casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only take place during a full moon and are a popular event for skywatchers around the world, as they can be enjoyed without any ...

Honeybee Robotics' Lunar PlanetVac instrument shown at the end of Blue Ghost’s surface access arm. Firefly Aerospace Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander has been parked on the Moon for a little over a ...

Called Diviner, it is a radiometer that detects thermal emissions from the lunar surface to study how the surface warms and cools over the course of a lunar day. The idea behind keeping it ...

If all goes according to plan, Athena will then begin its mission on the surface of the moon. Where will Athena land on the moon? An illustration of Mons Mouton, a mesa-like lunar mountain near ...

After becoming the first private company to touch down on the lunar surface last year, Intuitive Machines is gearing up for a second Moon landing near the satellite’s south pole. Hopefully this ...

The Athena probe is designed to stay put once it lands, but it's carrying a number of little rovers that will take a look around. One, called Grace, will hop across the lunar surface using a small ...

The LuGRE payload on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost set three main records that day in March: transmitting trackable signals from 205,674 miles, then doing the same from Lunar Orbit (243,000 miles), ...

The Athena probe is designed to stay put once it lands, but it's carrying a number of little rovers that will take a look around. One, called Grace, will hop across the lunar surface using a small ...

The solar-powered probe is a little over 15 feet tall, which according to the company is "roughly the height of a shorter adult giraffe." On board is a drill built by NASA that will drill about three ...