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 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 ...

There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in view for Firefly Aerospace's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission. Firefly's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, entered orbit around the moon last week ...

Disgraced TV personality Stephen Bear's life looks a lot different now after he served time behind bars. The former Celebrity Big Brother winner, 35, was released early from jail last January ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), also known as the world’s rarest bear, inhabits the remote and arid landscapes of the Gobi Desert. With only around 30 individuals remaining, this critically ...

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 ...