The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...

"It has been an honor to enable science and technology experiments that support future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace's Blue ...

Texas-based Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced Monday it had completed its mission.

In addition to these payloads, Texas-based Firefly performed some work of its own on the Moon. Blue Ghost captured a total ...

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...

Intuitive Machines announced its second mission to the moon has ended after Athena, its lunar lander, fell 'on her side.' ...

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander ...

It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and ...

A privately owned lunar ... lander. It still managed to operate briefly, ending America’s moon-landing drought of more than 50 years. Until then, the U.S. had not landed on the moon since Apollo ...