Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured high-definition images of the lunar sunset March 16, as lunar night would ...

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

The solar-powered Blue Ghost shut down on Sunday evening (March 16), shortly after the sun set over its lunar locale. The ...

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA. The end came as the sun set at the moon, no longer providing energy for the ...

The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast its shadow over the moon. It’s not the first spacecraft to do so.

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. Moon’s surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost’s solar panel, X ...

Separately, Blue Ghost witnessed an eclipse from the lunar surface last week. The event cast Earth’s shadow across the moon, briefly plunging the lander into darkness. However, the robotic ...

“Firefly is literally and figuratively over the moon,” said Jason Kim, the CEO of Firefly Aerospace in a statement. "Our Blue Ghost lunar lander now has a permanent home on the lunar surface with 10 ...

and were used to collect data and perform other scientific operations on the moon. While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the Moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on February 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit. The photo was ...

Wow! Private lunar lander watches 'diamond ring' eclipse from the surface of the moon (photo) "Ghost Riders in the Sky" was part of a wave of private moon exploration. For instance, Blue Ghost ...