Today, July 22, 2025, the moon is 27 days old and is in the Waning crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 5% illuminated.

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

Danuri reached lunar orbit later that year and is still in operation, studying the moon’s natural ... point (a stable position in space where small objects are held in place by the gravitational ...

Did you feel it? The planet spun a bit faster last week, by enough to give us our shortest day of the year, so far.

There are a total of three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest distance from Earth’s equator, ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.July 10 was the shortest day<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

As the Earth is spinning faster this summer, the days have become marginally shorter, attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.

Is the Earth spinning faster? Is July 22 the shortest day ever? Here's what to know about the Earth's rotation and why is ...

An asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been spotted, just days before it makes a close pass by the planet.

A team led by the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) has achieved the most precise study to date of the L 98-59 planetary system ...

With China's advancing deep space exploration capabilities and critical progress in space-based nuclear power technology, the nation is basically ready to conduct orbital and close-in missions to ice ...

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