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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.

Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in 'Dune'
By Samantha Mathewson published
Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.

Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.

Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon
By Elizabeth Howell published
A small asteroid, called 2025 TP5, safely flew by our planet on Oct. 15 at about a quarter of the distance to the moon.

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring
By Mike Wall published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

A giant weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is getting bigger — and it could be bad news for satellites
By Brett Tingley published
Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years.

From caves to the cosmos | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
ESA astronaut Marco Sieber journeyed deep underground in Italy's Apennines for CAVES training

How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth impact
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could one day save Earth.

A volcano or a meteorite? New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland's ice sheet
By James Baldini published
New research suggests that this mystery platinum signature underneath the Greenland ice sheet may have originated from a volcanic fissure eruption in Iceland, not space.
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