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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, once the highest impact risk ever recorded, now poses no threat to Earth but has a slightly increased chance of striking the moon in 2032.
Astronomers discover 15 new giant radio galaxies — the largest single objects in the universe
A new batch of 15 Giant Radio Galaxies, the largest of which is 12.4 light-years wide, could help reveal how black holes and galactic mergers help the universe's largest single objects grow so large.
12-mile-tall volcano on Mars punches through clouds | Space photo of the day for June 9, 2025
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captures one of the Red Planet's biggest volcanoes peeking over clouds at dawn.
Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
There's an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. Could we ever use it?
Unfortunately, any work you do in the universe will have to be done the old-fashioned way.
It's been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)
A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.
Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface
The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.
