Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 set a new benchmark for commercial lunar exploration, lasting longer than any previous private mission and delivering 10 NASA instruments to the Moon. The mission ...

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 ...

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

What’s new: Your recently imported ornamental tree might have a stowaway spider or lizard hidden in its branches, a recent study warns. What’s more, these accidentally transported wildlife can turn ...

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

Blue Ghost, a private lunar lander from Austin-based Firefly, captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back ...

Orchids have been around from time immemorial. Whimsical growths are found globally, except on glaciers. A majority grows ...

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Still from the video of Blue Ghost's lunar landing. Firefly Aerospace This weekend Firefly Aerospace made history with the first fully successful moon landing by a private company, and now you can ...