The dazzling appearance has earned this cosmic structure the nickname "Firefly Sparkle Galaxy." Using computer modeling, researchers "weighed" the galaxy, showing that it has a mass similar to ...

This artist concept depicts a reconstruction of what the Firefly Sparkle galaxy looked like about 600 million years after the big bang if it wasn’t stretched and distorted by a natural effect known as ...

And they succeeded. As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the watch ...

Update for 12:15 a.m. ET on March 15: Firefly has called off the planned March 15 liftoff attempt due to an issue with the launch range. No new target date has been announced. Firefly Aerospace ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based startup that on Sunday became only the second private-sector company ...

Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers. By Kenneth Chang A ...