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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
Our moon's 2 sides are more different than we thought, lunar samples reveal
Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.
Mining the moon: Can you make money harvesting helium-3?
Mining the moon for helium-3: How real is the prospect, and is there a business case for such an undertaking?
Biosphere 2's latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, Biosphere 2 looks almost like a colony on another planet.
Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan's hot springs
Ancient iron-metabolizing microbes may have turned toxic oxygen into an energy source.
Mysterious crown-like features on Venus may finally have an explanation
Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.
This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake's methane surprises scientists
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.
After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
