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Space, research, AI and the rules that govern technology.
A National Academies committee released a NASA-sponsored report on 21 October 2026 recommending four non-polar lunar sites where astronauts could deliver the greatest scientific return.
JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft lifted off from Tanegashima on 19 October 2026, beginning a mission to sample Phobos and return the material to Earth in 2031.
ESA's Sophie Adenot splashed down on 8 October 2026 and reached Cologne on 10 October after a 237-day ISS mission that set a European endurance record.
