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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.
The moon looks set to roll down a ridge | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
In Cerro Pachón, a full moon lights up the desert night sky and shows its many features.
Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon
By Samantha Mathewson published
Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon.
Does the full moon make us sleepless? A neurologist explains the science behind sleep, mood and lunar myths
By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse published
Research shows a full moon can modestly affect sleep, but its influence on mental health is much less certain.
November full moon 2025: The Beaver supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of the year
By Jesse Emspak last updated
November's full Beaver Moon will occur on Nov. 5 and will be the biggest and brightest moon of 2025.
Can we find water ice on the moon? Only if we know where to look, scientists say
By Leonard David published
Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface.
1st samples ever collected from the moon's far side could help reveal where Earth got its water
By Keith Cooper published
On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon.
ESA's lunar lander on a simulated moon | Space photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry last updated
With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on 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.