Blue Ghost delivered 10 NASA science instruments to the lunar surface March 2 in an area known as Mare Crisium. Firefly Aerospace / SWNS “There was nothing easy about this mission,” Firefly ...

NASA paid Firefly $101.5 million to carry 10 science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. ... hoping the pictures can help solve an enduring scientific mystery of the lunar horizon glow.

[3] The lunar solid inner core and the mantle overturn. Nature (2023). [4] Comprehensive mapping of lunar surface chemistry by adding Chang'e-5 samples with deep learning. Nature Communications ...

With a successful landing, Blue Ghost delivered 10 NASA science instruments to the lunar surface March 2 in an area known as Mare Crisium. The mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ...

Regolith: The layer of unconsolidated, fragmented material covering solid rock on the lunar surface. Rocket Plume: The high-temperature, high-speed exhaust stream produced by a rocket engine ...

The Surface Pro may have lasted 12 hours on our battery test, but it was far less efficient than other Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite systems. Lunar Lake has done a solid job of keeping up with the ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned exactly between the moon and sun. The Earth casts a shadow on the surface of the moon, dimming it. The moon doesn't produce its own light.

However, in the 1990s, NASA's Clementine mission detected water on the moon. Clementine was the first mission to completely map the surface of the moon, including the lunar poles. This data ...

Ispace tried and failed in 2023 when its first lander ran out of propellant nearing the surface, dropping to a "hard" crash landing. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology launched its Peregrine ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully made a soft touchdown near an ancient volcanic feature on the moon’s near side early Sunday morning.

Recording a lunar sunset in high-definition. Blue Ghost will remain operational on the surface for 14 days. One of its final tasks will be to record high-definition video of a lunar sunset.

Just ahead of a planned lunar landing this weekend, Firefly Aerospace has shared more gorgeous footage from its Blue Ghost mission. Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft is passing within ...