Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander snapped incredible photographs of the March 13–14 total lunar eclipse, ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace from Texas, became the first commercial spacecraft to image an ...

“Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander had the rare opportunity to operate on the Moon and capture the first (high-definition) imagery of a total solar eclipse on March 14,” Will ...

The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast its shadow over the moon. It’s not the first spacecraft to do so.

In doing so, they hope to learn more about how an eclipse might influence the lunar environment. Although Blue Ghost is scheduled to permanently power down a few hours after night descends on the ...

This story was updated to add sky cover map at time of eclipse. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur late Thursday, astronomers say. The moon will turn deep shades of rusty-red throughout ...

When the moon falls into Earth's shadow Thursday night into Friday (March 13-14), observers will be treated to views of a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse. But given that lunar spacecraft are ...

Because of the color-changing phenomenon, lunar eclipses are often called “blood moons." The process that produces the red or orangish glow is the same that makes our sky blue and our sunsets ...

Lunar eclipses are a popular event for skywatchers ... Shorter wavelengths such as blue light are scattered outward, while longer wavelengths like red are bent — or refracted — into Earth's ...

Skywatchers across America will have the opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse next week if the weather cooperates. The timing of the event next week is such that the total eclipse will be ...

Breathtaking photos of this month's total lunar eclipse capture a blood red moon and star-studded Milky Way over NOIRLab's ...

Nov. 8, 2022: Election Day in Brevard County, Florida, began with a total lunar eclipse blood moon and the subtropical tropical storm Nicole forming off the coast. A "super blue blood" moon ...