Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft is passing within 60 miles of the moon’s surface and has captured a stunning video as it sweeps over the surface of the moon. “Firefly’s Blue ...
Earth and sun caused the moon to appear with a striking red glow. But from the lunar surface, the effect would have been reminiscent of the total solar eclipse many Americans witnessed in April 2024.
Just hours after touching down on the surface of the moon on March 2nd aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS ...
Lunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only take place during a full moon and are a popular event for ...
Shortly after firing its engines Feb. 18, the spacecraft caught a glimpse of the moon taken about 75 miles above the surface that shows the Earth rising and setting. In the footage, the lander's ...
Intuitive Machines confirms that it ran out of energy after failing to stick the landing on the Moon. Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface show Athena on its side. “With the ...
Blue Ghost was set to be joined on the moon’s surface by another spacecraft, the Athena lander from Intuitive Machines, but problems with the landing caused that craft to come down on its side ...