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A black and white overhead view of the crater. It really looks like something smashed into it, creating streaks of material flowing outward.
A giant new crater on the moon | Space photo of the day for Sept. 21, 2026

By Monisha Ravisetti Published

McGetchin crater formed some time in 2024 and is as wide as two football fields.

The moon
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

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 2026.

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The galaxy NGC1386, shown in grayscale on the left and zoomed in to the central region on the right. The colors represent star formation in red, black-hole radiation in blue, and shocks in yellow.
How supermassive black holes are the architects of entire galaxies

By Robert Lea Published

Astronomers have studied nine local galaxies to discover how shock waves from the galaxies' central supermassive black holes sculpt star formation.

Black Holes
Flavor-changing 'ghost particles' may reveal which stars go supernova — and which turn into black holes

By Charles Q. Choi Published

"Neutrinos are not a side detail in supernovas."

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Stars
(Left) Sakurai's object undergoes a helium flash (Right) Sakurai's object as seen by ALMA showing the material ejected after the star re-ignited. The material currently extends over a size similar to our entire solar system
A rare 'born again' star is changing again

By Robert Lea Published

Sakurai's Object has entered a new stage of its evolution with the "born again" star shedding material in a powerful stellar wind extending over a region similar in size to our solar system.

Stars
(Main) a mysterious Little Red Dot seen in the early universe by the JWST (Inset) an illustration of the powerful space telescope
Galaxies housing the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'Little Red Dots' might've revealed their secrets

By Robert Lea Published

To solve the mystery of strange "Little Red Dot" objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have looked at the bigger picture, studying their host galaxies.

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James Webb Space Telescope
A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery

By Samantha Mathewson Published

"McGetchin crater is exceptional because it is the largest newly formed impact crater that has been identified to date."

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The moon
Mars settlers may live in houses made of yeast and gelatin

By Kiona N. Smith Published

"You can probably easily build a multistory building on Mars with the material."

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Mars
15 of the 50 newly discovered ghost dwarf galaxies
Astronomers discover 50 missing 'ghost' dwarf galaxies

By Robert Lea Published

The discovery of 50 "ghost" galaxies located up to 100 million light-years away may solve an astronomy puzzle.

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Galaxies
Scientists find youngest exoplanet on record — a 'newborn' named Elias

By Chelsea Gohd Published

That's one big baby.

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Exoplanets
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