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![The moon phases of September 2024 listed with dates.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/axx5YR72yrxzjHhj7bPRp6-320-80.png)
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.
![A red orb is seen with a reddish gradient around it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TbPsrybDo9jnjqM8K4vS84-320-80.jpg)
Mars leaks faster when closer to the sun
By Keith Cooper published
NASA's MAVEN mission and the Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to reveal new insights into how Mars' water is leaking into space.
![a grey, cratered plnaet is cast in partial shadow. In the foreground, an arm from a spacecraft hangs from the top right.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XvkWD84EXPnZPGWno4knbf-320-80.jpg)
BepiColombo probe captures stunning Mercury images in closest flyby yet
By Andrew Jones published
BepiColombo made a close flyby of Mercury on Sept. 4, getting just 103 miles (165 kilometers) above the planet.
![Abrupt reversals of the sun's magnetic field called switchbacks pump enough energy into the solar wind to accelerate it to unexpectedly high speeds.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mv8mEXe6e4XKLjJivJ7Ne3-320-80.gif)
Lucky alignment of 2 spacecraft reveals how solar wind gets a magnetic push
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Energy-packed plasma waves pump enough energy into streams of solar wind to propel them to their unexpectedly high speeds, observations by two sun-studying spacecraft suggest.
![a gray moon pockmarked with craters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kfbdfwoy7m5jNTp7KoHM29-320-80.jpg)
A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.
![planet earth with a bright white dot beside it labeled "2024 RW 1"](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6mwPAJriUpd76HCdzaVGgR-320-80.jpg)
Tiny asteroid burns up harmlessly in Earth's atmosphere over Philippines. 'Discovered this morning,' ESA says
By Brett Tingley published
A 3-foot (1-meter) asteroid burned up harmlessly over the Philippines today (Sept. 4) after being detected just this morning.
![A view of the lunar south pole obtained by the LRO](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hvhVDLsQkVrHooemoDDpvJ-320-80.png)
Should we regulate the moon? Scientists call for international plan to share lunar water and resources
By Leonard David published
Any lunar resource evaluation or prospecting campaign will need to be international in nature, as no one space agency will have the money or mandate to conduct it alone.
![wavy blue lines emanate into space from planet Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JwFMKi548Nh3b86GA9pdRJ-320-80.gif)
'It basically lifts the skies up.' NASA discovers Earth's electrical field at last after 60-year search
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A long-sought invisible electrical field wrapped around Earth has been detected more than half a century after it was first predicted to exist.
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