CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon. Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the stunning photos Tuesday, taken before the Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend. One shot included Venus in the distance.

Thanks to pioneering materials from the private lander Blue Ghost, scientists may finally be able to explain the phenomenon of the "horizon glow" and the mechanism of "dust levitation" on the surface of the Moon.

Thanks to pioneering materials from the private lander Blue Ghost, scientists may soon be able to explain the "horizon glow" phenomenon and the mechanism of "dust levitation" on the surface of the Moon.