Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

Firefly originally intended to develop a spacecraft based on the design of Israel's Beresheet lander, which was the first ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...

A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon. Firefly Aerospace and NASA ...

Unlike Apollo—which used a single spacecraft comprising a mothership and lunar lander—Artemis III will see Orion dock with ...

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.

Today, March 24, 2025, the moon is 24 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 30% illuminated. Don't miss the upcoming total solar eclipse on March 29! Moon phase ...

The final act of the Blue Ghost lander's busy two weeks on the moon was to send back sunset shots featuring Earth and Venus.