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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.
A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?
While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a plume of debris rising above the lunar surface.
ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026
From the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredible photograph of a swirling typhoon in the Pacific Ocean.
'Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data
A new analysis of NASA's Spirit rover data reveals overlooked traces of crystalline hematite and altered magnetite.
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5). Here's what put it on this kamikaze course.
3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds shattered in a catastrophic crash
"We've had only a single flyby — Voyager 2 in 1989 — and these results make clear there's much more to learn."
The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026
New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.
Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans
The dinosaurs may not have starved through a years-long winter. New evidence suggests a blanket of ultrafine impact dust set the planet on fire within hours.
