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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever
By Meredith Garofalo published
Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
By Julian Dossett published
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"We have been calling Uranus an ice giant, but we don't really know its nature."
Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 to support crewed missions to the lunar surface.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is solving long-standing mysteries about the sun. Here's what we've learned so far.
By Paul Sutter published
The goal of the Parker Solar Probe mission is to investigate the mysteries of the sun's corona, its outer atmosphere. What has it learned so far?
Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
By Kelly R. MacGregor published
The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface.
Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet
By Keith Cooper published
"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day."
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