The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander on the moon was captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: Space.com | ...

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

NASA's Stereo Cameras for Lunar-Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS) captured the landing of Firefly's Blue Ghost landing on the ...

Blue Ghost also captured its first pictures of its eventual destination -- the moon. Week 3: Most epic selfie ever. Week 3 was more of the same, with calibrations of lunar payloads nearing ...

Blue Ghost will unfurl its X-band antenna, which can beam troves of data and video down from the moon. That should be happening right now. NASA and Firefly will verify all 10 science and tech ...

Blue Ghost has been orbiting Earth since January 15, when the lander hitched a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lunar spacecraft is expected to leave Earth’s orbit in about one week, embarking on ...

Blue Ghost, on the other hand, is about a month away from attempting a landing in Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises"), on the northeasterm part of the moon's near side.

Blue Ghost — named after a rare U.S. species of fireflies — had its size and shape going for it. The squat four-legged lander stands 6-foot-6 tall and 11 feet wide, ...

The Blue Ghost lander touched down on the moon's surface at 3:34 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 2, coming in for a soft landing and touching down safely and upright with its payload of science ...

Blue Ghost will spend 14 days on the surface, plus five hours into the lunar night, providing power and communications to support payload operations. “That’s when we start,” Coogan said.

When the Blue Ghost lander reached the lunar surface on March 2, Firefly Aerospace become the first commercial company to fully succeed in a soft moon landing at the first attempt.

Blue Ghost will be collecting payload science data the entire time. At the end of operations, Kim said the lander will capture a celestial site last documented by Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan.