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 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-reopens-swift-fermi-tess-proposal-round/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T06:49:02+00:00NASA reopens proposal Round for Swift, Fermi, and TESS https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/two-planet-remnants-white-dwarf-j1328-1450/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T06:29:02+00:00Astronomers find two planet remnants around white dwarf J1328−1450 https://orbital-wire.com/commercial-spaceflight/k2-space-plans-hundreds-high-power-satellites/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T06:09:02+00:00K2 Space sets out growth plan to build hundreds of high-power satellites https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/radio-telescopes-help-locate-cosmic-neutrino-sources/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T05:49:02+00:00Radio telescopes could help locate where cosmic neutrinos originate https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/canadian-space-agency-abb-methane-sensor-mars/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T05:29:04+00:00Canadian Space Agency funds ABB methane sensor for Mars missions https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/queens-belfast-neptune-trojan-asteroids-discovery/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T04:44:29+00:00Queen’s Belfast team discovers elusive Neptune Trojan asteroids https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/heriot-watt-photonic-chip-links-telescopes/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T04:24:29+00:00Heriot-Watt chip links two telescopes into one sharper instrument https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-max-power-expo-kennedy-space-center/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T04:04:29+00:00NASA MAX POWER expo Showcases public-private partnerships at KSC https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/spacex-falcon-9-starlink-15-18-vandenberg-launch/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T03:44:29+00:00SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Starlink 15-18 from Vandenberg on Halloween eve https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/hncoh-detection-galactic-center-molecular-cloud/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T03:24:29+00:00Researchers detect HNCOH+ in Galactic Center molecular cloud https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/nasa-universe-spooky-space-images-halloween/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T03:04:29+00:00NASA Universe shares spooky space images ahead of Halloween https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/birmingham-finds-reflective-atmosphere-lava-planet/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T02:44:29+00:00Birmingham-led team finds reflective atmosphere on lava planet https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/mda-space-build-iris2-antenna-subsystems/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T02:24:29+00:00MDA Space to build antenna subsystems for 66 IRIS2 satellites https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/uf-mvp-plant-02-iss-powdery-mildew-study/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T02:04:29+00:00University of Florida launches plant disease investigation aboard space Station https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/canada-eu-galileo-iris2-talks/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T01:44:29+00:00Canada and EU open talks on Galileo navigation, IRIS2 secure comms https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/european-governments-approve-24-billion-space-defense-program/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T01:24:29+00:0020 European governments approve €24 billion SPACE military space program https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/dale-andersen-antarctica-lake-untersee-traverse/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T01:04:29+00:00Dale Andersen reports from Antarctica ahead of Lake Untersee traverse https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/turkey-first-lunar-orbiter-mission-2027/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T00:45:10+00:00Turkey’s first lunar orbiter mission targets 2027 https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/us-civil-space-spending-fy2026-nasa-share/Orbital Wireen2026-10-31T00:06:08+00:00U.S. Civil Space Spending Reaches $42.6 Billion in FY2026, NASA Holds 55% Share https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/google-project-suncatcher-ai-haiku-orbit/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T20:58:45+00:00Google’s orbiting TPU satellite beams first AI-generated haiku to Earth https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/telesat-delays-lightspeed-service-mid-2028/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T19:51:16+00:00Telesat delays Lightspeed service to mid-2028 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/troy-asher-named-armstrong-flight-research-center-director/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T19:31:16+00:00NASA names Troy Asher director of Armstrong Flight Research Center https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/hubble-challenges-theory-early-universe-hydrogen-fog/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T19:11:16+00:00Hubble findings challenge theory on how early universe cleared hydrogen fog https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/microquasar-jets-power-lmc-p3-gamma-rays/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T18:51:16+00:00Astronomers find gas trail showing microquasar jets power LMC P3 gamma rays https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/birmingham-builds-24000-atom-big-bang-analog/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T18:31:16+00:00University of Birmingham physicist builds 24,000-atom analog of Big Bang and Big Crunch https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/esa-october-2026-rover-aurora-crew-return/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T18:11:16+00:00ESA marks October 2026 with rover training, an aurora capture and a crew return https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/taurid-meteor-shower-peaks-november-6-13-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T17:51:16+00:00Taurid meteor shower peaks Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/perseverance-mars-driving-record-hera-asteroid-pair/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T17:31:16+00:00Perseverance sets Mars driving record while Hera nears asteroid pair https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/ebg-1-ionizing-radiation-escape-fraction/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T17:11:16+00:00Distant galaxy EBG-1 may leak most of its ionizing radiation https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-asks-industry-commercial-hubble-servicing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T16:51:16+00:00NASA asks industry how commercial missions could service Hubble https://orbital-wire.com/space-policy-history/fcc-names-courtney-reinhard-space-bureau-chief/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T16:31:18+00:00FCC names Courtney Reinhard as Space Bureau chief https://orbital-wire.com/agency-program-news/nasa-voyager-1-power-swap-restores-contact/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T15:47:08+00:00NASA completes Voyager 1 power swap, spacecraft ends communications dropout alone https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/taurid-airburst-risk-2026/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T14:24:21+00:00New Mexico researcher points to heightened Taurid airburst risk in 2026 https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/chorus-waves-accelerate-electrons-inside-earth-radiation-shield/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T13:39:30+00:00Study finds chorus waves accelerated electrons inside Earth’s radiation shield https://orbital-wire.com/planetary-science-skywatching/voyager-1-crosses-one-light-day-mark/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T12:59:42+00:00Voyager 1 crosses one-light-day mark https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/cnes-callisto-rocket-demonstrator-testing/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T12:39:42+00:00CNES Begins ground qualification testing for Callisto rocket demonstrator https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/ula-vulcan-cowboy-space-virgin-galactic-update/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T12:19:42+00:00ULA plans Vulcan Return to flight in mid-November; Cowboy Space reveals Big Iron rocket https://orbital-wire.com/satellite-infrastructure/sentinel-3-captures-super-typhoon-champi-50-km/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T11:59:42+00:00Sentinel-3 captures Super Typhoon Champi’s 50 km eye https://orbital-wire.com/astronomy-astrophysics/jwst-miri-observes-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T11:39:44+00:00Researchers observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI https://orbital-wire.com/launch-mission-tracking/isro-nvs-03-launch-october-30-navigation-satellite/Orbital Wireen2026-10-30T11:03:11+00:00ISRO plans October 30 launch of NVS-03 navigation satellite