We tend to take the moon for granted—after all, it’s there night after night, just hanging out in the starry sky. But occasionally, it does something particularly cool or looks even more ...

The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid-January and landed on the moon on March 2. It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 ...

Recent findings from samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission have provided valuable insights into the history of the moon, particularly its far side. The Chang'e 6 mission launched in early ...

A "diamond ring" appears around the Earth, as seen by the Blue Ghost lander on the moon. Firefly Aerospace In the early hours of March 14, people in the Americas experienced a stunning total lunar ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum computers ...

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond." The historic mission of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander ...

The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up. A highly anticipated total lunar eclipse, commonly referred to as a "blood moon," will take place overnight on Thursday and Friday.

Stargazers across the U.S. and other parts of the world tilted their eyes up into the night sky before dawn to witness the glowing "blood worm moon" staring back at them. The stunning spectacle ...

A total lunar eclipse that resulted in a so-called “blood moon” appearing in the night sky between March 13 and 14 resulted in some spectacular images. The total lunar eclipse was viewed in ...

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...

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Stargazers on nearly one half of the world had a chance to witness a total lunar eclipse overnight, as a rare cosmic lineup caused the moon to turn a striking shade of red. The process to create ...