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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.
![An artist's rendering of a streetlamp on a dark landscape with stars behind it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hsUseoJJqmkp8eskFFFmgK-320-80.jpg)
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
By Brandon Specktor published
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
![illustration of a protoplanet slamming into the proto-Earth in a catalclysmic collision](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fZR6adSbmpps9dpaDmYLJm-320-80.jpg)
Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago
By Charles Q. Choi published
When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the pair's poles, a new study finds.
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Life on the moon: Lockheed Martin shares exploration vision for 2044
By Samantha Mathewson published
Lockheed Martin has shared its vision for humanity's future in space, as global space agencies aim for the moon and beyond.
![a golden spacecraft rests on its nose on the lunar surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NTfTQbErVvFma9atBGbVaN-320-80.jpg)
NASA moon probe plays laser tag with Japanese lunar lander
By Jackson Ryan published
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter bounced a laser off Japan's SLIM lander recently, showcasing tech that could aid future moon exploration.
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'Wonder material' found in lunar samples hints at moon's origins
By Victoria Corless published
Scientists attempting to discover the process by which the moon formed have new clues thanks to graphene discovered in lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 mission.
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The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment
By Robert Lea published
New research using Apollo mission samples has determined that the impact of meteorites on the lunar surface is primarily responsible for generating the moon's thin and nebulous atmosphere.
![An illustration shows the moon wrapped in DNA representing its potential as a biorepository](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pgq98nqEXrM7t92R7tQG3k-320-80.png)
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.
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