The first science results from a private spacecraft on the moon are challenging long-standing ideas about how our natural satellite evolved. "We need to take a second look at how we define the hot ...
The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost moon lander has begun its work on the moon using its drill, vacuum and electrodes. Blue Ghost has drilled into surface to determine heat flow from interior of Moon. It ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart ...
Continuing the trend of recent years, the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy went to a recipient conducting activities far beyond Earth's atmosphere. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) on Wednesday ...
An artist’s conception shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on the moon’s surface during the lunar night, with Zeno Power Systems’ radioisotope heater unit highlighted with a blue glow on the left side ...
The first measurements from a private spacecraft on the moon may reopen an old debate about why the moon’s Earth-facing side looks the way it does. Instruments aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost ...
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander will deliver scientific payloads to the Moon's near side in 2028 under NASA's CLPS program. The mission includes three NASA instruments: a laser retroreflector, a radiation ...
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 received the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy for achieving the first successful commercial lunar landing. The mission demonstrated the commercial sector's ...