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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.

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An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

By Mike Wall published

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."

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February's Full Snow Moon dazzles in a flurry of stunning photos from around the world

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

We've rounded up some of the best full moon photos below. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

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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.

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How many people have walked on the moon?

By Mark Smith last updated

Reference Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans will return to the lunar surface.

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This view shows the thin crescent Moon setting over ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. As well as the bright crescent the rest of the disc of the Moon can be faintly seen. This phenomenon is called earthshine. It is due to sunlight reflecting off the Earth and illuminating the lunar surface. By observing earthshine astronomers can study the properties of light reflected from Earth as if it were an exoplanet and search for signs of life. This picture was taken on 27 October 2011 and also records the planets Mercury and Venus.

Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop?

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Scientists have been arguing about a curious topic recently: Did temperatures on the moon dip due to the world's Covid-19 lockdown?

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Illustration of Intuitive Machine's first Micro-Nova hopper, named Grace, on the surface of the moon.

Crater-diving hopper 'Gracie' will launch to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month

By Mike Wall published

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander will carry four mobile robots, including a hopper named Gracie, toward the moon when it launches late this month.

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China's Yutu 2 rover, as seen by the Chang'e 4 lander, on the far side of the moon.

Hopping robot will hunt for moon water on China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission in 2026

By Andrew Jones published

China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the lunar south pole.

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an octagonal probe landed on the moon with earth in the distance in the black sky.

Europe signs contract for its 1st moon lander, Argonaut

By Andrew Jones published

The Argonaut moon lander one way the European Space Agency is getting involved in international lunar exploration endeavors.

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a rough and cratered landscape high above the moon.

Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon

By Charles Q. Choi published

The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.

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