https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/hubble-image-roman-space-telescope-gravitational-lenses/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T14:43:09+00:00Hubble will image Roman Space Telescope’s gravitational lenses https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/solstar-space-wi-fi-nasa-proximity-operations/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T14:23:10+00:00Solstar Space demonstrates on-orbit Wi-Fi during NASA proximity operations https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/deep-mantle-garnet-explains-martian-meteorite-oxidation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T14:00:17+00:00Ehime University study proposes deep-mantle garnet explains the oxidation of Martian meteorites https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/craft-prospect-perseus-space-laser-communications-test/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T13:34:25+00:00Craft Prospect begins PERSEUS project to test space laser communications https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/mp-space-raises-23-million-seed-round/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T13:14:25+00:00MP Space raises $23 million seed round after first Bandwagon-5 battery flight https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-finds-thick-atmosphere-lava-planet-toi-561/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T12:54:27+00:00JWST finds thick atmosphere on scorching lava planet TOI-561 b https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/esa-extends-galileo-g2-contracts-four-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T11:43:28+00:00ESA extends Galileo Second Generation contracts, adding four satellites https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/cowboy-space-big-iron-rocket-orbital-data-center/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T05:47:03+00:00Cowboy Space Reveals Big Iron rocket with orbital data center upper stage https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/enceladus-ice-shell-paleo-heat-flux/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T05:27:03+00:00Researchers model Enceladus ice shell to estimate past heat flux https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/researchers-submit-viking-carbon-assimilation-reanalysis/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T05:07:03+00:00Researchers submit 23-page reanalysis of 1976 Viking carbon-assimilation experiment https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-csa-astronauts-spacewalk-solar-array-installation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T04:47:04+00:00NASA astronaut Menon and CSA astronaut Kutryk will install solar array Thursday https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/lazuli-coronagraph-27-exoplanet-targets/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T04:20:32+00:00Researchers publish 27 exoplanet targets for Lazuli Coronagraph https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/researchers-map-asymmetric-waves-earth-magnetic-shield/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T04:00:32+00:00Researchers map asymmetric waves pressing on Earth’s magnetic shield https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/spacex-static-fires-booster-b22-starship-flight-15/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T03:40:32+00:00SpaceX static-fires Super Heavy booster B22 ahead of Starship Flight test 15 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/flexell-space-paris-unit-european-solar-cells/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T03:20:32+00:00Flexell Space opens Paris unit to back European solar-cell supply talks https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/perseverance-photographs-idubi-contact-near-jezero-rim/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T03:00:32+00:00Perseverance photographs olivine-rich Idubi contact at Tinga near Jezero rim https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/kasa-opens-naro-space-center-commercial-firms/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T02:40:32+00:00Korea AeroSpace Administration opens Defense Mutual Aid and Naro Space Center to commercial firms https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-publishes-217-image-mosaic-mars-river-channel/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T02:20:32+00:00NASA Science publishes 217-image mosaic of Mars river channel https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/att-mobile-verizon-fcc-spectrum-petition/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T02:00:32+00:00AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon petition FCC to exclude mid-band satellite spectrum https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-perseverance-mars-dust-crew-protection/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T01:40:32+00:00NASA says Perseverance Mars dust data could inform crew-protection designs https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/india-tdb-116-crore-manastu-green-propulsion/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T01:20:32+00:00Technology Development Board commits ₹116 crore to Manastu green propulsion https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/lumina-simulation-reveals-universe-reionization-timeline/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T01:00:32+00:00Lumina simulation reveals the universe’s reionization timeline https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/webb-finds-dust-rich-water-ice-interstellar-comet/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T00:40:32+00:00Webb finds dust-rich water ice in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/musk-accuses-ukraine-starlink-violations-access-returns/Orbital Wireen2026-10-27T00:20:33+00:00Musk accuses Ukraine of Starlink violations as access returns https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-raptor-4-sea-level-thrust-increase/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T23:39:43+00:00SpaceX raises Raptor sea‑level thrust while holding engine mass steady https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/study-early-universe-star-collisions-black-hole-seeds/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T22:20:37+00:00Study links early-universe star collisions to black hole seeds https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-neo-surveyor-sunshade-solar-array-integration/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T21:46:42+00:00NASA completes sunshade solar array integration for NEO Surveyor https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/afrl-rocket-cargo-pods-spacex-bandwagon-5-rideshare/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T21:26:42+00:00AFRL tests Rocket Cargo pods on SpaceX Bandwagon-5 rideshare https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/far-side-sunspot-activity-estimation-method/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T21:06:42+00:00Southwest Research Institute researchers publish method to estimate far-side sunspot activity https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/reflective-silicate-clouds-lava-planet-toi-561-b/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T20:46:42+00:00Researchers find reflective silicate clouds on lava planet TOI-561 b https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/parker-solar-probe-counter-rotating-magnetic-twists-solar/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T20:26:42+00:00Researchers find counter-rotating magnetic twists in solar wind https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/iceye-deploys-four-sar-satellites-spacex-rideshare/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T20:06:42+00:00ICEYE deploys four more SAR satellites on SpaceX rideshare https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/rocket-lab-electron-launch-hawkeye-360-cluster-16/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T19:46:43+00:00Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 Cluster 16 on Electron from Mahia https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-fermi-seven-hour-gamma-ray-burst-250702b/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T19:09:55+00:00NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor detected a nearly seven-hour gamma-ray burst https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-earthdaily-3-million-task-order-land-imaging/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T18:47:33+00:00NASA awards EarthDaily a $3 million task order to link Constellation data with federal land imaging https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/reflect-orbital-mirror-satellite-demo-criticism/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T17:21:59+00:00Reflect Orbital demo lights California night, draws criticism https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-alma-find-dusty-black-hole-early-universe/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T16:49:57+00:00JWST and ALMA find dusty, fast-growing black hole in early universe https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/astranis-converts-fourth-launch-dedicated-falcon-9/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T16:29:57+00:00Astranis converts fourth launch to dedicated Falcon 9 mission https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-metal-rich-gas-sagittarius-black-hole/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T16:09:57+00:00Webb observes metal-rich gas around Milky Way’s black hole https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-usda-earth-observation-data-agreement-farmers/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T15:49:58+00:00NASA and USDA sign agreement to share Earth observation data with farmers https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/team-corrects-qufu-location-map-709-bce-eclipse/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T15:29:58+00:00Team corrects Qufu location to map 709 BCE eclipse https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-competition-model-2-0-science-mission-selection/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T15:08:02+00:00NASA changes science mission Competition with Competition Model 2.0 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-q3-2026-profit-ai-revenue-passes-starlink/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T14:34:43+00:00SpaceX posts first public-company profit as AI revenue passes Starlink https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/agc-322753-candidate-dark-galaxy/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T14:14:43+00:00Astronomers identify AGC 322753 as candidate dark galaxy https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/esa-cristal-solar-array-integration-qualification-testing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T13:54:43+00:00ESA completes CRISTAL solar-array integration, begins qualification testing https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-science-overhaul-spacex-launch-rocket-lab-hawk/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T13:34:44+00:00NASA science overhaul, Space Force launch shifts, and Rocket Lab’s Hawk flight https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-pace-satellite-tracks-autumn-colors-space/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T10:43:51+00:00NASA’s PACE satellite tracks autumn colors from space https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-apod-orion-nebula-m42/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T09:56:56+00:00NASA features the Great Nebula in Orion on Astronomy Picture of the Day https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/dale-andersen-antarctica-storm-delay-lake-untersee/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T03:47:32+00:00Astrobiologist Dale Andersen waits out storm delay before Antarctic flight https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/harvard-smithsonian-lumina-early-universe-simulation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T03:00:47+00:00Harvard–Smithsonian team develops record-scale early-universe simulation https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/tentative-gaseous-fes-detection-orion-srci/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T00:38:30+00:00Team led by Aitana Tasa-Chaveli reports tentative gaseous FeS detection toward Orion SrcI https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/us-space-command-new-zealand-auckland-hub/Orbital Wireen2026-10-26T00:18:30+00:00U.S. Space Command orders New Zealand to Withhold Auckland hub details https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/first-ethane-detection-titan-atmosphere-hrccs/Orbital Wireen2026-10-25T22:41:32+00:00Researchers report first HRCCS detection of ethane in Titan’s atmosphere https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/house-senate-recess-ahead-nasa-october-town-hall/Orbital Wireen2026-10-25T22:17:45+00:00House and Senate stay in recess ahead of NASA’s Oct. 26 Town Hall https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/nasa-gimli-marius-hill-pit-lava-tube-study/Orbital Wireen2026-10-25T19:48:36+00:00NASA chooses GIMLI to study Moon pit for cave https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/milky-way-disk-formed-upside-two-stages/Orbital Wireen2026-10-25T19:16:44+00:00Researchers show Milky Way’s disk formed upside-down in two stages https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/three-feeding-black-holes-j0148-4214/Orbital Wireen2026-10-25T15:26:47+00:00Astronomers find three feeding black holes in distant galaxy