The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander on the moon was captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: Space.com | ...

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

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

In a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Texas company that landed on the moon in March ...

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 ...

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, ...

Blue Ghost, on the other hand, is about a month away from attempting a landing in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises"), on the northeasterm part of the moon's near side.

When the Blue Ghost lander reached the lunar surface on March 2, Firefly Aerospace become the first commercial company to fully succeed in a soft moon landing at the first attempt.

Blue Ghost will be collecting payload science data the entire time. At the end of operations, Kim said the lander will capture a celestial site last documented by Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan.

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.

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, ...