. Space Force awards Viasat up to $450 million for network operations Center https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-opens-artemis-astronaut-applications-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T10:47:11+00:00NASA opens astronaut applications for first Artemis recruitment since 2024 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/lyra-systems-pentagon-agreement-space-tech/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T04:58:51+00:00Lyra Systems emerges from stealth with Pentagon agreement for space tech https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/tidal-atmospheric-evolution-exoplanet-toi-2257-b/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T04:23:39+00:00Study models tidal and atmospheric evolution of Exoplanet TOI-2257 b https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/france-authorizes-globalstar-c-3-satellites-launch-operate/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T04:02:22+00:00France authorizes Globalstar to launch and operate 54 C-3 satellites https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-lisa-gravitational-waves-exoplanet-detection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T03:43:39+00:00NASA studies show LISA could detect new exoplanet population https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/oldest-compact-quasar-pair-cosmic-dawn/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T03:23:43+00:00Astronomers discover the oldest compact quasar pair just 900 million years after Big Bang https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/meerklass-hydrogen-clustering-cosmic-scales/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T02:27:59+00:00MeerKLASS Collaboration reports first direct measurement of hydrogen clustering across cosmic scales https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/kratos-seagate-space-gateway-offshore-launch-platform/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T02:02:27+00:00Kratos Defense & Security Solutions agrees to use Seagate Space offshore launch platform https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/toi-2535-b-exoplanet-tilted-view/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T01:28:36+00:00Unseen neighbor tilted hot Jupiter TOI-2535 b out of Earth’s view https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/isar-aerospace-hopes-overtake-spacex/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T01:07:42+00:00Isar Aerospace hopes to overtake SpaceX as world’s leading launch company https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/strasbourg-study-group-galaxies-little-molecular-gas/Orbital Wireen2026-11-11T00:26:05+00:00Strasbourg-led study finds group galaxies retain little molecular gas https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/yale-columbia-study-earth-carbon-outer-solar-system/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T23:56:42+00:00Yale and Columbia study traces most Earth carbon to outer solar system https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/university-arkansas-undergraduate-3d-prints-binderless-lunar-bricks/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T23:36:46+00:00University of Arkansas undergraduate 3D-prints binderless LEGO-like lunar bricks https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/voyager-1-reaches-one-light-day-earth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T23:05:41+00:00Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth on Nov. 18 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/pentagon-offers-rocket-lab-150-million-neutron-loan/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T22:42:56+00:00Pentagon offers Rocket Lab $150 million conditional loan for Neutron production https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/ut-austin-models-uranus-neptune-magnetic-fields/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T22:23:47+00:00University of Texas at Austin researchers model ice giant interiors to explain magnetic fields https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/darpa-astra-completes-first-space-assembly/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T21:30:20+00:00DARPA says NOM4D completed first automated in-space assembly demonstration https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/caltech-study-black-holes-failed-supernovae/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T21:00:31+00:00Caltech study hints at black holes born from failed supernovae https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/cool-molecular-jet-detected-large-magellanic-cloud/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T20:40:34+00:00Team led by Fukui and Rajendra detects cool molecular jet in Large Magellanic Cloud https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-clps-2-moon-cargo-contract-awards/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T20:13:30+00:00NASA picks eight companies for ten-year $10 billion Moon cargo contract https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/university-arkansas-prints-lunar-regolith-bricks/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T19:38:58+00:00University of Arkansas prints lunar regolith simulant into interlocking bricks https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-welcomes-expedition-74-crew-home-event/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T19:18:58+00:00NASA welcomes Expedition 74 crew home at Space Center Houston event https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/axiom-space-vast-space-nasa-lawsuit/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T18:58:58+00:00Axiom Space accuses Vast Space of fraudulent NASA document https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/seagate-space-aurex-offshore-orbital-launch-partnership/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T18:39:02+00:00Seagate Space and Aurex announce offshore orbital launch partnership https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-defense-multiples-pentagon-demonstration-contracts/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T18:02:02+00:00Space investors value firms at defense multiples while the Pentagon buys through demonstration contracts https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/caltech-robot-autonomously-assembles-truss-bay-orbit/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T17:24:49+00:00Caltech robot autonomously Assembles truss bay in orbit https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/curiosity-drills-49th-hole-nazca-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T17:04:49+00:00Curiosity drills 49th hole at Mars site named Nazca https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-voyager-1-light-day-celebration-november-17/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T16:44:52+00:00NASA Invites Public to worldwide Voyager 1 celebration November 17 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/embry-riddle-solar-whirlpools-heat-sun-corona/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T16:00:14+00:00Embry-Riddle Researcher proposes Solar whirlpools heat the Sun’s corona https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/asteroid-1998-ky26-warm-ice-2/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T15:40:17+00:00New simulations cast doubt on dark comet status for asteroid 1998 KY26 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/rocket-lab-neutron-launch-price-70-million/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T14:55:48+00:00Rocket Lab raised Neutron base launch price to $70 million https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/iapetus-greatest-eastern-elongation-november-10-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T14:15:57+00:00Iapetus reaches greatest eastern elongation on November 10, 2026, 9.4 arcminutes east of Saturn https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/dlr-prometheus-engine-multiple-ignitions-p5-stand/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T13:40:46+00:00DLR ignites Prometheus engine multiple times on upgraded P5 stand https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-finds-reflective-atmosphere-toi-561-b/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T13:19:29+00:00JWST finds reflective, cloudy atmosphere on lava planet TOI-561 b https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-clps-2-moon-base-contract-awards-2/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T12:46:52+00:00NASA awards billions in Moon Base contracts at MAX POWER expo https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-escapade-twins-finish-earth-flybys-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T12:26:52+00:00NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft finish double Earth flyby, head to Mars https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/physicists-propose-gravitational-field-reconnection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T12:06:56+00:00Physicists propose gravitational fields can break and reconnect https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/avinor-opens-isar-spectrum-flight-3-launch-window/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T11:35:04+00:00Avinor opens launch window for Isar Aerospace’s third Spectrum Flight https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-escapade-spacecraft-head-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T10:42:10+00:00NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft head to Mars after Earth flybys https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/stellar-rotation-ages-exoplanet-host-stars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T05:22:02+00:00Researchers derive ages for 2,204 exoplanet-host stars using stellar rotation https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/democratic-congress-end-trumps-golden-dome/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T05:02:02+00:00Democratic Congress expected to end Trump’s Golden Dome initiative https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/curiosity-pauses-science-power-recovery-nazca-drilling/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T04:42:05+00:00Curiosity pauses science for three-sol power-recovery window before drilling Resumes https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/curiosity-rover-49th-drill-hole-nazca-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T04:01:41+00:00Curiosity Completes 49th drill hole at Nazca on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellite-api-flaws-space-cybersecurity/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T03:41:41+00:00Researchers find API flaws let multiple satellites be commanded https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/planet-labs-books-stoke-space-nova-launches/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T03:21:41+00:00Planet Labs books multiple Stoke Space Nova launches https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-clps-2-moon-base-contract-awards/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T03:01:41+00:00NASA picks eight firms for $10 billion CLPS 2 Moon Base contract https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ukraine-starlink-drone-access-restored-restrictions/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T02:41:41+00:00Ukraine says Starlink access for drones restored after restrictions https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/proposed-elt-spectrograph-dark-matter-diffuse-galaxies/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T02:21:41+00:00Proposed ELT instrument could weigh dark matter in dim, diffuse galaxies https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/perseverance-abraded-pumbe-collected-singita-sample/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T02:01:41+00:00Perseverance abrades Pumbe target and collects Singita sample https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/youngest-white-dwarf-companion-millisecond-pulsar-ngc-362d/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T01:41:45+00:00Researchers identify the youngest white dwarf companion to millisecond pulsar https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/subaru-telescope-reveals-comet-encke-elongated-nucleus/Orbital Wireen2026-11-10T00:07:12+00:00Subaru Telescope data reveal Comet Encke’s elongated nucleus https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/perseverance-detects-chromium-corundum-near-jezero-rim/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T23:33:22+00:00Perseverance detects chromium-linked corundum in Mars rocks near Jezero rim https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/jupiter-mars-close-approach-november-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T22:56:55+00:00Jupiter and Mars pass within one degree of each other https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-little-red-dots-primordial-black-holes-study/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T22:31:32+00:00Researchers weigh primordial black holes as little red dot explanation https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/toi-2535-b-disappearing-planet-wobbling-neighbor/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T22:13:10+00:00UCLA-led team finds first disappearing planet with wobbling neighbor https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/expedition-75-packs-dragon-microbe-samples-spacesuit-return/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T21:53:10+00:00Expedition 75 packs Dragon with microbe samples and a second spacesuit for return https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/richard-muller-nemesis-unseen-star-comets-earth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T21:33:10+00:00Physicist Richard Muller says unseen star sends comets toward Earth https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/chandra-finds-hidden-companion-stripping-massive-star/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T21:13:13+00:00Chandra finds hidden companion stripping material from massive star https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/washington-university-mars-dust-spacesuit-fabric-study/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T20:46:19+00:00Washington University researchers test suit fabric dust adhesion on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-opens-astronaut-applications-moon-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-09T19:43:39+00:00NASA opens astronaut applications for moon and Mars missions