Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon
NASA has updated its list of potential landing sites for the next human visit to the moon, which is planned for 2026. The Artemis III mission will see the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era, and the plan is for astronauts to explore the moon's South Pole region where there is thought to be water ice on the lunar surface.
NASA Sets Coverage of Firefly's First Robotic Commercial Moon Landing
With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium,
Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
Firefly spacecraft provides striking view of Earth on top of Earth
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The moon: A chunk ejected from Earth?
The new measurements show a very high similarity between samples taken from both Earth and the Moon of an isotope called oxygen-17 (17 O). The isotopic similarity between Earth and Moon is a ...
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Is the moon a chunk ejected from Earth? Study sheds light on moon formation, origin of water on Earth
The new measurements show a very high similarity between samples taken from both Earth and the moon of an isotope called oxygen-17 (17 O). The isotopic similarity between Earth and the moon ...
Think this space station and moon photo is AI? Meet the photographer.
Andrew James McCarthy, frames the space station with Shackleton Crater, a famous landmark on the moon near its south pole.
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Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
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Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop?
Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...
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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
This is the second time scientists have linked a near-Earth object to the moon, after a 2021 study identified the object 469219 Kamoʻoalewa as possibly lunar in origin. Taken together ...
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth, but there’s a very slight chance the moon could take the hit. Based on current observations, there is a 2.1 per cent chance that the ...
Watch NASA’s ‘launch to splashdown’ video for Artemis II lunar mission
NASA has released a detailed animation (above) showing how the Artemis II mission will look from launch to splashdown.