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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.

Scientists extracted water and oxygen from moon dust using sunlight. Could it work on the lunar surface?
By Keith Cooper published
Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.

Lunar lava tubes on Earth? China completes underground moon simulation test area (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon underground space."

2 billion-year-old moon rock found in Africa reveals secret lunar history
By Keith Cooper published
The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago, long after volcanism on the moon was supposed to have ended.

Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

How many people have walked on the moon?
By Mark Smith last updated
Reference Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans will return to the lunar surface.

Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres
By Meredith Garofalo published
Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.

Dust devils on Mars leave 'fingerprints' that can guide future Red Planet missions
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.

Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.
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