
Space Exploration Poised for a Landmark Year in 2026
The year 2026 is set to be a landmark for space, featuring NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, new robotic missions to Mars, and a major total solar eclipse.
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The year 2026 is set to be a landmark for space, featuring NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, new robotic missions to Mars, and a major total solar eclipse.

A new era of Mars exploration is underway with Blue Origin's probe launch and discoveries of potential life-harboring caves, set against the challenge of a growing weak spot in Earth's magnetic field.

NASA's new class of 10 astronaut candidates began their intensive, nearly two-year training program on September 22, 2025, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. They will prepare for missions to low

NASA has unveiled 10 new astronaut candidates, five men and five women, for future missions to the Moon and potentially Mars. They will undergo two years of training.

Data from NASA and Chinese Mars rovers suggests a habitable past, prompting calls for scientific cooperation between the two nations to accelerate the search for life.

NASA's Artemis program is designed to use the Moon as a critical training ground for future human missions to Mars, focusing on long-duration stays.