Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time
Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.
The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Heads to the Moon On Wednesday: Here's What to Know
The upcoming mission, part of part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, includes the Blue Ghost lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace and the Tenacious lunar rover from the Japanese company ispace.
SpaceX is launching Blue Ghost and Resilience landers to the moon
Two companies, Firefly Aerospace and ispace, are aiming to make the second and third successful private landings on the moon - and both are launching on the same Falcon 9 rocket
Blue Origin Launch Canceled: What Does This Mean for SpaceX Rivalry?
Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn's debut launch amid technical issues, keeping SpaceX's lead intact in the commercial space race.
Two Private Moon Landers Are Launching Wednesday: Here’s What You Should Know
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the landers on Wednesday at 1:11 a.m. ET. You can catch the action live right here.
SpaceX to launch two lunar landers in new mission to the moon
Just after midnight Wednesday, a SpaceX rocket is scheduled to lift off, carrying a pair of lunar landers that will try to touch down on the moon in the coming months. One was built by a Japanese company and the other was built by a Texas company.
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Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...
SpaceX rockets returning to Earth are causing delays and disruption to flights over the Indian Ocean
Qantas is asking Elon Musk's SpaceX to be more precise with the areas and timings for rocket re-entries to prevent disruption ...
Ice core may hold answers to mysteries of Earth’s past
This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon ...
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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using ...
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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth
G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...
In Photos: Mars Devoured By ‘Wolf Moon’ In Stunning Sight For U.S. Sky-Watchers
January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...
This once-in-a-lifetime comet is passing Earth today — it won’t be visible for another 160,000 years
A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...
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Mars may have a solid inner core like Earth does
A new analysis of marsquakes measured by NASA’s InSight lander indicates Mars has a solid inner core – but other researchers ...
Exploring an alternate solar system: Research maps impact of 'super-Earth'
Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...
Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...
A glowing ring of metal fell to Earth, and no one has any idea what it is
It has been more than a week since reports first emerged about a "glowing ring of metal" that fell from the sky and crashed ...
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Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints
A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...