https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/satellite-launch-shortage-despite-record-orbital-launches/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T04:16:00+00:00Satellite operators face launch shortage despite record-breaking year for orbital launches https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/queens-university-belfast-neptune-trojan-asteroids/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T03:56:02+00:00Queen’s University Belfast finds Neptune’s missing Trojan asteroids https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-johnson-space-center-65th-anniversary/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T02:45:10+00:00NASA Marks Johnson Space Center’s 65th anniversary https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nightside-ice-near-synchronous-exoplanets/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T01:58:29+00:00Researchers model nightside ice on near-synchronously rotating exoplanets https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ses-finnair-air-astana-multi-orbit-flight-connectivity/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T01:38:29+00:00SES wins Finnair and Air Astana multi-orbit in-flight connectivity deals https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-echostar-boost-mobile-starlink-mobile-plans/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T01:18:29+00:00SpaceX holds talks with EchoStar about buying Boost Mobile https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-swift-spacecraft-reentry-november-4/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T00:58:29+00:00NASA expects Swift spacecraft to reenter Earth’s atmosphere November 4 https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-ames-metagenomics-planetary-protection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T00:38:29+00:00Space agencies add metagenomics to Planetary Protection reviews https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-csa-nov-5-iss-solar-array-spacewalk/Orbital Wireen2026-11-03T00:18:31+00:00NASA and CSA set Nov. 5 spacewalk to complete ISS power upgrade https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-swift-observatory-re-entry-nov-4/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T22:35:32+00:00NASA expects Swift Observatory to re-enter atmosphere Nov. 4 https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-november-2026-skywatching-guide/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T22:15:32+00:00NASA’s November 2026 skywatching guide spotlights meteors, planets, Voyager 1 milestone, supermoon https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-escapade-powered-double-earth-flyby/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T21:55:32+00:00NASA’s ESCAPADE twins to attempt first powered double Earth flyby https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/young-massive-clusters-black-hole-seed-factories/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T21:35:32+00:00Researchers propose young massive clusters as black hole seed factories https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/esa-opens-reusable-booster-flight-demonstrations-call/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T21:15:32+00:00European Space Agency Opens call for reusable booster flight Demonstrations https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-ends-chapea-2-mars-simulation/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T20:55:32+00:00NASA ends CHAPEA 2 Mars simulation after 378 days https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/orbital-sentry-geostationary-infrared-wildfire-detection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-02T20:35:32+00:00Orbital Sentry develops geostationary infrared system for real-time wildfire detection 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