Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon, Taking Dazzling Photographs
Along with Blue Ghost, NASA launched the Tenacious lunar rover from Japanese company ispace. It's one of the smallest planetary rovers ever designed, and it wouldn't look out of place in an RC car toy shop. Tenacious measures 10 inches tall and weighs just 5 pounds.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway through its journey to the Moon. The mission, named “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” will spend around 16 days in lunar orbit before attempting a soft touchdown on the lunar surface.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a radiation-hardened computer, a magnetic field detector, and a lunar soil collection system.
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
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A moon-bound spacecraft snaps footage of Earth eclipsing the sun
Blue Ghost will spend 25 days in Earth's orbit before embarking on a four-day journey to the moon, located around a quarter-million miles away. The Blue Ghost spacecraft's trajectory to the ...
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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
Despite predictions that the asteroid might become a temporary mini-moon whirling around Earth, the space rock maintained a horseshoe orbit that brought it close, but it never actually entered ...
Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes
Scientists proposed an explanation for the formation of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck near the lunar south pole, which ...
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2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases
Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...
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Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
"Check out Blue Ghost's amazing view of Earth eclipsing the Moon as the lander travels on orbit. Our #GhostRiders can't wait to share more postcard-worthy moments as we continue on our roadtrip.
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We’re going back to the moon: Everything to know about NASA’s latest lunar lander mission
One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch ... 9 rocket on an elliptical Earth orbit before establishing ...
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Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The Blue Ghost ...