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 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astrobiology-two-stage-model-l-homochiral-peptides-early/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T02:41:00+00:00Astrobiology study proposes two-stage model for L-homochiral Peptides on early Earth https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-phase-curves-reveal-reflective-atmosphere-toi-561/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T02:21:02+00:00JWST phase curves find reflective atmosphere on ultra-short-period lava planet TOI-561 b https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/ohio-state-lumina-ai-moon-landing-sites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T01:47:04+00:00Ohio State researchers unveil LUMINA AI to pick lunar landing sites https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/ceres-water-ice-mask-salt-deposits/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T01:16:16+00:00Caltech study finds water ice may mask Ceres salt deposits https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-apod-halloween-earth-iceland/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:55:06+00:00NASA publishes Halloween Astronomy Picture of Earth from Iceland https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/giant-impacts-earth-early-atmosphere-model/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:35:06+00:00Five researchers post model linking giant impacts to Earth’s early atmosphere https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astrobridge-connects-telescope-images-spectra-language/Orbital Wireen2026-11-01T00:16:16+00:00Researchers connect telescope images and spectra to language with AstroBridge https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/sda-first-tracking-satellite-launch-slips-spring/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:56:16+00:00SDA Director Sandhoo says first tracking satellite launch slips to spring https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-force-orders-two-muos-satellites-boeing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:36:16+00:00Space Force orders two more MUOS satellites from Boeing https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellite-insurance-excludes-war-cyber-risks/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T23:16:16+00:00Gallagher’s Rush says war in space isn’t insurable yet https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/tim-farrar-carriers-direct-device-payments/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:56:16+00:00Tim Farrar: carriers find few will pay for direct-to-device https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-force-rg-xx-contract-award-delayed/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:36:16+00:00Space Force RG-XX bids received as contract award slips to next year https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/fcc-adopts-part-100-satellite-licensing-rules/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T22:16:16+00:00FCC adopts Part 100 assembly-line satellite licensing rules https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/city-labs-faa-application-10-million-curies/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T21:56:18+00:00City Labs plans FAA application to fly 10 million curies https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/hirise-reveals-polygons-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T20:59:27+00:00HiRISE imagery reveals well-preserved polygons on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/golden-dome-lacks-bipartisan-backing-2028-demonstration/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T19:18:23+00:00Rood says Golden Dome lacks bipartisan backing, Ross backs 2028 demonstration https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/xona-pulsar-navigation-satellites-bandwagon-5/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T18:33:15+00:00Xona puts first six Pulsar navigation satellites in orbit https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/commercial-firms-outpace-government-post-quantum-protections/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T18:13:15+00:00MilSat panel says commercial firms outpace government on post-quantum protections https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellogic-heo-three-year-non-earth-imaging-deal/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T17:53:17+00:00Satellogic signs three-year non-Earth imaging deal with HEO https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/starshade-propulsion-study-habitable-worlds-observatory/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T17:30:02+00:00Researchers submit starshade propulsion study for Habitable Worlds Observatory mission https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/eutelsat-q1-revenue-oneweb-growth/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T16:46:42+00:00Eutelsat Group reports €286 million first-quarter revenue on OneWeb growth https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/concordia-kerosene-gel-rocket-satellite-fuel/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T16:05:43+00:00Concordia researchers create kerosene-based gel for rocket and satellite fuel https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/plato-radial-velocity-challenge-earth-mass-planets/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T15:33:06+00:00PLATO Group finds Earth-mass planet measurements remain difficult https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-gimli-lunar-pit-lava-tube/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T14:49:32+00:00NASA’s Gimli Mission targets lunar pit that may lead to lava tube https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/moon-jupiter-mars-line-near-regulus-november/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T14:29:34+00:00Moon, Jupiter and Mars line up near Regulus in early November https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/november-2026-night-sky-events-supermoon-meteor-showers/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T13:58:38+00:00November 2026 brings Beaver supermoon, planet pairings and three meteor showers https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/m74-phantom-galaxy-halloween-night/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T13:38:38+00:00Observers can spot the Phantom Galaxy on Halloween night https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/oxford-researchers-propose-enceladus-thermal-mapper/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T13:18:40+00:00Oxford researchers propose Infrared Thermal Mapper for Enceladus https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/halloween-night-sky-saturn-taurids-october-31-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T12:43:05+00:00Saturn and Taurid fireballs headline Halloween night sky