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Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields
By Leonard David published
Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

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.

New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
3I/ATLAS is the third-ever interstellar object discovered.

Earth is farthest from the sun today. So why is it so hot?
By Joe Rao published
Earth is at its farthest point from the sun on July 3. So why are temperatures so high across the U.S.?

A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

Dust devils on Mars may spark lightning — possibly threatening NASA's Perseverance rover
By Unnati Ashar published
Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat.

'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu
By Keith Cooper published
"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system."

New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.
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