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Dr. James Orion

Space Correspondent · SpaceWireDaily

James covers space exploration, astrophysics, and the commercial space industry. He has a background in aerospace engineering and has reported from NASA launches, SpaceX facilities, and ESA mission control.

Articles by Dr. James Orion

APOD: 2026 September 20 – Analemma over the Callanish Stones 13h ago

Researchers Measure the Environment Where the First Supermassive Black Holes Formed 13h ago

Meet the next generation of Mars exploration 13h ago

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched 13h ago

If Venus Had An Ancient Moon, It Was Doomed Yesterday

SWAP, PEPSSI, and the secrets of the Solar System Yesterday

Webb Searches for Brown Dwarfs in a Stunning Star-Forming Region Yesterday

For Trans-Neptunian Objects, The Past Is Written On Their Surface Yesterday

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy 2 days ago

Astronomy’s Decades-Long Quest To Understand Cosmic Topology 2 days ago

Mercury is Shrinking, But Faster Than Previously Thought 2 days ago

APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy 2 days ago

NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector 2 days ago

Sept. 23: What Comes Next for On-Orbit Servicing? 2 days ago

Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation 3 days ago

Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher 3 days ago

Catching 2026 Jovian Moon Mutual Eclipse Season 3 days ago

Little Red Dots Are The Seeds of Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes 3 days ago

Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome 3 days ago

Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab 3 days ago

NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater 3 days ago

Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: 'Our research has a hint of a detective story' 3 days ago

Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars 4 days ago

NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled Workforce 4 days ago

On this day in space! Sept. 16, 1949: A US launch of a V-2 rocket explodes, killing its monkey passenger Albert III 4 days ago

'Lost in Space': Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview) 4 days ago

APOD: 2026 September 16 – Webb’s View of M64 4 days ago

New 'StarCraft' game announced, but it's a grim open-world shooter and it's not coming until 2030 4 days ago

US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: 'Our aim is deterrence' 4 days ago

SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time 4 days ago