Opinion

The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within plane ...

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 ...
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Your Dec 29 AI horoscope: Trust your gut, but double-check your spreadsheets

Your daily AI horoscope The cosmos presents a grounded and ambitious energy on December 29, 2025, as the Sun, Mars, Venus, ...

Are we the Martians? The intriguing idea that life on Earth began on the red planet

Early Mars seems to have had a protective atmosphere and liquid water in the form of oceans, rivers, and lakes. It may also ...

Astrologer shares January horoscopes with one sign's 'wishes coming true'

A big change is presented in the shape of Neptune, planet of illusion, that leaves Pisces after 14 years, and enters Aries, ...

2026 will be the year NASA astronauts fly around the moon again — if all goes to plan

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

Trump chooses to go back to the moon — and to do it this decade

Trump and Congress both support returning to the moon. A vibrant commercial space sector and a coalition of international ...

Biggest Space Discoveries in 2025: From New Comets and Black Holes to Sign of Life on Mars

In 2025, astronomers revealed nearby exoplanets, a rare interstellar comet, possible biosignatures on Mars, and an ...