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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
![a rough and cratered landscape high above the moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HPjoGKWU49i2rK8sf62WgL-320-80.jpg)
Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon
By Charles Q. Choi published
The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.
![close up image of the moon showing the lunar surface covered in craters from many impacts of the moon's lifetime.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n8RcUvWFPDPMGDaZrV3GNa-320-80.jpg)
Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
By Keith Cooper published
Wrinkle ridges that formed in the past 160 million years suggest recent geological activity on the moon.
![an astronaut in a white space suit stands beside the chinese flag on the moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KhL9E7znBKhmYmQqErSWub-320-80.jpg)
A red moon: Will the next 'Sputnik Moment' be made in China?
By John Kross, Rod Pyle published
The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, the top contenders are the U.S. and China.
![The six crewmembers of the SIRIUS-23 ended their 366-day mock moon mission on Nov. 14, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HNAdbuZtYpnAyWQJ7sMwtW-320-80.jpg)
A year in isolation: 366-day mock moon mission wraps up in Russia
By Anastasia Stepanova published
For 366 days, six analog astronauts lived and worked in a sealed environment in Russia, an Earth-based stand-in for interplanetary missions of the future.
![Intuitive Machines' second moon lander, named Athena, arrived on Florida's Space Coast on Jan. 28, 2025.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jvmgodugq3k5VmziQqtiqa-320-80.jpg)
Private Athena moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch on Feb. 26
By Andrew Jones published
Athena, the second lunar lander from Intuitive Machines, is set to launch soon, carrying NASA payloads and Nokia's first-ever moon-based 4G network.
![three astronauts in blue sweat suits hold up red paper cuttings in a white rectangular space station cabin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zhWSGsWW8MR2WuruciGS5E-320-80.jpg)
Happy Lunar New Year 2025! Chinese astronauts send Year of the Snake greeting from Tiangong space station (video)
By Brett Tingley published
As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station sent home a holiday greeting.
![Artist's impression of a moon exploration scenario.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCuJGtzCK5pBkNQsNU9G8c-320-80.jpg)
Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration
By Andrew Jones published
Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.
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