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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.
Elon Musk wants to put a satellite catapult on the moon. It's not a new idea
Elon Musk isn't the first person to propose the use of mass drivers on the moon. He's following in the footsteps of space visionary Gerard O'Neill, who floated the idea back in 1974.
Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn's iconic rings?
A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.
Chinese astronauts film music video in space to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026
China's Shenzhou 21 crew rang in the Year of the Horse with an impressive celebration aboard the nation's Tiangong Space Station that included filming a music video.
Trump's Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
As global tensions rise, the island has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.
If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?
We take a look at the best (and worst) places to ski in the solar system, logistics aside.
Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge
For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.
China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)
China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.
