Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captured stunning views of the moon from about 62 miles (100 km) above the surface. The ...

Firefly Aerospace's robotic Blue Ghost lander is scheduled to land on the moon on Sunday no earlier than 3:34 a.m. EST (0834 GMT) when it touches down on the vast Sea of Crises (or Mare Crisium).

These discoveries illustrate NASA’s multifaceted exploration efforts in planetary science, astrophysics, lunar research, and ...

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"Our Blue Ghost lunar lander now has a permanent home on the lunar surface with 10 NASA payloads and a plaque with every Firefly employee's name," Jason Kim, Firefly CEO, said in a statement.

The Blue Ghost lander touched down at 3:34 a.m. EST on the moon’s surface in the Mare Crisium region, landing precisely within its 100-meter target area near Mons Latreille, a volcanic feature.

Blue Ghost has been orbiting Earth since January 15, when the lander hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lunar spacecraft is expected to leave Earth’s orbit in about one week, embarking on ...

Once launched, the Blue Ghost lander will spend 45 days in space traveling to the moon. It will attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface in early March in the Mare Crisium region.

Blue Ghost will unfurl its X-band antenna, which can beam troves of data and video down from the moon. That should be happening right now. NASA and Firefly will verify all 10 science and tech ...

Blue Ghost — named after a rare U.S. species of fireflies — had its size and shape going for it. The squat four-legged lander stands 6-foot-6 tall and 11 feet wide, providing extra stability ...

Blue Ghost will spend 14 days on the surface, plus five hours into the lunar night, providing power and communications to support payload operations. “That’s when we start,” Coogan said.