After landing on the Moon with NASA science and technology demonstrations March 2, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 ...

But astronauts travelling beyond that – such as on missions to the Moon or Mars – would experience much higher radiation ...

And it's a wrap. A little more than two weeks after it touched down on the surface of the Moon, the lander called Blue Ghost ...

No one has been back to the moon for over 50 years, but the reasons why are multifaceted and not obvious at first glance.

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

Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced ... a computer designed to withstand radiation; a 3-foot-deep drill to look at lunar temperature ...

Texas-based Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced Monday it had completed its mission.

But astronauts travelling beyond that – such as on missions to the Moon or Mars – would experience much higher radiation doses. Gravity plays a critical role in regulating bodily functions.

One major concern is exposure to radiation in space. Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field shield us from high levels of radiation, which can lead to DNA damage and increased cancer risk.

When astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the ...