Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost has become the first ever successful commercial moon landing. Newly released footage captured by the spacecraft shows the moment of touchdown on Mare Crisium, a basin in the north-east quadrant of the Moon on 2 March. The mission is part of the latest collaboration by US space agency Nasa and private … Read more

Three heli-skiers feared dead on mountain

Three men are feared dead after being hit by a massive avalanche while on a backcountry heli-skiing trip in the US state of Alaska, say officials. Officials believe the party is buried in up to 100ft (30m) of snow, but no bodies have yet been recovered after Tuesday afternoon’s incident in the Chugach mountains about … Read more