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The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

By The Associated Press
Published December 28, 2025 12:35pm ET
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026.

Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years, as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers, including Jeff Bezos’s new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan. 3, and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for May.

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