Space exploration and astronomy in 2026: a crash course
A sourced crash course on space in 2026: Artemis and the Moon race, Starship, Mars samples, Webb, Roman, Rubin, exoplanets and the budget fight.
Space exploration and astronomy
Moon and Mars missions, space telescopes, exoplanets and the commercial space industry.
Space exploration tracker: milestones, launches and discoveries
A dated log of milestones in space exploration and astronomy, 2024 to 2026: Artemis, Starship, Roman, Rubin, Mars samples, China, India, Europe and exoplanets.
Artemis program
Chang'e lunar program (China)
Commercial space stations
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Mars Sample Return
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
SpaceX Starship
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Signs of life beyond Earth: how strong is the evidence?
Moon race or science? The fight over NASA's priorities
How exoplanets are found, and how we look for signs of life
How rockets reach orbit, and why reusability matters
How space telescopes work, and what Webb, Roman and Rubin each do