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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.
Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago
New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasts a jet towards the sun in new telescope image
Comet 3I/ATLAS is warming up as it approaches the sun, causing a jet to emerge. The jet is visible in a dramatic new image.
Satellite photos show White House East Wing demolished to make way for Trump ballroom
Satellite photos taken by Planet depict the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for the planned Trump Ballroom.
Astronomers discover 2nd fastest asteroid in the solar system hiding in the sun's glare
A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest known asteroid in the solar system.
Scientists watch rings forming around a solar system world for the 1st time
Chiron is forming a ring system, and scientists seem to have caught the action.
Earth photobombs the sun in satellite image | Space photo of the day for Oct. 23, 2025
A new image from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has captured a rate celestial cameo: Earth itself appearing in the view of the spacecraft's solar coronagraph.
Satellites watch glaciers melting in Patagonia | Space photo of the day for Oct. 22, 2025
New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's largest glaciers.
Volcanic explosions on Mars may have left massive ice deposits at the Red Planet's equator
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.
Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles. Will it reveal more about the interstellar invader?
At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach the spacecraft, and will the spacecraft be ready to receive them?
