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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.

November full moon 2025: The Beaver supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of the year
By Jesse Emspak last updated
November's full Beaver Moon will occur on Nov. 5 and will be the biggest and brightest moon of 2025.

Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say
By Leonard David published
Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface.

1st samples ever collected from the moon's far side could help reveal where Earth got its water
By Keith Cooper published
On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon.

ESA's lunar lander on a simulated moon | Space photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry last updated
With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on the moon.

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring
By Mike Wall published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

Scientists open untouched Apollo 17 lunar samples from 1972 — they may hold clues about the moon's violent origins
By Keith Cooper published
The isotopic ratio of sulfur-33 on the moon differs from that of Earth. Did the moon's sulfur instead come from the impactor that formed it?

Moonrise moments: A skywatching quiz
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
From phases to phenomena, this moon-themed skywatching quiz will test your lunar knowledge.
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