The Japanese company ispace is targeting June 5 for the touchdown of its Resilience moon lander, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15.

A major highlight of the mission will take place on March 14, when Blue Ghost captures high-definition images of a total ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit. Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan ...

The lander, equipped with 12 flight cameras, sent back stunning imagery of the Earth and moon, including its own version of the famous “Blue Marble” photo of Earth. “Firefly’s first Moon ...

On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now-iconic image of Earth, sometimes called the “blue marble.” Our National Air and Space Museum explains how it became an inspiration and symbol ...

It was around 1870 when the British physicist John William Strutt, better known as Lord Rayleigh, first found an explanation for why the sky is blue: Blue light from the Sun is scattered the most when ...

The United States is still one of the most desired countries to live in, but its residents may not be the happiest.

as well as footage of the Earth seen rising and setting behind the moon from the lander’s perspective in orbit. “The latest Moon footage captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is ...

Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique. Earth is made out of different layers, and those layers get hotter and more ...

Since leaving Earth on January 15, NASA's Blue Ghost lander has been sending back some stunning images of space. Now, the autonomous lander has captured a truly jaw-dropping view as it records a ...

Resilience launched Jan. 15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which also sent Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander ... more circuitous path to Earth's nearest neighbor — one that didn ...