The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.

After recently landing at the Moon’s Mare Crisium, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander craft was treated to a spectacle that’s rarely observed: a total solar eclipse as seen from ...

The pioneering lunar lander made a significant leap for commercial lunar exploration on Sunday, becoming the first private spacecraft to touch down on the Moon without crashing or falling over.

Indeed, Fresnel plates use concentric patterns to focus light ... revealing details such as sunspots and lunar craters. These tests confirmed the lens's ability to maintain high resolution while ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost landed on the moon on March 2 in the Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises) after a 2.8-million-mile journey. The lander will take samples from the surface and test functions of ...

K-pop girl group ARTMS have announced the European leg for their 2025 ‘Lunar Theory’ world tour, including concerts in Milan, Paris and more. READ MORE: ARTMS on putting together their 2024 ...

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A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other equipment for NASA touches down on the Moon, cheered on by staff watching in Texas. It's the latest in a string of companies looking to ...

A landmark moment in private space travel has been reached after Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the moon. The four-legged spacecraft, roughly the size of a compact ...

Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moon’s Darkest Craters This stuff might not have the human drama of Apollo 11, but the fact remains that these landers are being blasted ...