Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon's northeastern edge of the near side.

A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon's south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.

The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee in Saudi Arabia. Other ...

The Himalayan region, home to the world’s highest mountain ranges, is an ecological and cultural hotspot crucial for the livelihood of nearly two billion people downstream. However, it faces ...

A six-month-old tiger cub was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the Rampur-Haldwani road in the Tanda range of the Terai Central Forest Division, about 1.5 km from ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Seattle Mariners’ Justin Turner reacts to hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the ...

A minor 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Delhi-NCR has revived concerns about a potential 'Great Himalayan Earthquake' due to tectonic strain between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Experts have warned ...

The private Resilience lunar lander just got its first up-close look at the moon. Resilience, which was built by Japanese company ispace, aced a flyby of the moon on Friday evening (Feb. 14 ...

Earthquakes in the Himalayan region occur when Indian plate collides with the Eurasian plate. These tectonic collisions lead to fault lines with major geological strain. A shallow 4.0 magnitude ...

In the summer of 2024, a robotic mission landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Chang’e-6 lander planted a flag, dug up more than four pounds of rock and soil ...