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- January 9
- January 8
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- NASA says it will return 4 astronauts home early in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station
- NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
- How does NASA handle astronaut medical issues in space?
- Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found
- Northern lights may be visible in 12 states overnight Jan. 9-10
- The final 'Greenland 2: Migration' trailer is here, and it's got the '90s disaster movie vibes we've been craving (video)
- Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space
- Stream Starfleet Academy and all the other top sci-fi shows coming in 2026 while traveling — and save money
- Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it?
- Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026
- 'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns
- NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue
- January 7
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- How to watch 'Predator: Badlands' at home digitally ahead of its February 4K Blu-ray release
- Astronomers discover the earliest, hottest galaxy cluster in the universe, and it breaks all the rules
- NASA postpones Jan. 8 spacewalk due to 'medical concern' with an astronaut
- 'Tron: Ares' debuts on streaming today: Here's how to watch Jared Leto's sci-fi AI blockbuster
- January belongs to Jupiter: See the king of planets in the night sky this month
- Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)
- I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless
- NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
- Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say
- January 6
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- Hubble Telescope spies 'wake' of supergiant Beutelgeuse's hidden companion star
- SpaceX stacks Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship megarocket's 12th test flight
- NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp
- Hubble telescope discovers a new type of cosmic object and astronomers are on 'Cloud 9'
- NASA may be 1 month away from historic Artemis 2 astronaut launch around the moon
- Venus reaches superior solar conjunction today: What does it mean and can you see it?
- Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency
- This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.'
- China's next moonshot: Chang'e 7 could search the lunar south pole for water this year
- January 5
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- ‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth
- Trump administration censures former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over 'illegal orders' video
- 11 upcoming space and sci-fi games to be excited for in 2026
- 'It would be a fundamental breakthrough': Mysterious dark matter may interact with cosmic 'ghost particles'
- The universe may be lopsided, new research says
- The 2026 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' starts today — here's what's happening
- Catch the moon dancing with bright star Regulus tonight
- How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis
- Carina Nebula shines with white-blue stars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 5, 2026
- January full moon wows skywatchers with a striking 'Wolf Supermoon' (photos)
- Moon rush: These private spacecraft will attempt lunar landings in 2026
- January 4
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- SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket (video)
- The risk of falling space junk hitting airplanes is on the rise, experts warn
- The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
- Live long and loiter: Why NASA's ESCAPADE probes will wait a year in space before heading to Mars
- 2026 begins a golden age of solar eclipses: How to see 3 total solar eclipses and 3 'ring of fire' eclipses in 3 years
- January 3
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- 2025's extreme weather had the jet stream's fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
- Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
- The largest sun of 2026 rises today as Earth draws closest to our parent star
- The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight, but will the full 'Wolf Moon' outshine the show?
- January 2
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- 'Star Trek' warps into 2026 with epic 'Space For Everybody' Rose Parade float
- Why do I need a VPN?
- SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit on the 1st mission of 2026 (video)
- SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety's sake
- 16 upcoming sci-fi shows to be excited for in 2026
- 2026 is the year humanity will finally go back to the moon
- Northern lights may be visible in 18 states Jan. 2-3
- The 1st full moon of 2026 rises tonight! Here's what to expect from January's supermoon Wolf Moon
- Astronomers detect rare 'free floating' exoplanet 10,000 light-years from Earth
- Nature carves colossal snowman in Siberia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 2, 2026
- Will Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) be the 'great comet' of 2026?
- January 1
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- One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks at the worst possible time this week
- Playmobil versus Lego: Which is the best USS Enterprise set?
- Moon landings, asteroid missions and new telescopes: Here are the top spaceflight moments to look forward to in 2026
- Space Force shows off snowy new Alaska radar post | Space photo of the day for Jan. 1, 2026
- What to expect from the planets in 2026 — key dates and sky events
- Are image-stabilized binoculars good for stargazing?
