Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 set a new benchmark for commercial lunar exploration, lasting longer than any previous private ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

Blue Ghost, a Texas-built lunar lander, sent its final message from the moon’s surface this week before powering down and ...

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Firefly Aerospace is sharing more after making history. Their Blue Ghost lander became the first private spacecraft to successfully land on the surface of the Moon.

The Blue Ghost lander photographs its shadow under the pale blue (overexposed) Earth after landing on the crater-pocked plains of Mare Crisium on Sunday, March 2. The probe will spend one lunar ...

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Firefly Aerospace has achieved a historic milestone with its Blue Ghost lander. The spacecraft made a successful landing on the Moon on 2 March 2025. This marks the second time a private company ...

Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed on the Moon on Monday. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft touched down on the Moon on Sunday. A day later, the lander clicked the first picture of the lunar sunrise.

Firefly has announced that its "Blue Ghost" spacecraft has captured a stunning video showing the dark side of the moon while it was preparing to land on the lunar surface. Firefly is one of the ...