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![This image shows the "moonrise" of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L'LORRI), one of the most detailed images returned by NASA's Lucy spacecraft during its flyby of the asteroid binary. This image was taken at 12:55 p.m. EDT (1655 UTC) Nov. 1, 2023, within a minute of closest approach, from a range of approximately 270 miles (430 km). From this perspective, the satellite is behind the primary asteroid.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fyCAP6UPkSwxsWVpGkGyrP-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moon
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky.
![A photo of the moon in its First Quarter phase](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pXGoZ5eXmB7TBUHZSkwJ4o-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
What is the moon phase today?
By Colin Stuart last updated
Reference A look at the phases of the moon, from new moon to full moon, including's tonight's lunar phase.
![NASA scientists opening the OSIRIS-REx sample lid after the capsul's return to Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCC9bDaFvpjNtxzbAtFqqG-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA reveals 1st sample collected from potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu to public — and it may contain the seeds of life
By Ben Turner published
The sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
![View of night sky with falling meteors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
How to watch the Taurid meteor showers peak this weekend and next
By Jamie Carter published
The modest Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor showers peak on separate days over the next week. Here's how to get the most out of the annual display of shooting stars and fireballs.
![Pluto's bladed terrain as seen from NASA's New Horizons during its July 2015 flyby.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals
By Briley Lewis published
Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto.
![A video clip of a plasma loop breaking off from the sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-320-80.gif 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-450-80.gif 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-500-80.gif 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-650-80.gif 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-840-80.gif 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-970-80.gif 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-1024-80.gif 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojCEV7fhp9xKdrUot7jdva-1200-80.gif 1200w)
Massive solar eruption carves 60,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' into the sun on Halloween night
By Harry Baker published
A powerful explosion from the sun briefly opened up an enormous valley on the solar surface that was more than twice as wide as the contiguous U.S. and seven times longer than Earth.
![This enhanced image of the Jovian moon Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during the mission's June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon on Juno's 34th pass close to Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA finds organic compounds seeping up from hidden ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede
By Brett Tingley published
Ganymede, one of the largest moons in the solar system, possesses a salty subsurface ocean that may contain organic compounds, new research finds.
![Two bands of dark sunspots stretch across an orange sun on a black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
15 signs the sun is gearing up for its explosive peak — the solar maximum
By Harry Baker published
Experts believe the upcoming solar maximum could be more active and arrive sooner than previously expected. Here are 15 signs that they are right.
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