Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft is passing within 60 miles of the moon’s surface and has captured a stunning ...

Before ending its mission on the lunar surface, Blue Ghost watched a beautiful sunset, capturing the glow of the Sun’s light slowly fading over the Moon’s horizon. Firefly Aerospace released ...

NASA paid Firefly $101.5 million to carry 10 science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. Blue Ghost landed at lunar sunrise so that the solar-powered spacecraft could operate for the ...

With a successful landing, Blue Ghost delivered 10 NASA science instruments to the lunar surface March 2 in an area known as Mare Crisium. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload ...

But from the lunar surface, the effect would have been reminiscent of the total solar eclipse many Americans witnessed in April 2024. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox ...

This handout photograph taken and released by Firefly Aerospace, March 14, 2025, shows a total lunar eclipse from the Moon's surface captured by Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander.

After recently landing at the Moon’s Mare Crisium, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander craft was treated to a spectacle that’s rarely observed: a total solar eclipse as seen from the surface ...

Other images from Firefly's lander showed the craft shooting tethered electrodes out onto the lunar surface, like a baseball outfielder trying to throw out a runner at home plate. Firefly's ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, kicking off the latest attempt to touch down on the Moon's surface. Houston-based startup Intuitive ...

Marking the mission’s closure, Firefly shared a message from the Blue Ghost lander, which will now sit silently on the lunar surface for the rest of time. “Goodnight friends,” the message began.

Two crew members will enter the lander, which will then undock and descend toward the lunar surface for an engine-assisted soft landing. On the moon, the astronauts will drive a Tansuo rover to ...

This will create a spectacular lunar light show during which the Moon's surface turns reddish. The final full Moon of winter will happen during the first total lunar eclipse since November 8 ...