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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 car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
Wild new 'Skyfall' Mars mission would drop 6 scout helicopters onto the Red Planet from the air
NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry a fleet of tiny helicopters to Mars.
Future Artemis missions could use fiber-optic cables to monitor moonquakes
Fiber-optic cables on the moon could detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to study lunar activity and support future Artemis missions.
Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn.
Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find
A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
