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'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon

By Elizabeth Howell published

Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.

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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.

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A yellow circle, the sun, is partially blocked out in the top right portion by a dark gray circle, the moon as it passes nearby in a gray sky. Both spheres are labeled with yellow font

New moon of August 2025 gets eclipsed today

By Jesse Emspak published

September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.

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This artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander and NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) on the lunar surface.

VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027

By Mike Wall published

NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the lunar surface in 2027, the agency announced today (Sept. 19).

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You can't see a black moon but this image shows a very slim crescent of a slightly illuminated moon visible in the days following a black moon.

Black Moon: What is it and why does it occur?

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference A Black Moon is a rare occurrence. Here we explore what causes them and when the next one will happen.

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A man wearing a dark polo button up shirt heads into a blue-lit door with the words "Lunar Outpost: Mission Control" above it.

'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)

By Leonard David published

The rover's design is "a mix between a dune buggy and a heavy-duty truck."

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Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon

By Unnati Ashar published

By poring over thousands of satellite images, researchers geolocated 245 fresh boulder tracks, revealing signs of seismic activity or impact events within the last half-million years.

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A large white space shuttle labeled in red "NASA" is seen in the darkness of space.

You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts' trip around the moon in 2026

By Elizabeth Howell published

As part of the Artemis 2 astronaut moon mission launching no earlier than 2026, NASA is asking volunteers to test alternative forms of deep-space tracking.

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astronauts on the moon planting a Chinese flag

The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?

By Andrew Jones published

"The country that lands on the moon first will shape the rules of engagement in space for decades to come."

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A man in a suit sits behind a table with open arms.

US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate

By Josh Dinner published

A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China moon race, emphasizing American dominance off Earth as the backdrop for NASA’s next funding authorization.

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