The shadow of the Blue Ghost spacecraft after it landed on the moon, with Earth in the distance. Blue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near ...

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

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Space is one of the most dangerous frontiers, yet astronauts have repeatedly defied death through skill, technology, and ...

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon in 1969 (Photo by Heritage Space/Heritage Images via Getty Images) At 8.17pm on July 20, 1969, the duo made history when they successfully ...

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While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...

The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth ...

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