Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 set a new benchmark for commercial lunar exploration, lasting longer than any previous private ...
Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
The Cedar Park company's robot spent 14 days on the moon, the equivalent of one lunar day. Firefly says it's the longest ...
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 ...
A private lunar lander has fallen silent on the moon after successfully completing a two-week mission for NASA. Firefly ...
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured high-definition images of the lunar sunset March 16, as lunar night would bring the robotic mission to an end. However, the lander continued to ...
Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully ...
Before lunar nightfall, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander captures a sunset. Credit: Firefly Aerospace As Firefly Aerospace prepared to close out a two-week mission on the moon ...
Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the stunning photos Tuesday, taken before the Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend. One shot included Venus in the distance. Firefly’s Blue Ghost ...
After the first successful commercial moon landing, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost completed its first mission two weeks in.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander ... when the Earth passes over the Sun beyond the Moon's horizon. Blue Ghost will map the phenomenon of lunar horizon glow, which the Apollo 17 crew ...