Welcome, 2026! Here are the landmark events that will happen in the new year.
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Key Points:
- The 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22 and March 6 to 14, featuring top athletes like Jessie Diggins and Chloe Kim, with ceremonies broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
- NASA plans to launch the Artemis II mission between February and April 2026, marking the first crewed flight around the moon in over 50 years and paving the way for a lunar landing mission by 2028 as directed by President Trump.
- The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be hosted jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, featuring a record 48 teams competing across
