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On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

From compelling stories to non-fiction, books can spark ideas that help us navigate the climate crisis. As part of The Conversation’s ongoing Climate Storytelling strand, we asked climate research and creative writing experts to review some of the best new and upcoming titles to look out for in 2026. We’d…

Neutron stars explained through stellar remnants and collapsed stars, revealing extreme density, gravity, magnetism, and cosmic collisions.

2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.

Harvard's Avi Loeb weighs in on 3I/ATLAS, the 'interstellar cyanide tablet' passing Earth. Is the comet raining poison, or is it an alien probe? Read more.

Oxygen detected just 300 million years after the Big Bang has caused viral claims that cosmology is wrong. But does this discovery really threaten the Big Bang theory, or are scientists simply rewriting the universe's earliest chapter?

Holiverse founder Lado Okhotnikov on why the future of AI depends on Space-Based Solar Power. Breaking free from Earth's energy limits is the key to next-gen intelligence.

Richard Fishacre used his knowledge of light and colour to argue against ‘fifth element’ theories of the day

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb asks whether interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could shed cyanide debris towards Earth, while arguing solar wind and distance make impacts unlikely.