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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.

Could galaxy cluster collisions be used as dark matter detectors?
By Robert Lea published
Particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider have failed to turn up potential dark matter candidates, but could galaxy cluster smashes be used as cosmic dark matter colliders?

'Cosmic dawn:' NASA's Roman Space Telescope will get baby pictures of our universe
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will look all the way back to cosmic dawn 400 million years after the Big Bang to discover how the universe fundamentally changed at this crucial point in its history.

This mesmerizing NASA animation shows how carbon dioxide moves through Earth's atmosphere (video)
By Stefanie Waldek published
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
By Robert Lea published
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
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
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?
By Stefanie Waldek published
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
By Keith Cooper published
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
By Ryan North, Tim Barrows published
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
By Elizabeth Howell published
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.
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