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The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA. The end came as the sun set at the moon, no longer providing energy for the lander’s solar panels.

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Wow! Private lunar lander watches 'diamond ring' eclipse from the surface of the moon (photo)

Blue Ghost just sent back amazing photos of last night's "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse from its perch in Mare Crisium, or "Sea of Crises," a vast basin on the northeastern region of the moon's near side. Blue Ghost landed there on March 2 and has been sending us stunning photos and videos of its moon excursion ever since.

Science News · 3d

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon

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.

Texas Company’s Lander Dies on Moon the Day After Toppled Landing

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s ...

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Athena Lunar Lander Declared Dead on the Moon

For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the ...

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Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Reaches the Moon Lopsided—Just like Its Predecessor

Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...

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Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon’s south pole

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole. But flight controllers in Texas fear it may have ...

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Missed shots at the moon are still scores for commercial space companies

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

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