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Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. And apparently, on Venus, there's a lot of hair... everywhere. There can never be enough toilet rolls. Cars are filled with car wrappers from 2015. And furniture is constantly being rearranged. These are just some of the things men revealed when asked,…

2026 promises to be an exciting year for space missions. From the ‘year of the Moon’ to discovering ‘the history of the entire solar system,’ here is what to look out for.

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 planetary limits

This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.

Vladimir Putin jokes that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is a 'secret weapon' as the mysterious object sweeps past Earth. Scientists and theorists remain divided.

Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025.

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes ​

NASA reveals high-resolution images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after the US shutdown. Is it alien tech? Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya tells the truth.

Russia plans to establish a nuclear power plant on the moon in a decade to support its lunar exploration and create a joint research station with China.