Sky & Telescope January 2026 Magazine

The Lunar Economy, Enhanced Galaxy Images, and Neutron Stars

In the January 2026 issue of Sky & Telescope, we’re checking on the landers and rovers heading to the Moon as part of commercial lunar missions. We then look at some stunning reflection nebulae from Sidney van den Bergh’s catalog and a nebula E. E. Barnard discovered that turned out not to be a nebula at all. After that, we dive into the inner workings of neutron stars to find out what the densest matter in the universe is made of. Also in this issue, we’ll be snapping pictures of galaxies with both color and narrowband data.