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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026
ByTariq Malik,Daisy Dobrijeviclast updated
ReferenceSee what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)
ByMike Wallpublished
China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars
ByMike Wallpublished
Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX's settlement plans. What changed?

Moon landings could contaminate evidence about life's beginnings on Earth. Here's how
BySharmila Kuthunurpublished
Exhaust from lunar landers drifts across the moon and contaminates ultra-cold polar craters that are rich in ancient ice and organic clues, a new study reports.

A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out
ByKeith Cooperpublished
The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says
ByMike Wallpublished
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have firmed up their commitment to develop a nuclear reactor for use on the surface of the moon by 2030.

This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
ByTereza Pultarovapublished
A California-based start-up wants to open a hotel on the moon by 2032 and is now accepting bookings for the out-of-this world travel experience.

China's next moonshot: Chang'e 7 could search the lunar south pole for water this year
ByLeonard Davidpublished
China's ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year, helping set the stage for a lunar base that the country aims to build in the 2030s.
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