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NASA denies setting 'new bans' for employees amid reports of removing LGBTQI+ symbols from offices
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA claims that there are "no new bans" on employees' personal items, amid reports of the agency purging workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols.

Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking a step toward better understanding our sun's elusive behavior.

Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?
By Robert Lea published
"History shows us that whenever you do open a new 'energy window,' you never really know what you're going to find. It's completely unexplored."

February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
February's Full Snow Moon will rise just as the sun sets.

Scientist image 3-million-light-year-long 'cosmic web' ensnaring 2 galaxies for 1st time
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have been able to image gas as it travels down a 3 million light-year-long cosmic highway between two growing galaxies ensnared in the cosmic web.

Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks'
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have discovered that gravitational waves could turn neutron stars into cosmic tuning forks with characteristic reverberations that reveal their interiors.

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.

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.
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