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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
NASA's Artemis mission will fly astronauts past the moon while multiple robotic landers, including Jeff Bezos's Blue Moon, target lunar exploration in 2026.
- The first astronauts to visit the moon in over 50 years will launch early in the year, alongside robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon.
- A supermoon is expected on January 3, and a blue moon will occur in May.
- A total solar eclipse on August 12 will last two minutes and 18 seconds as the moon blocks the sun.
- The comet 3I/Atlas, a recently discovered interstellar visitor, is fading after its December approach to Earth.
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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years.
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The next year in the field of science will be marked by the first manned mission to the Moon after 54 years.
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