Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

36,851 headlines. We show the headline and the publisher's own teaser; the full story is at the source.

“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Nov 2026 Democratic victories in yesterday’s midterm elections are being touted not as a “Blue wave,” but a “Blue tsunami” as votes are counted throughout the country. The final tally is not
NASA Space Grant Students Fuel Agency’s Inspiration Tour NASA · 4 Nov 2026 NASA’s Inspiration Tour spread the excitement of space exploration and aeronautical innovation by connecting the public, industry, and academia with the people, technologies, and organizations that drive American leaders...
Giant Impacts Help Rocky Planets Retain Their Atmospheres Universe Today · 4 Nov 2026 For a long time, planetary scientists thought that giant impacts drove a young planet's atmosphere away into space with all the heat they generated. But it turns out the opposite could be true. The mass a young planet ga...
Hubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery NASA · 4 Nov 2026 This photo released on Nov. 2, 2026, showcases NGC 4449, a dwarf irregular. Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies — small galaxies containing a few thousand to hundreds of milli...
NASA, NOAA Track 2026 Antarctic Ozone Hole NASA · 4 Nov 2026 Weather provided ideal conditions for enhanced ozone depletion
Students gather to explore Hawaii's glorious night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2026 Space.com · 4 Nov 2026 Over 1,400 students gathered in Hawaii recently to learn about astronomy as part of the annual Journey Through the Universe program.
Orbital Matter, EnduroSat Announce an In-Space Manufacturing Mission in 2028 Payload · 4 Nov 2026 Orbital Matter announced it would partner with EnduroSat for mission in 2028 to deploy a 5 kW solar array with its 3D printing capabilities.
A Virtual Lifeless Earth Will Help Scientists Find Life on Exoplanets Universe Today · 4 Nov 2026 Researchers have created a model lifeless Earth that couples the atmosphere with interior planetary processes. The model can reproduce Earth's modern habitable state without including life, showing that a planet that app...
Starfish Loses Contact with Otter, Cutting SSPICY Short Payload · 4 Nov 2026 Starfish’s Otter spacecraft has joined the graveyard it was sent to inspect.
Drone warfare in space: Swarms of autonomous, laser-shooting cubesats could defend Western satellites in orbit Space.com · 4 Nov 2026 The U.K. startup Shield Space is racing to apply the lessons of drone warfare in Ukraine to develop swarms of up to 100 autonomous, satellite-defending cubesats.
Election 2026: Space Winners, Losers, and What’s Next Payload · 4 Nov 2026 Forget the blue tsunami. Tuesday night’s election was a blue supernova.
One geology step closer to the Moon ESA · 4 Nov 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
ExoMars rover twin rehearses first drive ESA · 4 Nov 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
European rover trains for Mars in the desert ESA · 4 Nov 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Don't miss out on 'Dark Matter' — this early Black Friday NordVPN deal has up to $386 off, meaning you can stream the latest sci-fi series from anywhere Space.com · 4 Nov 2026 NordVPN is recommended as one of the best VPN services, offering privacy, online security, and convenience and is now up to 78% cheaper.
The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight — and fireballs could steal the show Space.com · 4 Nov 2026 The Taurid meteor shower could spawn dazzling fireballs in the coming weeks! Here's when and where to look.
PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Flight Termination System Test European Spaceflight · 4 Nov 2026 Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has completed an explosive test of the flight termination system for its MIURA 5 rocket ahead of the vehicle’s inaugural flight, which is now expected in the first half of 2027....
Farewell to the Fluid Science Laboratory after 18 years in orbit ESA · 4 Nov 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Time to wake up MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite ESA · 4 Nov 2026 Following a short period in storage after arriving at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the MetOp Second Generation-B1 satellite has been transferred to a cleanroom and removed from its transport container. The team i...
APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342 NASA · 4 Nov 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photo...
Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland NASA · 4 Nov 2026 With hardly a cloud in sight, astronauts had a sweeping view of nighttime lights in the U.S. Midwest.
NASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 The Hubble Space Telescope is healthy but is being pulled down toward Earth by atmospheric drag. NASA is considering options to extend the iconic telescope's work.
Students Test Prototype Landing Pad to Make Lunar Operations Safe Universe Today · 3 Nov 2026 This summer, a team of students and researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville successfully conducted three rocket-motor firing tests on a prototype lunar landing pad. The tests showed the prototype’s ability...
Ancient star collisions could explain mysterious Little Red Dots and 'impossible' black holes Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 Collisions between stars in the early universe were common, and this could explain the growth of supermassive black holes and the existence of strange Little Red Dots seen by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Voting in space: NASA astronauts cast ballots from International Space Station Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 The three Americans currently living off Earth made sure their voices were heard, voting in the midterm election from the International Space Station.
'OGame' developers explain how the browser-based sci-fi game has lasted 24 years ahead of the huge Orion update Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 The OG sci-fi browser game is still going strong.
What Will Politics Look Like on Other Planets? It's Likely to Be a Mishmash Universe Today · 3 Nov 2026 When we make our home on other worlds, who will be in charge? Will it be an emperor? A billionaire? A rebel alliance? Or none of the above? Astrobiologist Jacob Haqq Misra runs through the legal and political options.
Dimorphos in sight: Europe's Hera probe gets its 1st look at battered space rock (photo) Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 Europe's Hera planetary defense spacecraft is closing in on the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART deflection test, and can now tell the two rocky bodies apart.
Hubble Telescope sees cosmic 'cat's tail' that could wrap around Earth and the sun 500 times Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a cosmic cat's tail formed when two Pluto-sized bodies smashed together.
Simera Sense and Spacemanic to Collaborate on a New Complete Dual-Use Mission Solution SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2026 Czech company Spacemanic and Belgian optical leader Simera Sense are teaming up to deliver a new dual-use satellite solution that can compete with bigger and heavier satellites. Simera Sense xScape200 […]
This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere Arstechnica · 3 Nov 2026 Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V.
Astronaut and Earth NASA · 3 Nov 2026 CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph. Ku...
The 2027 'eclipse of the century' will plunge real Star Wars filming locations into darkness Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 On Aug. 2, 2027, the moon's shadow will sweep across Tunisia, giving Star Wars fans a rare chance to experience a total solar eclipse at the real-life filming locations of Tatooine.
Stubborn Asteroids Around White Dwarfs Resist Becoming Dust Universe Today · 3 Nov 2026 Astronomers are finding more dusty disks around white dwarf stars, and some of them are home to asteroids. But how these rocky asteroids are turned to dust and form these rings isn't clear. New research shows that the wh...
What to Watch on Election Night Payload · 3 Nov 2026 Here are the top things I’ll be paying attention to over my election-night pizza—a cheat sheet of what to watch as it relates to space.
TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking NASA · 3 Nov 2026 For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF here Chip resistors are widely used in NASA projects, yet cases of alumina substrate cracking during environmental...
Swiss Startup Plans Lunar Lander Powered by Rotating Detonation Engine European Spaceflight · 3 Nov 2026 Swiss space startup Stellar Alpina has unveiled plans to develop a lunar lander powered by the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine. In a 2 November announcement, the company unveiled its planned Morpho lunar land...
NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day NASA · 3 Nov 2026 Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator...
Robot cube explores the International Space Station | Space photo of the day for Nov. 3, 2026 Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 An Astrobee, a tiny robot cube, is zipping around the International Space Station helping out the astronauts on board.
On this day in space! Nov. 3, 1957: Laika the dog launches with Sputnik 2 Space.com · 3 Nov 2026 On Nov. 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth.

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.