On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small area of northeastern Portugal. Other parts of Europe will see a partial solar eclipse.

Aug 12, 2026Celestial Event

Juice Earth Flyby

Third flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.

Sep 30, 2026Flyby

BepiColombo Mercury Orbit Insertion

Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.

Nov 30, 2026Orbital Insertion

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on December 24, 2026. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.

Dec 24, 2026Flyby

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