https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astronomy-magazine-2026-astrophotography-contest-winners/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T21:02:58+00:00Astronomy Magazine announces winners of 2026 Astrophotography Contest https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-news-satellite-mission-management-edge-event/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T20:42:58+00:00SpaceNews to host Nov. 5 virtual event on satellite Mission Management at the Edge https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/fluctuations-chiral-symmetry-breaking-small-mixtures/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T20:22:58+00:00Fluctuations can select a single chiral state in small Reacting Mixtures https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/flare-ribbons-diagnose-hidden-solar-explosions/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T20:02:58+00:00Study shows flare ribbons can diagnose hidden solar explosions https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/limited-angular-measurements-rocky-exoplanet-reflected-light-uncertainty/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T19:42:58+00:00Limited laboratory angular measurements create uncertainty in rocky exoplanet reflected light https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/magnesium-chloride-brines-crystallize-icy-moon-pressure/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T19:22:59+00:00Researchers reveal how magnesium-chloride brines crystallize under icy-moon pressure https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/researchers-examine-viable-microbes-ancient-halite/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T18:55:00+00:00Researchers examine reports of viable microbes in ancient halite https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-pandora-smallsat-advances-target-selection-early-science/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T17:33:53+00:00NASA’s Pandora SmallSat advances to target selection and early science https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/hubble-gravitational-lensing-path-roman-telescope/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T16:57:03+00:00Hubble’s gravitational lensing images chart Path for Roman Space Telescope https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/week-space-episode-233-space-workforce/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T16:37:04+00:00TWiT.tv posts This Week in Space Episode 233 on Space workforce https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/uk-proposes-imager-nasa-habitable-worlds-observatory/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T16:14:48+00:00UK-led consortium proposes Imager for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/polyu-researchers-develop-alloy-liquid-nitrogen-temperatures/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T15:54:49+00:00PolyU researchers develop alloy that stays ductile at liquid-nitrogen temperatures https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/sunrise-iii-quiet-sun-thread-like-magnetic-features/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T15:14:41+00:00Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory team finds thread-like magnetic features above calm Sun https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/eth-zurich-bennu-formed-water-ice-line/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T14:39:12+00:00ETH Zurich finds Bennu formed at Solar System’s water-ice line https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/photon-iv-csa-award-satellite-pass-ai/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T14:18:19+00:00Photon-IV receives $350,000 CSA award for satellite-pass AI https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/esa-unsure-themis-flight-year-end/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T13:58:19+00:00ESA’s Director of Space Transportation unsure Themis will fly before the year ends https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-artemis-timeline-iss-spacewalk/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T13:38:19+00:00NASA updates Artemis timeline and preps station spacewalk https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-artemis-iii-earth-orbit-docking-demo/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T13:18:19+00:00NASA changes Artemis III to Earth-orbit docking demonstration https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/researchers-model-martian-cloud-formation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T12:58:19+00:00Researchers model how the 1,000-mile Martian cloud forms for the first time https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-langley-virginia-energy-space-act-agreement/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T12:37:41+00:00NASA Langley signs Space Act Agreement with Virginia Energy https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/nasa-artemis-iv-leo-access-review/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T12:18:19+00:00NASA safety panel urges review of Artemis IV and LEO access https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/geomagnetic-instability-linked-permian-extinction-study/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T11:58:20+00:00Chinese Academy of Sciences study proposes geomagnetic link to Permian crisis https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/mercury-reaches-stationary-point-october-24-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T10:49:46+00:00Mercury reaches stationary point in Libra, visible after sunset https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/ancient-black-hole-outburst-behind-milky-way/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T04:19:15+00:00Radio surveys reveal ancient black hole outburst behind Milky Way https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/accelerated-artemis-plan-2027-test-2028-moon-landing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T03:59:15+00:00Isaacman presents accelerated Artemis plan targeting 2027 test and 2028 lunar landing https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/lazuli-space-telescope-27-exoplanet-targets-2029-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T03:39:15+00:00Researchers pick 27 exoplanet targets for Lazuli space Telescope ahead of 2029 launch https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-ends-swift-science-operations-orbit-decay/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T03:19:15+00:00NASA ends Swift science operations as orbit falls below 171 miles https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-artemis-iii-crew-parmitano-2027-test-flight/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T02:59:15+00:00NASA names Artemis III crew including ESA’s Parmitano for 2027 test flight https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-ends-swift-observatory-operations-re-entry/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T02:39:15+00:00NASA Ends Swift Observatory operations ahead of expected re-entry https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/starburst-1-zenno-superconducting-magnet-falcon-9/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T02:19:16+00:00Starburst-1 flies Zenno superconducting magnetic actuator aboard Falcon 9 https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/dragonfly-simulated-flight-titan/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T01:36:57+00:00Dragonfly completes first simulated flight on Titan-like terrain https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/black-hole-split-loophole-rapid-rotation/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T01:16:57+00:00Study finds rapid rotation may open a black-hole split loophole, near-maximal spin the exception https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-artemis-iii-delayed-90-days-2027/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T00:56:57+00:00NASA says Artemis III is 90 days behind schedule, targets 2027 https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-force-awards-six-casr-contracts/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T00:36:57+00:00Space Force awards six operational space monitoring contracts under CASR https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-force-third-heavy-lift-launch-site-2030/Orbital Wireen2026-10-24T00:16:57+00:00Space Force seeks third heavy-lift launch site by 2030 https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/study-topography-explains-titan-eastward-winds/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T23:56:57+00:00Study says topography explains Titan’s eastward winds https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/mars-valles-marineris-still-tectonically-active/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T23:36:57+00:00Imperial College London and Columbia University scientists find Mars canyon still active https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/moon-neptune-conjunction-october-23-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T23:16:58+00:00Moon passes five degrees north of Neptune on Oct. 23 https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/penn-mylar-insulation-lunar-habitats/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T21:53:21+00:00Penn engineers stack Mylar into durable insulation for lunar habitats https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-seeks-access-80000-us-cell-sites/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T21:33:21+00:00SpaceX seeks access to more than 80,000 US Cell sites https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/orion-nebula-stellar-merger-age-paradox/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T21:13:21+00:00Leiden team links stellar collision to Orion Nebula disk age paradox https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-carbon-nitrogen-neon-sulfur-argon-early-galaxies/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T20:53:21+00:00JWST maps carbon, nitrogen, neon, sulfur, argon in early galaxies https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-tests-rs-25-engine-10001-stennis/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T20:33:21+00:00NASA tests RS-25 engine No. 10001 for 500 seconds at Stennis https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/seti-institute-laserseti-alula-manara-saudi-arabia/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T20:13:21+00:00SETI Institute installs fifth LaserSETI site at AlUla Manara in Saudi Arabia https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/alma-dragon-egg-core-dragon-cloud/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T19:53:21+00:00ALMA finds compact “Dragon egg” core in distant infrared-dark Dragon Cloud https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/rocket-lab-electron-launch-three-hawk-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T18:33:52+00:00Rocket Lab launches three Hawk satellites from New Zealand https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/polish-institute-lunar-radiation-detectors-artemis-orion/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T18:13:47+00:00Polish Institute flew lunar radiation detectors on Orion during Artemis I https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/amino-acids-high-pressure-ice-ocean-worlds/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T17:53:47+00:00Study finds amino acids can enter high-pressure ice phases on ocean worlds https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/queensland-team-unites-2884-supernovae-test-dark-energy/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T17:32:27+00:00University of Queensland team unites 2,884 supernovae to test dark energy https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/stupendously-large-black-holes-dark-matter/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T16:58:46+00:00Stupendously large black holes are not a major dark matter component https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/portal-starburst-1-reaches-orbit-spacex-bandwagon-5/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T16:38:46+00:00Portal Space Systems’ Starburst-1 reached orbit Tuesday after Bothell plant opened https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-finds-lopsided-atmosphere-exoplanet-wasp-17b/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T16:11:36+00:00Astronomers find lopsided atmosphere on exoplanet WASP-17b https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/dod-awards-orbital-operations-cryogenic-spacecraft-demo/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T14:55:13+00:00DoD awards Orbital Operations up to $35M for cryogenic spacecraft demo https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-inferior-conjunction-october-24-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T07:21:08+00:00Venus passes between Earth and the Sun Oct. 24 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/xona-raises-250-million-series-d-funding/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T07:01:08+00:00Xona raises $250 million Series D led by Future Ventures https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/australia-astronaut-bennell-pegg-2028-iss-mission/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T06:41:08+00:00Australia offers astronaut Bennell-Pegg for 2028 International Space Station mission https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-systems-command-aces-commercial-clearances/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T06:21:08+00:00Space Systems Command launches ACES to speed commercial security clearances https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/space-force-moves-six-launches-spacex/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T06:01:08+00:00Space Force moves six national security launches to SpaceX https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/victor-glover-artemis-ii-cabin-leak-warning/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T05:41:08+00:00Victor Glover recalls Artemis II cabin-leak warning before Moon burn https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/elte-quasar-survey-black-hole-ejection-prediction/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T05:21:08+00:00ELTE quasar survey backs decade-old black hole ejection prediction https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-roman-space-telescope-science-commissioning/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T05:01:08+00:00NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters science commissioning after checkout https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/erin-kara-x-ray-black-hole-mapping/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T04:41:08+00:00MIT astrophysicist Erin Kara maps black holes using X-ray echoes https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/vera-rubin-observatory-seagull-nebula-image/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T04:21:08+00:00Vera Rubin Observatory releases Seagull Nebula test-camera image https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/brian-barritt-aalyria-chief-executive-space-networks/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T04:01:08+00:00Brian Barritt appointed Aalyria Chief Executive as space networks evolve https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-force-cislunar-rfi-capabilities-2029/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T03:41:08+00:00Space Force to issue cislunar RFIs and field capabilities by 2029 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/truncated-disk-launches-relativistic-black-hole-jet/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T03:21:08+00:00Researchers find truncated disk around 3C 120 launches black hole jet https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/recoiling-supermassive-black-hole-evidence/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T03:01:08+00:00Study finds statistical evidence for recoiling supermassive black holes https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/gabon-intercepts-trawlers-using-satellite-data/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T02:41:08+00:00Gabon patrol boat intercepts three unlicensed trawlers using satellite data https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/jaxa-mmx-phobos-sample-return-mission-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T02:21:08+00:00JAXA launched $578 million MMX mission to Phobos as the moon spirals inward https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-von-braun-symposium-huntsville-october-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T02:01:08+00:00NASA Invites Media to Oct. 26-28 von Braun Symposium in Huntsville https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/webb-telescope-october-image-n159-large-magellanic-cloud/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T01:41:09+00:00Webb telescope’s October image captures star-forming region N159 in the Large Magellanic Cloud https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-psyche-thrusting-mars-gravity-assist/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T01:17:08+00:00NASA’s Psyche resumes electric thrusting after Mars gravity assist https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/nasa-sts-52-roddenberry-ashes-space-burial/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T00:57:08+00:00NASA shuttle Columbia carried Roddenberry’s ashes on STS-52 in 1992 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/iceye-nokia-ukraine-sovereign-satellite-communications/Orbital Wireen2026-10-23T00:37:09+00:00ICEYE and Nokia sign Ukraine satellite communications letter of intent https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-astra-sense-autonomous-machine-health-intelligence/Orbital Wireen2026-10-22T22:47:34+00:00NASA awards AstraQua $1,274,990 for autonomous machine health intelligence https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/supernovae-universe-reionization/Orbital Wireen2026-10-22T22:27:34+00:00Early supernovae helped, then hindered, universe reionization https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-lucy-mission-five-years-jupiter-trojan-asteroids/Orbital Wireen2026-10-22T22:07:34+00:00NASA’s Lucy mission marks five years en route to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/national-academies-ranks-four-non-polar-lunar-sites/Orbital Wireen2026-10-22T21:47:34+00:00National Academies ranks four key non-polar lunar sites https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satvu-hotsat-3-launch-leonardo-infrared-sensor/Orbital Wireen2026-10-22T21:27:34+00:00SatVu launches HotSat-3 with Leonardo infrared sensor