26th January 2026

10 nations commit to 100 GW of offshore wind

Ten European countries have today agreed a landmark plan to jointly build 100 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea, signalling a new phase of cooperation on clean energy, infrastructure and energy security.

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22nd January 2026

NASA lays groundwork for life-hunting telescope in the 2040s

NASA has awarded contracts to seven companies to study technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a next-generation telescope that could provide sharper images of exoplanets.

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18th January 2026

World's first subsea desalination plant launches in 2026

As water scarcity intensifies worldwide, a Norwegian startup plans to turn the deep ocean into an unlikely source of freshwater. Flocean expects to launch its first commercial subsea desalination system later this year.

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17th January 2026

2030 – The High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider enters operation

[Updated with latest known information and moved from 2026 to 2030.]

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16th January 2026

Human brain-scale simulations move a step closer

Researchers have developed a new method for constructing neural networks, making the setup phase over ten times faster and paving the way for human brain-scale simulations on future supercomputers.

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13th January 2026

The first global timeline of Earth's vanishing glaciers

Scientists have produced a global timeline of glacier loss, warning that the Alps may reach peak glacier loss as early as 2033, while tens of thousands of glaciers worldwide are projected to vanish this century.

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5th January 2026

2026 – Hydrogen-based steelmaking reaches industrial scale

This year, steelmaking takes a major step toward decarbonisation, as the first industrial-scale hydrogen-powered plants enter operation and begin reducing the reliance on coal.

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3rd January 2026

2036 – Contact with the Voyager probes is lost

[Moved from an earlier range of 2025–2028 to the more specific year 2036, based on NASA's updated estimate. As of 2026, the scientific measurements are winding down, as instruments are shut off to conserve power, but the probes' engineering and telemetry data are expected to continue transmitting well into the 2030s. See the updated reference for details.]

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3rd January 2026

2026 – Europe's first successful vertical rocket launch into space

[Moved from 2025 to 2026.]

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2nd January 2026

2027 – Direct flights from Sydney to London and New York

[Moved from 2025 to 2027.]

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1st January 2026

Breakthrough in space-based manufacturing

British company Space Forge has reported a major milestone in orbital semiconductor production, potentially enabling materials with 4,000 times fewer defects than those made on Earth.

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