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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
This mesmerizing NASA animation shows how carbon dioxide moves through Earth's atmosphere (video)
A high-resolution visualization from NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio shows global carbon dioxide emissions from January to March 2020.
Saturn threw a comet out of the solar system at 6,700 mph. Here's how
Astronomers have discovered that Saturn has thrown a newly found comet on its way out of the solar system. Comet A117uUD is expected to go interstellar at 6,700 mph.
Magnetic fields on the sun could solve longstanding solar heating mystery
A new study reveals waves of magnetism within the sun could help explain why the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, is hundreds of times hotter than its surface.
Can the moon help preserve Earth's endangered species?
A lunar biorepository would use the moon's cold temperatures to keep cryopreserved samples frozen.
Moon robots could build stone walls to protect lunar bases from rocket exhaust
A robotic excavator could build a dry stone wall to act as a blast shield around a launch pad on the moon, a new study suggests.
We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
Although Antarctica is far away, and changing conditions there may seem distant, the changes can have a profound effect for us all.
Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe's lab is home to a centuries-old chemical mystery
A chemical mystery lurks in the laboratory of Tycho Brahe, one of the most famous astronomers of all time. Scientists found tungsten in Brahe's lab, and they're not sure how it got there.
