BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury’s secrets in 2026

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft flying by Mercury ESA/ATG medialab We will finally begin to…

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

A digital rendering of Vast’s Haven-1 space station Vast The space station industry is starting to…

Supermassive black holes in all galaxies? Maybe not

View larger. | In recent decades, we’ve come to understand most large galaxies as having central…

Goddard Space Flight Center staff says library's closure degrades NASA's mission

The library at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is closing after a number of disruptions…

ESA – Tree planting for εpsilon

On 5 January 2026, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot planted an American sweetgum tree at ESA’s European…

NASA to Cover US Spacewalks 94, 95 at International Space Station

NASA astronauts will conduct two spacewalks Thursday, Jan. 8, and Thursday, Jan. 15, outside the International…

Why I’m going to reap the mental health benefits of stargazing in 2026

For me, this year is going to be all about self-care via the stars. It has…

Press conference with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot

Media representatives joined French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, on Monday 5 January, for a hybrid press…

Cloud-9: a new celestial object found by Hubble

Science & Exploration 05/01/2026 57 views 0 likes A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…

Rare exoplanet alignment set for 2026 – but we are likely to miss it

Two exoplanets are set to cross their star in alignment as viewed from Earth Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock An…