As Firefly Aerospace prepared to close out a two-week mission on the moon, its lander had one final gift to beam home: the first high-definition images of a lunar sunset.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 set a new benchmark for commercial lunar exploration, lasting longer than any previous private mission and delivering 10 NASA instruments to the Moon. The mission ...

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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 ...

For reference, lunar nights regularly see temperatures plummet to -208 degrees Fahrenheit. While not an official part of the mission, Firefly mission engineers also plan to analyze data gathered ...

The event marks the first time a commercial company has been able to actively operate on the moon and observe a total solar eclipse.

Firefly said it will try to activate the lunar in early April following the two-week, bitter cold lunar night, although engineers are doubtful it will crank back up. The Associated Press Health ...

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“Mission is completed,” Firefly CEO Jason Kim said via X late Sunday night. “But the Ghost still lives on in our hearts and minds for the journey it’s taken us on!” The lander operated ...

Following the completion of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission on March 16, the era of private lunar landers is officially underway. But Firefly is far from the only private company eager to ...

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For the time that direct sunlight is blocked, the reddish light passing out of the Earth’s atmosphere bends in such a way that a ‘blood-stained’ glow is cast across the Moon.