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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 hidden asteroid family may share Venus' orbit: 'It's like discovering a continent you didn't know existed'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.

Asteroids
Green and blue shapes over dark backgrounds

'Nothing short of spectacular': ESA's Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

Earth
an astronaut in a bulky space suit kneels on a dusty grey surface, allowing dust to pour from their gloved hand

Moon dust is less toxic than urban air pollution, scientists discover

By Keith Cooper published

Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called "lunar hay fever."

The moon
wisps of green light stretch across the sky above a farm

May 2024 solar storm cost $500 million in damages to farmers, new study reveals

By Tereza Pultarova published

GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.

The Sun
A series of white streaks across a black background

Satellite streaks block out the Arctic sky | Space photo of the day for June 20, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Researchers created a satellite tracking system to track satellite streaks across the Arctic for the first time ever.

Earth
A man holds a piece of signed paper

Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

By Michelle L.D. Hanlon published

The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space law and policy

The moon
two panel image, left is the X-class solar flare erupting and right is a filament eruption from the sun.

Powerful X-class solar flare erupts from sun, knocking out radio signals across the Pacific (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Sunspot region 4114 has done it again! This time unleashing a colossal X1.9 solar flare.

The Sun
An orange red surface with streaks through it moving left to right

Is Mars really red? A physicist explains the planet’s reddish hue and why it looks different to some telescopes

By David Joffe published

For centuries Mars has been called "the Red Planet" and there's a scientific reason why.

Mars
An illustration of the comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud.

Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

By Robert Lea published

The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

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