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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captured stunning views of the moon from about 62 miles (100 km) above the surface. The ...
The Earth eclipses the moon in this time-lapsed view from Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace ...
One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.
A robotic lander developed by a Japanese company named ispace plummeted to the Moon's surface Thursday, destroying a small rover and several experiments intended to demonstrate how future missions ...
Aside from Texas-based Firefly, only five countries have pulled off a successful lunar landing: the Soviet Union, the U.S., ...
Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the lander ...
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully executed NASA-backed Commercial Lunar Payload Services, studying the moon's electric and magnetic fields.
Private space company Firefly Aerospace says it will equip the Elytra orbital vehicles with the Ocula telescopes to conduct planetary observations.
A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.
The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander.
An attempt to become the third successful private landing on the moon has ended in failure, as ispace's Resilience probe crashed due to a malfunctioning laser sensor ...
We live in a brand new era for lunar activities. With over 100 payloads from around the globe planned to visit the Moon by 2030, our closest natural satellite will soon see a flurry of activity like ...