“Shorter wavelengths of sunlight, like blue, are scattered by the atmosphere, so by the time the light has finished its trip to the moon, more of the longer wavelengths, like red, are left over ...

This is Intuitive Machines’ second trip to the Moon, and the second time its lander ended up in an unfortunate position.The company launched its first lunar lander, Odysseus, in February 2024.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 launched on Jan. 15 and landed on the moon on March 2 after a 45-day trip — and the photos Blue Ghost has been sending back are breathtaking. In the above photo ...