What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2023
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2023.
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2023.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is headed to one of Jupiter's largest moons. It's bringing along a microchip filled with human names.
Conditions within dwarf galaxies initially produce more stellar-mass black holes than supernova explosions.
As humanity prepares for longer stays in space, scientists have found that exposure to space environments could increase the risk of erectile dysfunction.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet located around 163 light-years away.
Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.
Last summer, Harvard professor Avi Loeb claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.
The final four names are "Coolamon," "Kakirra," "Mateship" and "Roo-ver." The public can vote for their favorite through Dec. 1.
Scientists have discovered a mysterious, highly energetic "sun goddess" particle that could act as a messenger for some of the universe’s most powerful events.
Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions suggests the presence of hydrogen, implying future astronauts could access water available right in lunar regolith.
The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.
Reference Binary stars are two stars that orbit a mutual center of gravity. It is the most common type of multistar system.
The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.
New research shows gamma-ray blasting blazars could also be belting Earth with "ghost particles," or neutrinos.
NASA's EMIT instrument is turning into an important tool in combating climate change.
New research suggests massive "vampire" stars exist in triple star systems.
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about the formation of the largest structures in the cosmos.