https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/venus-bright-sunrise-star/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T21:38:37+00:00Venus shines as the bright object before sunrise, not a star https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/atom-waves-mimic-black-hole-horizon/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T21:18:40+00:00UC Santa Barbara researchers mimic black hole horizon with atom waves https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/leap-signs-sutherland-spaceport-mou-scotland/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T20:29:43+00:00Leap signs non-binding MoU to launch from Scotland’s Sutherland Spaceport https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/ast-spacemobile-blacklift-rocket-bluebird-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T19:50:02+00:00AST SpaceMobile will build its own Blacklift rocket to deploy BlueBird satellites https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/kutryk-menon-install-eighth-iss-solar-array/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T19:24:25+00:00Kutryk and Menon install eighth solar array on station truss https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/finland-space-operations-center-radar-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T18:33:14+00:00Finland to stand up space operations center and take control of three radar satellites https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/rubidium-atoms-cooled-record-picokelvin-aboard-tiangong/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T18:11:14+00:00Chinese researchers cool rubidium atoms to record 9.7 picokelvin aboard Tiangong https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-escapade-powered-earth-flybys-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T17:51:17+00:00NASA twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to perform powered Earth flybys En route to Mars https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/caltech-robot-builds-space-truss/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T17:08:04+00:00Caltech robot builds perimeter truss in first autonomous space demo https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/trace-gas-orbiter-hydrogen-chloride-alba-mons/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T16:41:00+00:00Trace Gas Orbiter detects hydrogen chloride above Alba Mons fissures on Mars https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/uranus-neptune-magnetic-fields-deep-interior-conductivity/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T16:21:00+00:00New model ties ice-giant magnetic fields to deep interior conductivity https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/space-force-translator-satellites-sdn-backbone/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T16:01:00+00:00Space Force considers 12 to 13 translator satellites for roughly $1 billion fix https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/earth-tidal-heating-kept-moon-volcanic-billion-years/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T15:41:00+00:00Researchers say Earth’s gravity kept the Moon volcanic until about two billion years ago https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/leap-sutherland-deal-first-launch-site-outside-us/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T15:21:02+00:00Leap signs Sutherland deal, first launch site outside US https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/blue-origin-new-glenn-january-2027-launch-target/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T14:32:55+00:00Blue Origin sets January 2027 as New Glenn launch target https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/voyager-1-crosses-one-light-day-threshold-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T13:34:27+00:00Voyager 1 will cross the one-light-day threshold from Earth on Nov. 18, 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ohb-wins-554-million-esa-sentinel-3-contract/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T12:58:04+00:00OHB wins €554 million ESA contract for first Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography satellite https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/dod-autonomous-cyber-defenses-military-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T12:38:07+00:00DoD C3I director pushes autonomous cyber defenses for military satellites https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/cesiumastro-730-million-series-d-synchronicity-constellation/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T12:10:04+00:00CesiumAstro completes $730 million Series D and unveils satellite constellation https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/pave-space-ibex-bodyguard-satellite-demo/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T11:50:04+00:00Swiss startup PAVE Space readies IBEX bodyguard satellite demo https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/avio-scales-back-reusable-launcher-programme/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T11:30:06+00:00Avio scales back reusable-launcher demonstrator programme https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/north-america-nebula-friday-observing-target/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T10:32:08+00:00Sky Today names the North America Nebula as Friday’s observing target https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/queensland-krepe-3-spacecraft-breakup-re-entry/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T05:08:57+00:00University of Southern Queensland captures spacecraft breakup during KREPE-3 re-entry https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/canada-budget-2026-medium-lift-defence-priority/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T04:48:57+00:00Canada’s Budget 2026 makes medium-lift rockets a National Defence priority https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/lofar-sharpest-low-frequency-radio-sky-image/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T04:28:57+00:00Leiden-led team releases sharpest low-frequency radio sky image with 63,000 sources https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/microbe-grows-160-days-mars-like-brine/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T04:08:57+00:00Florida-led team grew salt-loving microbe for 160 days in Mars-like brine https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-little-red-dots-primordial-black-holes/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T03:49:00+00:00Johns Hopkins researchers test Webb’s little red dots as primordial black holes https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/pentagon-150-million-loan-leolabs-radar-expansion/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T02:37:51+00:00Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital commits $150 million to LeoLabs radar expansion https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/blue-origin-northstar-gs3-new-glenn/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T02:17:54+00:00Blue Origin unveils Northstar engine and GS3 third stage for New Glenn https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-awards-1-billion-ka-band-relay-contracts/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T01:25:29+00:00NASA awards $1.07 billion in Ka-band relay contracts to three firms https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/nasa-csa-astronauts-install-final-iss-solar-array/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T01:06:47+00:00NASA and CSA astronauts install final ISS roll-out solar array on 101st spacewalk https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/blue-origin-new-glenn-third-stage-northstar/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T00:46:50+00:00Blue Origin reveals New Glenn third stage and Northstar engine https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/menon-kutryk-install-final-iss-solar-array/Orbital Wireen2026-11-06T00:00:36+00:00Menon and Kutryk install final International Space Station solar array https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/artemis-ii-launch-gps-errors-north-america/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T23:17:38+00:00Taiwan researchers link Artemis II launch to GPS errors across North America https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-esa-hubble-messier-30-globular-cluster/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T22:59:18+00:00NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope imaged Messier 30 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/new-software-model-sharpens-webb-exoplanet-images/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T22:39:18+00:00New software model sharpens Webb exoplanet images https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/blue-origin-delays-new-glenn-return-flight/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T22:19:18+00:00Blue Origin delays New Glenn return to flight until January 2027 https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/victor-glover-artemis-ii-flight-longing-people/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T21:59:21+00:00Victor Glover says Artemis II flight left him longing for other people https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/northwestern-flip-digital-twin-jwst-exoplanets/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T21:31:52+00:00Northwestern team developed a digital twin technique for the James Webb Space Telescope https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/sandia-asteroid-shape-x-ray-deflection/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T21:07:57+00:00Sandia researchers find asteroid shape changes X-ray deflection results https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/jessica-watkins-first-black-woman-command-crew-13/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T20:23:48+00:00Jessica Watkins commands Crew-13 as the first Black woman to command an orbital flight https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/esa-exomars-hydrogen-chloride-alba-mons/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T20:03:51+00:00European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter detects hydrogen chloride spikes above Alba Mons https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-picks-qualcomm-starlink-mobile-terrestrial-base-stations/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T19:33:49+00:00SpaceX picks Qualcomm to build Starlink Mobile terrestrial base stations https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-spectroscopy-3i-atlas-water-ice-solar-system/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T18:59:06+00:00JWST spectroscopy shows 3I/ATLAS water ice matches solar system ice https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ubotica-autonomous-satellite-scheduling-maritime-surveillance/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T18:39:06+00:00Ubotica demonstrates autonomous onboard satellite scheduling for maritime surveillance https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/esa-hera-returns-close-views-didymos-dimorphos/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T18:19:09+00:00ESA’s Hera returns first close-up views of Didymos and Dimorphos https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/china-crewed-moon-landing-roadmap-2030/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T17:26:16+00:00China unveils four-mission crewed Moon landing roadmap before 2030 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/seti-antisolar-point-survey-game-theory/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T10:19:23+00:00Sheikh and Gerrard use game theory for antisolar SETI survey https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/democrats-win-house-senate-golden-dome-funding-uncertain/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T09:59:23+00:00Democrats win House and Senate, Golden Dome funding uncertain https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/galaxia-osprey-satellite-orbital-data-transfer/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T09:39:23+00:00Galaxia builds OSPREY satellite to test orbital data transfer https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-isaacman-inspiration-tour-iowa-state-lab/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T09:19:23+00:00NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tours Iowa State lab on Inspiration Tour https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/google-orbital-data-center-power-cooling-limits/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T08:59:23+00:00Google’s orbital data-center test exposes power and cooling limits https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/first-mass-limits-early-universe-black-hole-pairs/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T08:39:23+00:00Chen’s team sets first mass limits on early-universe black hole pairs https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-qualcomm-starlink-mobile-5g-network/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T08:19:23+00:00SpaceX selects Qualcomm to build Starlink Mobile’s nationwide 5G network https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/thin-kom-space-force-gecko-satcom-demo/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T07:59:23+00:00ThinKom and Space Force demonstrate containerized GECKO SATCOM system https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/giant-impacts-help-young-rocky-planets-keep-atmospheres/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T07:39:23+00:00Study finds giant impacts help young rocky planets keep atmospheres https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/webb-record-deuterium-methane-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T07:19:23+00:00Webb measures record deuterium-rich methane on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/lyman-alpha-winds-explain-early-galaxies/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T06:59:23+00:00Flatiron Institute and University of Texas at Dallas propose Lyman-alpha winds explain early galaxies https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satellite-radio-noise-disrupting-telescopes-gps/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T06:39:23+00:00Report outlines ways to cut satellite radio noise disrupting telescopes and GPS https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/markarian-501-black-hole-pair-proposed/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T06:19:23+00:00Team led by Silke Britzen proposes black hole pair orbiting Markarian 501 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-tests-autonomous-lunar-landing-navigation-drone/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T05:59:23+00:00NASA tests autonomous lunar landing navigation on drone https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/alexander-macdonald-named-canadian-space-agency-president/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T05:39:23+00:00Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announces Alexander MacDonald as Canadian Space Agency president https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/redwire-wins-20-million-darpa-vleo-contract/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T05:19:23+00:00Redwire wins $20 million DARPA contract for second VLEO demo https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-x-70-fractal-experimental-aircraft/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T04:59:23+00:00NASA unveils crewed X-70 Fractal experimental aircraft at Kennedy Space Center https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/flip-boosts-jwst-exoplanet-detection-archival-data/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T04:39:23+00:00Northwestern-led team finds giant exoplanet in two-year-old JWST data with FLIP https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/exomars-detects-hydrogen-chloride-mars-fissures/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T04:19:23+00:00European Orbiter detects hydrogen chloride above Mars fissures https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/texas-democrats-put-spacex-starbase-new-governance/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T03:59:23+00:00Texas Democratic sweep leaves SpaceX’s Starbase headquarters under Democratic governance https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-splice-drone-test-lunar-landing-technology/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T03:39:23+00:00NASA drone test advances SPLICE lunar landing technology https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/earth-captures-new-mini-moon-2026-qq8/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T03:19:23+00:00Earth captures new mini-moon 2026 QQ8 https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/democrats-win-congress-nasa-budget-space-force-panels/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T02:59:23+00:00Democrats win Senate and House, taking NASA budget and Space Force panels https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/orbital-matter-endurosat-2028-space-solar-array-printing/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T02:39:23+00:00Orbital Matter and EnduroSat plan 2028 in-space solar array printing https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/pld-space-miura-5-flight-termination-test-2027/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T02:19:23+00:00PLD Space passes MIURA 5 flight-termination test ahead of 2027 debut https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/nasa-sounding-rockets-solar-flare-alert-system/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T01:59:23+00:00NASA launches sounding rockets into active solar flares using new alert system https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/ula-vulcan-payload-fairing-production-house/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T01:39:23+00:00ULA moves Vulcan payload fairing production in-house https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-ka-band-relay-contracts-viasat-astranis/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T01:19:23+00:00NASA selects Viasat Inc., Global Enterprise Solutions Inc., and Astranis for Ka-band relay concepts https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/spacex-qualcomm-starlink-mobile-terrestrial-base-stations/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T00:59:23+00:00SpaceX picks Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile terrestrial base stations https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/ses-two-way-laser-link-gravitas-satellite/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T00:39:23+00:00SES demonstrates two-way laser link on K2 Space GRAVITAS satellite https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/satport-speedcast-teleport-acquisition-adds-12-sites/Orbital Wireen2026-11-05T00:19:23+00:00SatPort completes Speedcast teleport acquisition, adds 12 sites https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/study-reflected-light-separates-nitrogen-oxygen-exoplanets/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T23:59:23+00:00Study finds reflected light separates nitrogen and oxygen exoplanet atmospheres https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/astronomers-detect-hidden-companion-betelgeuse-atmosphere/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T23:39:23+00:00Astronomers detect hidden companion star moving through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/space-force-cislunar-satellite-rfi-china-moon-relay/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T23:19:23+00:00Space Force posts first cislunar satellite RFI as China operates Moon relay https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/seti-game-theory-anti-solar-point-search/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T22:59:23+00:00SETI Institute researchers time extraterrestrial signal searches with game theory https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-astronaut-midwest-nighttime-iss-photo/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T22:39:23+00:00NASA Earth Observatory publishes astronaut-captured nighttime view of the Midwest https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/phosphorus-limit-life-beyond-earth/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T22:19:23+00:00New paper examines phosphorus as a limit on life Beyond Earth https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/trump-proclamation-opens-solar-system-american-citizens/Orbital Wireen2026-11-04T21:59:25+00:00Trump signs proclamation opening solar system to American citizens