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a lumpy grey rock covered in craters floats in front of a blue-and-white earth beneath it. hundreds of pinpoint-like stars dot the black background of space

A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.

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Composite image of the moon created using data gathered by the joint NASA-DoD Clementine mission in 1994

DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

By Julian Dossett published

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.

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graphic illustration of the solar system shows the sun in the center and a number of planets orbiting around it.

Solar system guide: Discover the order of planets and other amazing facts

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Explore the eight (or nine) planets of the solar system in order from nearest to the sun and discover the many wonders of our solar system along the way.

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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.

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three grey moons orbit a planet lined with rings of clouds

Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart

By Keith Cooper published

An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.

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a bright white full moon rises above the ruins of an ancient building

May full moon 2025: The Flower Moon hides the red star Antares

By Jesse Emspak last updated

Reference The Full Flower Moon of 2025 will occur in the eastern U.S. during the evening hours of May 12. Two days later, the just-past-full moon will occult the star Antares.

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An image of Jupiter.

Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome

By Keith Cooper published

NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.

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smoke emanating from a large wildfire is seen spreading for miles as imaged by a satellite in Earth orbit

Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.

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two images; on the left, a black and white image of a river delta seen from space. on the right, the same area but covered in colored, squiggly lines

Satellite images reveal how Earth's surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake

By Samantha Mathewson published

Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.

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Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus – an event known as a planetary stellar occultation.

Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

By Julian Dossett published

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."

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