Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the SpaceX rocket before separating an hour later.

The Blue Ghost mission — and its historic landing — plays a key role in NASA's initiative to send American astronauts back to the moon under its Artemis campaign, the agency's first lunar ...

The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander on the moon was captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: Space.com | ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captured stunning views of the moon from about 62 miles (100 km) above the surface. The ...

Blue Ghost then captured some striking images of the moon shortly after it entered lunar orbit Feb. 13. Last week, Blue Ghost got a look of the moon's far side, ...

The Blue Ghost mission was part of a $145 million NASA contract. Unlike the billions that were previously spent by the US to reach the moon in 1969, Firefly CEO Jason Kim touted his company’s ...

Blue Ghost will unfurl its X-band antenna, which can beam troves of data and video down from the moon. That should be happening right now. NASA and Firefly will verify all 10 science and tech ...

Blue Ghost became the first completely successful landing by a commercial company, and Firefly achieved that on its first try. Moon dust and small rocks scattered during Blue Ghost’s landing.

Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.

Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander stands more than 6 feet tall and nearly 12 feet wide. Powered by three solar panels, the spacecraft is designed to stick the landing when it makes it to the moon ...

Following a 45-day journey to the Moon, Blue Ghost gently landed on the lunar surface this past weekend to begin its exploratory mission. Here’s what we can expect over the coming days.

Rare blue-ghost fireflies are generally associated with the southern Appalachian region, but researchers say their range is ...