Canary Islands – October 30, 2026 -- STARMUS VIII, the eighth edition of the science-and-music festival, ran for six days from 17 to 22 October 2026 across Tenerife and La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands.

Musicians and scientists share the same stage

The programme paired music with science. Sir Brian May played his Red Special guitar, and Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman performed. Nobel Prize-winning scientists presented their discoveries.

Canary Islands – October 10, 2026 -- A Spanish STEM educator and an 11-year-old British wildlife campaigner will receive STARMUS VIII's two junior medals at the festival in Tenerife and La Palma, running 17 to 22 October 2026.

Valeria Corrales built a 240,000-subscriber STEM channel

Valeria Corrales, from Spain, will receive the Junior Stephen Hawking Medal for her work bringing science, programming and technology to young audiences. She co-founded the educational platform ValPat in 2018, at age ten, with her mentor Patricia Heredia.

Canary Islands, Spain – September 28, 2026 -- The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — will receive the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication on October 17, 2026, during the opening of STARMUS VIII in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.